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Minerals: Imports

Commons · Question 7959 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what volume of each mineral listed on the UK Critical Minerals List was imported in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025, broken down by country of origin.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 12 Jun 2026

Please see table below, derived from HMRC’s Import data by preference bulk dataset, using trade codes as published in the technical annex of the UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy. Countries of origin have been grouped into EU and non-EU for legibility.Volum...