EU External Trade - MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, Pickling preparations for metal surfaces; fluxes and other auxiliary preparations for soldering, brazing or welding; soldering, brazing or welding powders and pastes consisting of metal and other materials; preparations of a kind used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or rods

The main extra-EU suppliers of MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, Pickling preparations for metal surfaces; fluxes and other auxiliary preparations for soldering, brazing or welding; soldering, brazing or welding powders and pastes consisting of metal and other materials; preparations of a kind used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or rods are 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇺🇸 United States. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom leads with 30.4% of total imports (€140.5M). The HHI concentration index stands at 1768, indicating a Moderate market.

The EU exports MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, Pickling preparations for metal surfaces; fluxes and other auxiliary preparations for soldering, brazing or welding; soldering, brazing or welding powders and pastes consisting of metal and other materials; preparations of a kind used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or rods to 10 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇨🇳 China remains the largest client (14.0%, €135.9M), followed by 🇨🇳 China, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇹🇷 Türkiye.

Within the EU, the leading importers of MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, Pickling preparations for metal surfaces; fluxes and other auxiliary preparations for soldering, brazing or welding; soldering, brazing or welding powders and pastes consisting of metal and other materials; preparations of a kind used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or rods are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇳🇱 Netherlands. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 19.2% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were rising (3.2%) and exports stable (-1.4%) compared to the previous year.