Exporting to Great Britain

Over half of all goods and services sold outside Northern Ireland in 2020 were to Great Britain (GB) with over 60% of goods sold coming from the Manufacturing sector. The top five Northern Ireland industries selling goods and services to GB in 2020 were -

• Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products
• Wholesale trade (except of Motor vehicles and motorcycles)
• Civil engineering
• Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
• Specialised construction activities

As in Northern Ireland, technology is an important part of the rest of GB's economy and many businesses from Northern Ireland supply customers in areas such as IT, biomedicals and pharmaceuticals.

More broadly, whatever your product or service there's a good chance that it suits potential customers in other parts of GB. The key challenge is to identify the most promising targets.

Find information on key sectors in Scotland.

Find information on key sectors in Wales.

Find information on key sectors in the UK.

Building a range of customers across different regions of GB allows Northern Ireland businesses to increase sales, and can also insulate them against any temporary downturn in one particular local market.