UK's clothing imports up 13.25% to $1.69 bn in Feb 2025

In February 2025, textile fabric imports increased by 7.1 per cent to £453 million, up from £423 million in February 2024. Fibre imports held steady at £28 million, the same as in February 2024. In January 2025, textile fabric imports were recorded at £441 million and fibre imports at £30 million.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the UK’s clothing imports amounted to £4.064 billion (~$5.116 billion), marking a 9.30 per cent increase from £3.718 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023. Imports also surpassed the £3.772 billion recorded in the third quarter of 2024. Fabric imports during this period were valued at £1.363 billion, while textile fibre imports reached £100 million in October–December 2024. In the same quarter of 2023, fabric imports were £1.344 billion, and fibre imports stood at £92 million. During the third quarter of 2024, the UK imported fabric worth £1.330 billion and fibre worth £86 million.

The UK’s clothing imports declined by 7.06 per cent to £14.612 billion (~$18.394 billion) in 2024 compared to the previous year. Imports of textile fabric fell by 4.35 per cent to £5.341 billion, while fibre imports slowed to £378 million during the same period.

In 2023, the UK’s clothing imports totalled £15.702 billion (~$20.33 billion), representing a sharp decline of 25.94 per cent from £21.203 billion in 2022. Fabric imports dropped to £5.547 billion from £6.357 billion the previous year, while fibre imports declined to £413 million from £562 million. For reference, in 2021, the UK imported £17.034 billion in clothing, £5.996 billion in fabric, and £458 million in fibre.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)