Imports
€3.0B
384.9M kg
Exports
€2.5B
178.4M kg
Balance
€-470.9M
Deficit
Price/kg
€7.74/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €470.9M for Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note|3|to this chapter, Pigments and preparations based thereon (NC8 32041700), a product with balanced trade flows. Imports reached €3.0B versus €2.5B in exports. The average import cost stood at €7.74/kg.
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €929.9M | 31.2% |
| 2 | 🇮🇳 India | €910.8M | 30.6% |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €357.1M | 12.0% |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €228.9M | 7.7% |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €166.7M | 5.6% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €469.5M | 18.7% |
| 2 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €264.1M | 10.5% |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €257.9M | 10.3% |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 China | €205.7M | 8.2% |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €201.3M | 8.0% |
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€7.74/kg
€14.07/kg
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €929.9M | 130.1Mt | €7.15/kg | 35.9% | |
| 2 | 🇮🇳 India | €910.8M | 136.3Mt | €6.68/kg | 35.1% | |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €357.1M | 37.9Mt | €9.43/kg | 13.8% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €228.9M | 8.6Mt | €26.66/kg | 8.8% | |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €166.7M | 25.2Mt | €6.62/kg | 6.4% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €469.5M | 20.5Mt | €22.86/kg | 33.6% | |
| 2 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €264.1M | 6.2Mt | €42.39/kg | 18.9% | |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €257.9M | 24.4Mt | €10.58/kg | 18.4% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 China | €205.7M | 10.2Mt | €20.09/kg | 14.7% | |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €201.3M | 21.5Mt | €9.35/kg | 14.4% |