EU External Trade - INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Isotopes other than those of heading|2844; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined

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, Isotopes other than those of heading|2844; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇨🇳 China. 🇺🇸 United States leads with 32.8% of total imports (€284.2M). The HHI concentration index stands at 2114, indicating a Moderate market.

European exports of INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Isotopes other than those of heading|2844; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined are concentrated on a few markets. 🇨🇦 Canada accounts for 85.0% (€3.2B), ahead of 🇺🇸 United States (9.0%). The top three destinations are 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇰🇷 South Korea.

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, Isotopes other than those of heading|2844; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇪🇸 Spain. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 32.5% of EU imports.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were surging (30.1%) while exports were falling sharply (-76.8%), signalling a structural market shift.