Imports
€76.0M
22.0M kg
Exports
€16.9M
2.5M kg
Balance
€-59.1M
Deficit
Price/kg
€3.45/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €59.1M for Lactones, gamma-Butyrolactone (NC8 29322020), a predominantly imported product. Imports reached €76.0M versus €16.9M in exports. The average import cost stood at €3.45/kg.
| 🇨🇳 China |
| €24.9M |
| 32.8% |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €21.1M | 27.7% |
| 3 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | €17.8M | 23.5% |
| 4 | 🇮🇳 India | €6.0M | 7.8% |
| 5 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €5.0M | 6.6% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €6.5M | 38.3% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €5.6M | 32.9% |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €1.0M | 6.0% |
| 4 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €567K | 3.4% |
| 5 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €452K | 2.7% |
| 6 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €115K | 0.7% |
€0
€0
€0
€3.45/kg
€6.69/kg
2,579
ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €24.9M | 6.7Mt | €3.73/kg | 33.3% | |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €21.1M | 5.9Mt | €3.60/kg | 28.2% | |
| 3 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | €17.8M | 6.9Mt | €2.60/kg | 23.9% | |
| 4 | 🇮🇳 India | €6.0M | 1.4Mt | €4.35/kg | 8.0% | |
| 5 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €5.0M | 1.2Mt | €4.26/kg | 6.7% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €6.5M | 736Kt | €8.80/kg | 45.7% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €5.6M | 1.2Mt | €4.51/kg | 39.2% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €1.0M | 213Kt | €4.77/kg | 7.1% | |
| 4 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €567K | 34Kt | €16.47/kg | 4.0% | |
| 5 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €452K | 29Kt | €15.73/kg | 3.2% | |
| 6 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €115K | 18Kt | €6.53/kg | 0.8% |