EU External Trade - Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal, scouring pastes and powders and similar preparations (whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations), excluding waxes of heading|3404, Polishes, creams and similar preparations, for the maintenance of wooden furniture, floors or other woodwork

Extra-EU sourcing of Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal, scouring pastes and powders and similar preparations (whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations), excluding waxes of heading|3404, Polishes, creams and similar preparations, for the maintenance of wooden furniture, floors or other woodwork is highly concentrated. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom captures 45.2% of imports (€13.8M), followed by 🇨🇭 Switzerland (28.8%). With an HHI of 3095, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal, scouring pastes and powders and similar preparations (whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations), excluding waxes of heading|3404, Polishes, creams and similar preparations, for the maintenance of wooden furniture, floors or other woodwork to 6 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom remains the largest client (28.2%, €30.4M), followed by 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇳 China, 🇨🇭 Switzerland.

Within the EU, the leading importers of Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal, scouring pastes and powders and similar preparations (whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations), excluding waxes of heading|3404, Polishes, creams and similar preparations, for the maintenance of wooden furniture, floors or other woodwork are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇫🇷 France. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 29.9% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were declining (-3.9%) and exports declining (-7.6%) compared to the previous year.