EU External Trade - Other, Groundnut, cotton-seed, soya-bean or sunflower-seed oils; other oils containing less than 50|% by weight of free fatty acids and excluding palm kernel, illipe, coconut, colza, rapeseed or copaiba oils

Extra-EU sourcing of Other, Groundnut, cotton-seed, soya-bean or sunflower-seed oils; other oils containing less than 50|% by weight of free fatty acids and excluding palm kernel, illipe, coconut, colza, rapeseed or copaiba oils is highly concentrated. 🇲🇾 Malaysia captures 62.9% of imports (€30.6M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States (12.5%). With an HHI of 4287, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports Other, Groundnut, cotton-seed, soya-bean or sunflower-seed oils; other oils containing less than 50|% by weight of free fatty acids and excluding palm kernel, illipe, coconut, colza, rapeseed or copaiba oils to 6 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom remains the largest client (20.5%, €34.1M), followed by 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇳 China, 🇨🇭 Switzerland.

Within the EU, 🇳🇱 Netherlands concentrates 56.2% of Other, Groundnut, cotton-seed, soya-bean or sunflower-seed oils; other oils containing less than 50|% by weight of free fatty acids and excluding palm kernel, illipe, coconut, colza, rapeseed or copaiba oils imports, well ahead of 🇩🇪 Germany (16.6%). The top importing member states are 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇨🇿 Czechia.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were declining (-10.2%) while exports were rising (7.0%), signalling a structural market shift.