# United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Chemicals (5): Non-EU: Imports: BOP: IDEF: SA ()

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Chemicals (5): Non-EU: Imports: BOP: IDEF: SA () was down 3.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 98.70 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.1% (Sep 2023) to 24.7% (Sep 2022), averaging 1.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.MEASURE-IDEF.PARTNER-NONEU.SITC-5`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (357 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/trade-in-goods-chemicals-5-non-eu-imports-bop-idef-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 98.70 | −3.8 |
| August 2026 | 95.40 | −2.6 |
| July 2026 | 99.00 | 1.4 |
| June 2026 | 99.80 | 0.7 |
| May 2026 | 99.50 | 1.2 |
| April 2026 | 98.60 | −0.5 |
| March 2026 | 93.90 | −7.4 |
| February 2026 | 95.80 | −6.9 |
| January 2026 | 95.90 | −5.9 |
| December 2025 | 99.10 | −2.1 |
| November 2025 | 99.40 | −3.1 |
| October 2025 | 97.50 | −3.1 |
| September 2025 | 102.6 | 0.3 |
| August 2025 | 97.90 | 0.8 |
| July 2025 | 97.60 | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 99.10 | −0.8 |
| May 2025 | 98.30 | −1.0 |
| April 2025 | 99.10 | −3.5 |
| March 2025 | 101.4 | 2.0 |
| February 2025 | 102.9 | 2.9 |
| January 2025 | 101.9 | 3.6 |
| December 2024 | 101.2 | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 102.6 | 1.9 |
| October 2024 | 100.6 | −0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.MEASURE-IDEF.PARTNER-NONEU.SITC-5"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.MEASURE-IDEF.PARTNER-NONEU.SITC-5",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```