EU External Trade - Perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts and perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride, Potassium perfluorooctane sulphonate

Extra-EU sourcing of Perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts and perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride, Potassium perfluorooctane sulphonate is highly concentrated. 🇺🇸 United States captures 57.7% of imports (€7K), followed by 🇨🇦 Canada (21.7%). With an HHI of 4195, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The main extra-EU export markets for Perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts and perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride, Potassium perfluorooctane sulphonate are 🇨🇳 China, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇧🇷 Brazil. 🇨🇳 China absorbs 24.2% of European exports (€12K).

Within the EU, 🇩🇪 Germany concentrates 81.1% of Perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts and perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride, Potassium perfluorooctane sulphonate imports, well ahead of 🇸🇰 Slovakia (8.7%). The top importing member states are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇪🇸 Spain.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were rising (11.9%) while exports were falling sharply (-57.8%), signalling a structural market shift.