EU External Trade - INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, II. INORGANIC ACIDS AND INORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS OF NON-METALS

The main extra-EU suppliers of INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, II. INORGANIC ACIDS AND INORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS OF NON-METALS are 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇳🇴 Norway. 🇨🇭 Switzerland leads with 33.1% of total imports (€27.6M). The HHI concentration index stands at 1854, indicating a Moderate market.

The EU exports INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, II. INORGANIC ACIDS AND INORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS OF NON-METALS to 10 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇨🇭 Switzerland remains the largest client (17.9%, €30.8M), followed by 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇽🇸 XS.

Within the EU, the leading importers of INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, II. INORGANIC ACIDS AND INORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS OF NON-METALS are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇫🇷 France. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 29.2% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were declining (-14.2%) and exports falling sharply (-16.3%) compared to the previous year.