Imports
€1.6B
7.7B kg
Exports
€531.2M
2.4B kg
Balance
€-1.1B
Deficit
Price/kg
€0.2063/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €1.1B for Kaolin and other kaolinic clays, whether or not calcined, Other kaolinic clays (NC8 2507), a predominantly imported product. Imports reached €1.6B versus €531.2M in exports. The average import cost stood at €0.2063/kg.
| 1 |
| 🇺🇸 United States |
| €573.2M |
| 36.2% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €434.1M | 27.4% |
| 3 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €310.3M | 19.6% |
| 4 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €112.1M | 7.1% |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €28.1M | 1.8% |
| 6 | 🇮🇳 India | €23.1M | 1.5% |
| 7 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €9.4M | 0.6% |
| 8 | 🇽🇸 XS | €1.4M | 0.1% |
| 9 | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | €229 | 0.0% |
| 10 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €155 | 0.0% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €141.4M | 26.6% |
| 2 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €51.3M | 9.7% |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €26.5M | 5.0% |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €21.6M | 4.1% |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €19.7M | 3.7% |
| 6 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | €11.4M | 2.2% |
| 7 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | €10.7M | 2.0% |
| 8 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €3.4M | 0.6% |
| 9 | 🇮🇳 India | €1.9M | 0.3% |
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€0.2063/kg
€0.2179/kg
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €573.2M | 1.4Bt | €0.4105/kg | 38.4% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €434.1M | 2.0Bt | €0.2142/kg | 29.1% | |
| 3 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €310.3M | 1.8Bt | €0.1700/kg | 20.8% | |
| 4 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €112.1M | 1.1Bt | €0.1045/kg | 7.5% | |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €28.1M | 62.4Mt | €0.4495/kg | 1.9% | |
| 6 | 🇮🇳 India | €23.1M | 283.6Mt | €0.0815/kg | 1.6% | |
| 7 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €9.4M | 154.8Mt | €0.0607/kg | 0.6% | |
| 8 | 🇽🇸 XS | €1.4M | 23.9Mt | €0.0600/kg | 0.1% | |
| 9 | 🇨🇮 CI | €229 | 2Kt | €0.1487/kg | 0.0% | |
| 10 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €155 | 1Kt | €0.1479/kg | 0.0% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €141.4M | 654.6Mt | €0.2160/kg | 49.1% | |
| 2 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €51.3M | 294.6Mt | €0.1742/kg | 17.8% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €26.5M | 114.1Mt | €0.2325/kg | 9.2% | |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €21.6M | 110.9Mt | €0.1945/kg | 7.5% | |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €19.7M | 69.4Mt | €0.2836/kg | 6.8% | |
| 6 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | €11.4M | 126.7Mt | €0.0903/kg | 4.0% | |
| 7 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | €10.7M | 166.9Mt | €0.0638/kg | 3.7% | |
| 8 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €3.4M | 20.9Mt | €0.1637/kg | 1.2% | |
| 9 | 🇮🇳 India | €1.9M | 8.1Mt | €0.2279/kg | 0.6% |