EU External Trade - Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable, Sterile surgical catgut

Extra-EU sourcing of Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable, Sterile surgical catgut is highly concentrated. 🇺🇸 United States captures 50.9% of imports (€610.5M), followed by 🇲🇽 Mexico (30.4%). With an HHI of 3661, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable, Sterile surgical catgut are concentrated on a few markets. 🇺🇸 United States accounts for 82.1% (€578.6M), ahead of 🇯🇵 Japan (6.5%). The top three destinations are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom.

Within the EU, 🇧🇪 Belgium concentrates 90.1% of Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable, Sterile surgical catgut imports, well ahead of 🇳🇱 Netherlands (2.7%). The top importing member states are 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇩🇪 Germany.

In 2025, imports were surging (88.6%) and exports rising (5.4%) compared to the previous year.