Imports
€326.2M
4.0B kg
Exports
€532.2M
4.7B kg
Balance
€206.1M
Surplus
Price/kg
€0.0808/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €206.1M for Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of Chapter|26, Silica sands and quartz sands (NC8 25051000), a product with balanced trade flows. Exports reached €532.2M compared to €326.2M in imports. The average import price stood at €0.0808/kg.
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €145.3M | 44.5% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €45.6M | 14.0% |
| 3 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €43.8M | 13.4% |
| 4 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | €31.9M | 9.8% |
| 5 | 🇽🇸 XS | €11.5M | 3.5% |
| 6 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €4.7M | 1.4% |
| 7 | 🇨🇳 China | €3.2M | 1.0% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €113.1M | 21.3% |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €79.0M | 14.9% |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €62.5M | 11.7% |
| 4 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €39.0M | 7.3% |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €26.8M | 5.0% |
| 6 | 🇮🇳 India | €6.7M | 1.3% |
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €145.3M | 42.4Mt | €3.42/kg | 50.8% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €45.6M | 1.9Bt | €0.0234/kg | 15.9% | |
| 3 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €43.8M | 796.7Mt | €0.0550/kg | 15.3% | |
| 4 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | €31.9M | 720.4Mt | €0.0443/kg | 11.2% | |
| 5 | 🇽🇸 XS | €11.5M | 190.2Mt | €0.0604/kg | 4.0% | |
| 6 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €4.7M | 1.4Mt | €3.37/kg | 1.6% | |
| 7 | 🇨🇳 China | €3.2M | 7.5Mt | €0.4244/kg | 1.1% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €113.1M | 864.3Mt | €0.1309/kg | 34.6% | |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €79.0M | 1.2Bt | €0.0649/kg | 24.2% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €62.5M | 860.8Mt | €0.0726/kg | 19.1% | |
| 4 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €39.0M | 290.3Mt | €0.1344/kg | 11.9% | |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €26.8M | 35.3Mt | €0.7579/kg | 8.2% | |
| 6 | 🇮🇳 India | €6.7M | 34.6Mt | €0.1923/kg | 2.0% |