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Imports from the UK by Size of Enterprise

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There were €23.6 billion of imports from the UK in 2018, and 66% of these were imported by SMEs, with a value of €15.8 billion. Of these, €5.5 billion was imported by micro enterprises. Large enterprises imported €7 billion from the UK in 2018.

X-axis labelValue of Imports
Micro5.44967850314611
Small5.01299592922733
Medium5.30624566868201
Large7.308

Over two-thirds of the enterprises who imported goods from the UK in 2018 were micro enterprises, with less than 10 employees, while just 2% had over 250 employees. Although there were only about 500 large enterprises who imported from the UK in 2018, they comprise over a quarter of UK imports in value terms.

X-axis label Size of Enterprise
Micro18463
Small6396
Medium1669
Large496
Table 9.1 Imports from the UK by Size of Enterprise 2018
Enterprise Size€million% of ValueNumber of Enterprises% of Enterprises
Micro5,4502318,46368
Small5,013216,39624
Medium5,306221,6696
Large7,308314962
Unknown5542500
Total 23,63110027,074100

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