Imports
€1.9B
751.5M kg
Exports
€3.0B
812.5M kg
Balance
€1.1B
Surplus
Price/kg
€2.48/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €1.1B for SOAP, ORGANIC SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS, WASHING PREPARATIONS, LUBRICATING PREPARATIONS, ARTIFICIAL WAXES, PREPARED WAXES, POLISHING OR SCOURING PREPARATIONS, CANDLES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, MODELLING PASTES, 'DENTAL WAXES' AND DENTAL PREPARATIONS WITH A BASIS OF PLASTER, Artificial waxes and prepared waxes (NC8 3404), a product with balanced trade flows. Exports reached €3.0B compared to €1.9B in imports. The average import price stood at €2.48/kg.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €477.4M | 25.6% |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €428.4M | 23.0% |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €200.4M | 10.7% |
| 4 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €116.5M | 6.2% |
| 5 | 🇮🇳 India | €89.5M | 4.8% |
| 6 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €84.8M | 4.5% |
| 7 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €21.7M | 1.2% |
| 8 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €16.5M | 0.9% |
| 9 | 🇶🇼 QW | €246K | 0.0% |
| 10 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €893 | 0.0% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €408.4M | 13.7% |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €384.2M | 12.9% |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €358.6M | 12.1% |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €216.8M | 7.3% |
| 5 | 🇮🇳 India | €136.5M | 4.6% |
| 6 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | €10.0M | 0.3% |
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€2.48/kg
€3.66/kg
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ModerateThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €477.4M | 224.0Mt | €2.13/kg | 33.3% | |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €428.4M | 105.3Mt | €4.07/kg | 29.8% | |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €200.4M | 44.6Mt | €4.49/kg | 14.0% | |
| 4 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €116.5M | 47.4Mt | €2.46/kg | 8.1% | |
| 5 | 🇮🇳 India | €89.5M | 31.0Mt | €2.89/kg | 6.2% | |
| 6 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €84.8M | 71.9Mt | €1.18/kg | 5.9% | |
| 7 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €21.7M | 945Kt | €22.91/kg | 1.5% | |
| 8 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €16.5M | 163Kt | €100.87/kg | 1.1% | |
| 9 | 🇶🇼 QW | €246K | 33Kt | €7.35/kg | 0.0% | |
| 10 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €893 | 91 | €9.81/kg | 0.0% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €408.4M | 96.4Mt | €4.23/kg | 27.0% | |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €384.2M | 88.7Mt | €4.33/kg | 25.4% | |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €358.6M | 137.3Mt | €2.61/kg | 23.7% | |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €216.8M | 66.7Mt | €3.25/kg | 14.3% | |
| 5 | 🇮🇳 India | €136.5M | 37.1Mt | €3.68/kg | 9.0% | |
| 6 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | €10.0M | 2.1Mt | €4.80/kg | 0.7% |