Question 1

Who is the main supplier of PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED, Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof to the EU?

Accepted Answer

The main extra-EU supplier of PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED, Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof (NC8 0508) is 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, accounting for 23.1% of European imports over the period Jan 2022-Mar 2026.

Question 2

What is the EU trade balance for PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED, Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof?

Accepted Answer

The extra-EU trade balance for PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED, Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof (NC8 0508) is €-55.8M over the period Jan 2022-Mar 2026 (imports: €86.6M, exports: €30.8M).

Question 3

How much does the EU import of PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED, Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof?

Accepted Answer

The EU imported €86.6M of PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED, Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof (NC8 0508) from third countries between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, representing 81.0M kg in volume.

Question 4

What is the average import price per kg of PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED, Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof?

Accepted Answer

The weighted average import price of PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED, Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof (NC8 0508) is €1.07/kg over the period Jan 2022-Mar 2026.

Question 5

Which EU member state imports the most PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED, Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof?

Accepted Answer

The leading EU member state importer of PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED, Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof (NC8 0508) is 🇫🇷 France, accounting for 46.2% of EU imports.

#	Country	Value (EUR)	Share (%)	Weight (kg)
1	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€20.0M	23.1%	10.1M kg
2	🇹🇷 Türkiye	€16.1M	18.6%	21.1M kg
3	🇹🇳 Tunisia	€7.5M	8.6%	11K kg
4	🇨🇳 China	€6.2M	7.1%	1.6M kg
5	🇺🇦 Ukraine	€4.0M	4.6%	612K kg
6	🇵🇭 Philippines	€3.1M	3.6%	906K kg
7	🇽🇸 XS	€915K	1.1%	122K kg
8	🇲🇷 Mauritania	€891K	1.0%	8K kg
9	🇲🇦 Morocco	€620K	0.7%	3K kg
10	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	€149K	0.2%	503 kg

#	Country	Value (EUR)	Share (%)	Weight (kg)
1	🇮🇳 India	€7.1M	23.1%	17K kg
2	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€5.0M	16.2%	17.7M kg
3	🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina	€3.2M	10.5%	632K kg
4	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	€2.5M	8.3%	10K kg
5	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€1.9M	6.1%	7.1M kg
6	🇨🇳 China	€1.5M	4.8%	16K kg
7	🇺🇸 United States	€1.4M	4.6%	644K kg

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€20.0M	10.1Mt	€1.97/kg	33.7%
2	🇹🇷 Turkey	€16.1M	21.1Mt	€0.7629/kg	27.0%
3	🇹🇳 Tunisia	€7.5M	11Kt	€697.17/kg	12.6%
4	🇨🇳 China	€6.2M	1.6Mt	€3.87/kg	10.4%
5	🇺🇦 Ukraine	€4.0M	612Kt	€6.50/kg	6.7%
6	🇵🇭 Philippines	€3.1M	906Kt	€3.45/kg	5.3%
7	🇽🇸 XS	€915K	122Kt	€7.49/kg	1.5%
8	🇲🇷 MR	€891K	8Kt	€116.57/kg	1.5%
9	🇲🇦 Morocco	€620K	3Kt	€193.59/kg	1.0%
10	🇭🇰 Hong Kong	€149K	503	€296.96/kg	0.3%

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇮🇳 India	€7.1M	17Kt	€410.87/kg	29.6%
2	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€5.0M	17.7Mt	€0.2807/kg	20.7%
3	🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina	€3.2M	632Kt	€5.11/kg	13.4%
4	🇭🇰 Hong Kong	€2.5M	10Kt	€264.34/kg	10.6%
5	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€1.9M	7.1Mt	€0.2683/kg	7.9%
6	🇨🇳 China	€1.5M	16Kt	€94.77/kg	6.2%
7	🇺🇸 United States	€1.4M	644Kt	€2.21/kg	5.9%
8	🇳🇴 Norway	€1.1M	3.4Mt	€0.3348/kg	4.7%
9	🇹🇼 Taiwan	€206K	655	€314.26/kg	0.9%
10	🇯🇵 Japan	€56K	6	€9.3K/kg	0.2%

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