Imports
€908.5M
49.1M kg
Exports
€532.7M
22.8M kg
Balance
€-375.8M
Deficit
Price/kg
€18.51/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €375.8M for Other, Lithium carbonates (NC8 28369100), a product with balanced trade flows. Imports reached €908.5M versus €532.7M in exports. The average import cost stood at €18.51/kg.
| €662.1M |
| 72.9% |
| 2 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | €70.2M | 7.7% |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €59.8M | 6.6% |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €56.9M | 6.3% |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €43.8M | 4.8% |
| 6 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €3.0M | 0.3% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €257.2M | 48.3% |
| 2 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €89.0M | 16.7% |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €55.2M | 10.4% |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €28.5M | 5.4% |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €23.8M | 4.5% |
| 6 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €5.5M | 1.0% |
| 7 | 🇮🇳 India | €3.0M | 0.6% |
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€18.51/kg
€23.39/kg
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇱 Chile | €662.1M | 37.3Mt | €17.73/kg | 73.9% | |
| 2 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | €70.2M | 4.1Mt | €17.17/kg | 7.8% | |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €59.8M | 3.5Mt | €17.22/kg | 6.7% | |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €56.9M | 2.3Mt | €24.33/kg | 6.4% | |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €43.8M | 952Kt | €46.03/kg | 4.9% | |
| 6 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €3.0M | 347Kt | €8.67/kg | 0.3% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €257.2M | 10.0Mt | €25.79/kg | 55.6% | |
| 2 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €89.0M | 2.7Mt | €32.46/kg | 19.3% | |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €55.2M | 4.1Mt | €13.31/kg | 11.9% | |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €28.5M | 1.4Mt | €21.09/kg | 6.2% | |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €23.8M | 976Kt | €24.36/kg | 5.1% | |
| 6 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €5.5M | 70Kt | €78.68/kg | 1.2% | |
| 7 | 🇮🇳 India | €3.0M | 240Kt | €12.58/kg | 0.7% |