EU External Trade - ORGANIC CHEMICALS, IV. ETHERS, ALCOHOL PEROXIDES, ETHER PEROXIDES, ACETAL AND HEMIACETAL PEROXIDES, KETONE PEROXIDES, EPOXIDES WITH A THREE-MEMBERED RING, ACETALS AND HEMIACETALS, AND THEIR HALOGENATED, SULPHONATED, NITRATED OR NITROSATED DERIVATIVES

Extra-EU sourcing of ORGANIC CHEMICALS, IV. ETHERS, ALCOHOL PEROXIDES, ETHER PEROXIDES, ACETAL AND HEMIACETAL PEROXIDES, KETONE PEROXIDES, EPOXIDES WITH A THREE-MEMBERED RING, ACETALS AND HEMIACETALS, AND THEIR HALOGENATED, SULPHONATED, NITRATED OR NITROSATED DERIVATIVES is well diversified across 10 suppliers. The top five (🇨🇳 China, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia) account for 77.9% of the total. 🇨🇳 China leads with 25.4% (€1.6B). An HHI of 1467 confirms a Competitive market.

The EU exports ORGANIC CHEMICALS, IV. ETHERS, ALCOHOL PEROXIDES, ETHER PEROXIDES, ACETAL AND HEMIACETAL PEROXIDES, KETONE PEROXIDES, EPOXIDES WITH A THREE-MEMBERED RING, ACETALS AND HEMIACETALS, AND THEIR HALOGENATED, SULPHONATED, NITRATED OR NITROSATED DERIVATIVES to 10 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇹🇷 Türkiye remains the largest client (25.8%, €1.3B), followed by 🇹🇷 Türkiye, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom.

Within the EU, the leading importers of ORGANIC CHEMICALS, IV. ETHERS, ALCOHOL PEROXIDES, ETHER PEROXIDES, ACETAL AND HEMIACETAL PEROXIDES, KETONE PEROXIDES, EPOXIDES WITH A THREE-MEMBERED RING, ACETALS AND HEMIACETALS, AND THEIR HALOGENATED, SULPHONATED, NITRATED OR NITROSATED DERIVATIVES are 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇪🇸 Spain. 🇳🇱 Netherlands accounts for 34.9% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were stable (1.7%) and exports falling sharply (-19.0%) compared to the previous year.