EU External Trade - Other, Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading|1516

Extra-EU sourcing of Other, Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading|1516 is highly concentrated. 🇲🇾 Malaysia captures 48.4% of imports (€744.5M), followed by 🇨🇳 China (23.0%). With an HHI of 3402, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports Other, Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading|1516 to 5 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom remains the largest client (14.1%, €13.4M), followed by 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇨🇭 Switzerland.

Within the EU, 🇳🇱 Netherlands concentrates 94.1% of Other, Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading|1516 imports, well ahead of 🇩🇪 Germany (1.5%). The top importing member states are 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain.

In 2025, imports were declining (-14.5%) and exports declining (-7.1%) compared to the previous year.