Greek yogurt has become Greece’s leading export to the United Kingdom, with its export value rising 67.1% in the first eight months of 2026. Shipments reached £152.57 million, equivalent to approximately $206 million (€182.8 million), according to British customs data.
The figures cover January through August 2026 and come from the UK’s tax and customs authority, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). They appear in the latest economic bulletin from the Office of Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Greek Embassy in London.
The wider trend is also positive. Total Greek goods exports to the UK increased by 29% year on year, reaching £1.32 billion, or approximately $1.78 billion (€1.58 billion).
Greek yogurt leads Greece’s exports to Britain
Greek yogurt ranked first among Greek goods exported to the British market by value, ahead of major industrial and energy-related products.
Iron and steel tubes ranked second, followed by refined petroleum oils and insulated electrical cables. Medicaments and Greek cheeses also featured among Greece’s leading exports. Cheese exports increased by 16.7% in value during the period.
The figures show that Greece’s export growth to Britain extends beyond food. However, yogurt’s first-place ranking highlights the importance of Greek dairy products in the British market.
Greece’s trade with the UK continues to grow
The rise in yogurt exports formed part of a broader expansion in bilateral trade. According to HMRC, total trade in goods between Greece and the UK reached £1.97 billion, or approximately $2.66 billion (€2.36 billion), in the first eight months of 2026. This represented an increase of 18.2% compared with the same period in 2025.
British goods exports to Greece rose by 1.1%. As a result, Greece’s trade surplus with the UK widened by 76.9% to £665.12 million, equivalent to approximately $897 million (€797 million).
The Greek Embassy’s economic bulletin also notes that Greece recorded the largest percentage increase in the value of UK imports from EU member states during the period, at 29.41%. Greece rose to 44th place among the UK’s supplier countries, from 48th in the corresponding period of 2025.
Greek statistics confirm the upward trend
Separate provisional figures from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), analysed by the Greek Embassy’s economic office in London, also show strong growth.
Greek exports to the UK reached €1.686 billion, or approximately $1.90 billion, from January to August 2026, an increase of 30.1% compared with the same period a year earlier. Greek imports from the UK rose by 17.7% to €673.93 million, or around $759.5 million.
The HMRC and ELSTAT figures use different statistical reporting systems, so they should be read separately rather than treated as identical totals. Both, however, point to expanding trade between Greece and the United Kingdom.
The latest figures underline the growing value of Greek products in the British market. Yogurt leads Greece’s exports by value, while cheese and industrial products also contribute to the country’s export performance.
