EU External Trade - Carboxylic acids with alcohol function but without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, Tartaric acid

Extra-EU sourcing of Carboxylic acids with alcohol function but without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, Tartaric acid is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 90.8% of imports (€92.9M), followed by 🇦🇺 Australia (3.1%). With an HHI of 8273, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The main extra-EU export markets for Carboxylic acids with alcohol function but without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, Tartaric acid are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇮🇳 India, 🇹🇷 Türkiye. 🇺🇸 United States absorbs 46.7% of European exports (€120.8M).

Within the EU, the leading importers of Carboxylic acids with alcohol function but without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, Tartaric acid are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇪🇸 Spain. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 35.3% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were declining (-8.6%) and exports declining (-9.9%) compared to the previous year.