EU External Trade - INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Carbides, 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, Carbides, whether or not chemically defined are 🇨🇳 China, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇧🇷 Brazil. 🇨🇳 China leads with 38.8% of total imports (€475.3M). The HHI concentration index stands at 2049, 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, Carbides, whether or not chemically defined to 10 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇯🇵 Japan remains the largest client (17.6%, €74.2M), followed by 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇹🇷 Türkiye.

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, Carbides, whether or not chemically defined are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇵🇱 Poland. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 28.1% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were declining (-13.9%) and exports declining (-8.1%) compared to the previous year.