The volume of trade between Fishguard and the Republic of Ireland from May 2021 and May 2024 is as follows:<\/p>
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Table 1: Republic of Ireland trade with Fishguard port, imports and exports trade value and net mass (1)<\/p>
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<\/p><\/td> | Exports to Ireland<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> Imports from Ireland <\/strong>(2)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Statistical Value (£)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Net Mass (kg)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> Statistical Value (£)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Net Mass (kg)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Fishguard<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> May 2021<\/p><\/td> 14,187,755<\/p><\/td> 3,870,278<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May 2024<\/p><\/td> 19,796,270<\/p><\/td> 8,577,563<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 15,984,165<\/p><\/td> 13,047,190<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> Data Source: Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics HMRC<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> (1) <\/em>The data is based on customs declarations which have listed \u201cFishguard\u201d as the port of departure/arrival. Where it has been left blank the movement is not assigned to a port. <\/em> (2) <\/em>HMRC trade data does not contain port data for 2021 imports as Staged Customs Controls (SCC) allowed an extended period for businesses to complete their declarations. During this period HMRC sourced intra-EU data from Intrastat declarations which do not collect port/location information.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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