Almost £162 billion of British exports are at heightened risk because UK firms are shipping goods to markets where collecting payment is most difficult, according to new analysis. Research from Allianz Trade shows that nearly a quarter (24%) of all UK exports are destined for three countries, the United States, China and India, which pose the greatest challenges for debt collection among the UK's top 20 export markets.
The UK's Food and Drink Federation recently released data on imports and exports for the first half of 2025 - and it sure looks like Americans are picking up more of a taste for imported gin. Placing ninth on the Federation's list of top 10 exports for the first six months of 2025 was gin, with the volume shipped up 6.3% from a comparable period in 2024. The value of this gin was also up significantly from the same period last year - specifically, by 17.6%.