EU External Trade - TANNING OR DYEING EXTRACTS; TANNINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES; DYES, PIGMENTS AND OTHER COLOURING MATTER; PAINTS AND VARNISHES; PUTTY AND OTHER MASTICS; INKS, Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives

Extra-EU sourcing of TANNING OR DYEING EXTRACTS; TANNINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES; DYES, PIGMENTS AND OTHER COLOURING MATTER; PAINTS AND VARNISHES; PUTTY AND OTHER MASTICS; INKS, Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives is highly concentrated. 🇦🇷 Argentina captures 47.1% of imports (€93.5M), followed by 🇿🇦 South Africa (20.0%). With an HHI of 2862, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports TANNING OR DYEING EXTRACTS; TANNINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES; DYES, PIGMENTS AND OTHER COLOURING MATTER; PAINTS AND VARNISHES; PUTTY AND OTHER MASTICS; INKS, Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives to 10 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇺🇸 United States remains the largest client (25.3%, €41.5M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States, 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇹🇭 Thailand.

Within the EU, 🇮🇹 Italy concentrates 52.8% of TANNING OR DYEING EXTRACTS; TANNINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES; DYES, PIGMENTS AND OTHER COLOURING MATTER; PAINTS AND VARNISHES; PUTTY AND OTHER MASTICS; INKS, Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives imports, well ahead of 🇩🇪 Germany (12.7%). The top importing member states are 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were declining (-7.9%) while exports were rising (9.2%), signalling a structural market shift.