EU External Trade - INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury, whether or not chemically defined, excluding amalgams

Extra-EU sourcing of INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury, whether or not chemically defined, excluding amalgams is highly concentrated. 🇦🇷 Argentina captures 41.8% of imports (€5.0M), followed by 🇮🇳 India (25.8%). With an HHI of 2870, 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, Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury, whether or not chemically defined, excluding amalgams to 10 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇺🇸 United States remains the largest client (18.5%, €1.8M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇨🇳 China.

Within the EU, 🇩🇪 Germany concentrates 63.0% of INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury, whether or not chemically defined, excluding amalgams imports, well ahead of 🇭🇺 Hungary (19.8%). The top importing member states are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇧🇪 Belgium.

In 2025, imports were stable (-1.6%) and exports rising (13.8%) compared to the previous year.