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, Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations

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, Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations is highly concentrated. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom captures 49.1% of imports (€34.5M), followed by 🇯🇵 Japan (14.2%). With an HHI of 2888, 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, Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations to 5 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom remains the largest client (21.9%, €38.2M), followed by 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇨🇦 Canada.

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, Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations are 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France. 🇳🇱 Netherlands accounts for 39.7% of EU imports.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were declining (-3.0%) while exports were surging (18.1%), signalling a structural market shift.