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, Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid

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, Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid is well diversified across 10 suppliers. The top five (🇯🇵 Japan, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇨🇳 China) account for 61.9% of the total. 🇯🇵 Japan leads with 17.5% (€1.6B). An HHI of 917 confirms a Competitive market.

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, Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid to 10 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom remains the largest client (18.8%, €1.3B), followed by 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇹🇷 Türkiye.

Within the EU, the leading importers of TANNING OR DYEING EXTRACTS; TANNINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES; DYES, PIGMENTS AND OTHER COLOURING MATTER; PAINTS AND VARNISHES; PUTTY AND OTHER MASTICS; INKS, Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid are 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France. 🇳🇱 Netherlands accounts for 35.3% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were declining (-8.7%) and exports declining (-5.8%) compared to the previous year.