EU External Trade - ORGANIC CHEMICALS, VI. KETONE-FUNCTION COMPOUNDS AND QUINONE-FUNCTION COMPOUNDS

The main extra-EU suppliers of ORGANIC CHEMICALS, VI. KETONE-FUNCTION COMPOUNDS AND QUINONE-FUNCTION COMPOUNDS are 🇨🇳 China, 🇮🇳 India, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom. 🇨🇳 China leads with 40.9% of total imports (€1.5B). The HHI concentration index stands at 2076, indicating a Moderate market.

The EU exports ORGANIC CHEMICALS, VI. KETONE-FUNCTION COMPOUNDS AND QUINONE-FUNCTION COMPOUNDS to 10 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇺🇸 United States remains the largest client (29.3%, €827.0M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom.

Within the EU, the leading importers of ORGANIC CHEMICALS, VI. KETONE-FUNCTION COMPOUNDS AND QUINONE-FUNCTION COMPOUNDS are 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇩🇪 Germany. 🇳🇱 Netherlands accounts for 25.1% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were declining (-4.9%) and exports falling sharply (-20.2%) compared to the previous year.