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<p>The top 20 categories as defined by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), according to
the value of imports into the UK and how much HMRC collected in gross customs duties
in each of those categories, are set in the below table. This data covers the period
from 1 December 2015 to 30 November 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Rank</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tariff
Chapter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tariff Description</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Customs
Duty Paid</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>Nuclear
reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof</p></td><td><p>£150,361,671.11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>Vehicles
other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof</p></td><td><p>£275,986,917.79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>Electrical
machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television
image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles</p></td><td><p>£221,484,925.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>Articles
of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted</p></td><td><p>£391,863,383.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>Natural
or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad
with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coins</p></td><td><p>£18,816,020.49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>Articles
of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted</p></td><td><p>£421,133,522.33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>Mineral
fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral
waxes</p></td><td><p>£2,027,350.73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>Aircraft,
spacecraft, and parts thereof</p></td><td><p>£6,550,507.58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>Works
of art, collectors' pieces and antiques</p></td><td><p>£160.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>Articles
of iron or steel</p></td><td><p>£44,803,950.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>Optical,
photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical
instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof</p></td><td><p>£46,001,258.87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>Footwear,
gaiters and the like; parts of such articles</p></td><td><p>£263,335,200.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>Plastics
and articles thereof</p></td><td><p>£176,508,703.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>Furniture;
bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings;
lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs,
illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings</p></td><td><p>£51,244,638.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>Toys,
games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof</p></td><td><p>£73,082,253.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>Pharmaceutical
products</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>Tools,
implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal</p></td><td><p>£23,187,892.86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>Rubber
and articles thereof</p></td><td><p>£36,571,397.53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>Other
made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags</p></td><td><p>£89,399,258.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>Articles
of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles
of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)</p></td><td><p>£55,873,412.99</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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