EU External Trade - INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Sulphur, sublimed or precipitated; colloidal sulphur

Extra-EU sourcing of INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Sulphur, sublimed or precipitated; colloidal sulphur is highly concentrated. 🇮🇳 India captures 66.9% of imports (€1.9M), followed by 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (11.0%). With an HHI of 4740, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Sulphur, sublimed or precipitated; colloidal sulphur to 7 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇹🇳 Tunisia remains the largest client (15.4%, €988K), followed by 🇹🇳 Tunisia, 🇹🇭 Thailand, 🇰🇷 South Korea.

Within the EU, 🇮🇹 Italy concentrates 43.3% of INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Sulphur, sublimed or precipitated; colloidal sulphur imports, well ahead of 🇪🇸 Spain (22.5%). The top importing member states are 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇩🇪 Germany.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were surging (133.5%) while exports were falling sharply (-15.6%), signalling a structural market shift.