EU External Trade - ORGANIC CHEMICALS, VIII. ESTERS OF INORGANIC ACIDS OF NON-METALS AND THEIR SALTS, AND THEIR HALOGENATED, SULPHONATED, NITRATED OR NITROSATED DERIVATIVES

Extra-EU sourcing of ORGANIC CHEMICALS, VIII. ESTERS OF INORGANIC ACIDS OF NON-METALS AND THEIR SALTS, AND THEIR HALOGENATED, SULPHONATED, NITRATED OR NITROSATED DERIVATIVES is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 73.7% of imports (€430.5M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States (10.1%). With an HHI of 5595, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The main extra-EU export markets for ORGANIC CHEMICALS, VIII. ESTERS OF INORGANIC ACIDS OF NON-METALS AND THEIR SALTS, AND THEIR HALOGENATED, SULPHONATED, NITRATED OR NITROSATED DERIVATIVES are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇳 China. 🇺🇸 United States absorbs 35.6% of European exports (€105.9M).

Within the EU, the leading importers of ORGANIC CHEMICALS, VIII. ESTERS OF INORGANIC ACIDS OF NON-METALS AND THEIR SALTS, AND THEIR HALOGENATED, SULPHONATED, NITRATED OR NITROSATED DERIVATIVES are 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇧🇪 Belgium. 🇳🇱 Netherlands accounts for 37.6% of EU imports.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were declining (-5.3%) while exports were surging (15.3%), signalling a structural market shift.