UK and Romania
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Romania
The scams, documents and rules that matter on this corridor. Written and reviewed by our team, and dated.
Corridor-specific scam patterns and rules are still being reviewed by our team and will appear here once published.
- Confirm the company exists in an official register and that its name matches the one on the invoice.
- Before paying into a new or changed bank account, phone the company on a number you already hold, not one from the invoice or email.
- Test the container number, ship number, ports and dates on the bill of lading with the Document checker.
- Be wary of paying in advance for goods you have not seen, or of fees demanded to release a shipment.
- Ask the carrier directly to confirm the shipment exists and where it is.
In 2025, the UK sold Romania about $1.6 billion of goods. The biggest products were compression-ignition internal combustion piston…, motor cars and other motor vehicles and ethyl alcohol, undenatured, which together make up 18% of the total. The total has grown by about 10% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, electric motors and generators is growing fastest, at about 228% a year.
In 2025, the UK bought about $5.9 billion of goods from Romania. The biggest products were motor cars and other motor vehicles, motor vehicles, parts and accessories and centrifuges, which together make up 44% of the total. The total has grown by about 9.2% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, vehicles, for the transport of goods is growing fastest, at about 322% a year.
Trade by year
Total trade each year, as reported in the tables below. A missing bar means no report for that year, not zero trade.
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| Year | UK sells to Romania | UK buys from Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1.2bn | $4.5bn |
| 2023 | $1.4bn | $5.3bn |
| 2024 | $1.6bn | $5.3bn |
| 2025 | $1.6bn | $5.9bn |
What UK sells to Romania
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines) Product code 8408 · Machinery | $112.4m | 7.0% | +119.1% a year |
| Motor cars and other motor vehicles (principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of he… Product code 8703 · Vehicles | $102.1m | 6.4% | +12.9% a year |
| Ethyl alcohol, undenatured (of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% volume, spirits, liqueurs and… Product code 2208 · Beverages and spirits | $78.4m | 4.9% | -3.7% a year |
Biggest product groups: Machinery (27%), Electrical equipment (12%), Vehicles (12%), Beverages and spirits (5%), Cosmetics and perfumery (5%) .
What UK buys from Romania
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor cars and other motor vehicles (principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of he… Product code 8703 · Vehicles | $2.1bn | 35.9% | +15.6% a year |
| Motor vehicles (parts and accessories, of heading no. 8701 to 8705) Product code 8708 · Vehicles | $246.2m | 4.2% | +1.4% a year |
| Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers (filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids or gases… Product code 8421 · Machinery | $236.2m | 4.0% | +7.9% a year |
Biggest product groups: Vehicles (44%), Machinery (15%), Electrical equipment (12%), Rubber (3%), Furniture and bedding (2%) .
Where the opportunities are
Products that are moving on this corridor. Only products of a meaningful size are listed. Treat these as leads to check, not promises: a fast rise can reverse.
Room to grow
Products that a market buys a lot of, where this corridor supplies only a small part. Shares are for the latest year both sides reported. A small share can also mean a hard market, so check the rules and the buyer first.
A free account shows the complete product lists, every fast-growing and new product, and the markets where this corridor supplies little. Accounts are checked by hand, so use your business email.
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Value is what was traded in the year, in US dollars. A big number means a big market, not necessarily an easy one to enter.
Share is that product's part of the total in the table above. A product with a large share is what this corridor already trades most of.
Growth is the average yearly change since the first year shown. A green figure means trade in that product is rising.
Product code is the international customs code (HS) for the product group. Your customs agent and the guide below will ask for it, and it decides the duty you pay.
These are totals reported by customs authorities, not prices or orders. Use them to see where demand exists, then check the rules and the company you plan to deal with.
Next steps
Some figures come from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) overseas trade statistics, with pounds converted to US dollars at the Bank of England's monthly average rate. The rest are what each country reported to the UN (Comtrade), in US dollars. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Imports are usually reported including freight and insurance, exports without, so the two sides of a corridor will not match exactly. Company counts are companies listed on ExporterIQ.