EU External Trade - MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, Wood tar; wood tar oils; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch; brewers' pitch and similar preparations based on rosin, resin acids or on vegetable pitch

Extra-EU sourcing of MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, Wood tar; wood tar oils; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch; brewers' pitch and similar preparations based on rosin, resin acids or on vegetable pitch is highly concentrated. 🇺🇸 United States captures 95.2% of imports (€163.0M), followed by 🇷🇺 Russia (1.6%). With an HHI of 9064, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The main extra-EU export markets for MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, Wood tar; wood tar oils; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch; brewers' pitch and similar preparations based on rosin, resin acids or on vegetable pitch are 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇺🇸 United States. 🇳🇴 Norway absorbs 43.1% of European exports (€23.1M).

Within the EU, 🇸🇪 Sweden concentrates 87.9% of MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, Wood tar; wood tar oils; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch; brewers' pitch and similar preparations based on rosin, resin acids or on vegetable pitch imports, well ahead of 🇫🇮 Finland (10.3%). The top importing member states are 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇳🇱 Netherlands.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were falling sharply (-17.4%) while exports were surging (16.2%), signalling a structural market shift.