Imports
€410.6M
98.2M kg
Exports
€1.1B
131.6M kg
Balance
€679.2M
Surplus
Price/kg
€4.18/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €679.2M 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, Modelling pastes, including those put up for children's amusement; preparations known as 'dental wax' or as 'dental impression compounds', put up in sets, in packings for retail sale or in plates, horseshoe shapes, sticks or similar forms; other preparations for use in dentistry, with a basis of plaster (of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate) (NC8 3407), a predominantly exported product. Exports reached €1.1B compared to €410.6M in imports. The average import price stood at €4.18/kg.
In 2025, imports were surging (15.3%) and exports stable (-2.2%) compared to the previous year.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €248.8M | 60.6% |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €50.0M | 12.2% |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €32.1M | 7.8% |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €22.0M | 5.4% |
| 5 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €14.3M | 3.5% |
| 6 | 🇶🇼 QW | €143K | 0.0% |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €4K | 0.0% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €304.9M | 28.0% |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €79.7M | 7.3% |
| 3 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €69.2M | 6.3% |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €66.6M | 6.1% |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €49.1M | 4.5% |
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €248.8M | 73.5Mt | €3.39/kg | 67.7% | |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €50.0M | 2.0Mt | €24.76/kg | 13.6% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €32.1M | 2.9Mt | €11.08/kg | 8.7% | |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €22.0M | 8.9Mt | €2.47/kg | 6.0% | |
| 5 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €14.3M | 304Kt | €47.03/kg | 3.9% | |
| 6 | 🇶🇼 QW | €143K | 23Kt | €6.29/kg | 0.0% | |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €4K | 297 | €12.25/kg | 0.0% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €304.9M | 24.7Mt | €12.35/kg | 53.5% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €79.7M | 6.9Mt | €11.55/kg | 14.0% | |
| 3 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €69.2M | 11.6Mt | €5.94/kg | 12.1% | |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €66.6M | 8.4Mt | €7.95/kg | 11.7% | |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €49.1M | 5.2Mt | €9.49/kg | 8.6% |