Imports
€6.0B
2.9B kg
Exports
€12.2B
6.3B kg
Balance
€6.2B
Surplus
Price/kg
€2.05/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €6.2B for PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF, Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms (NC8 3904), a product with balanced trade flows. Exports reached €12.2B compared to €6.0B in imports. The average import price stood at €2.05/kg.
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €1.3B | 21.5% |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €900.5M | 15.0% |
| 3 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €614.0M | 10.2% |
| 4 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €599.7M | 10.0% |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €482.7M | 8.0% |
| 6 | 🇮🇳 India | €419.9M | 7.0% |
| 7 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €288.9M | 4.8% |
| 8 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €268.8M | 4.5% |
| 9 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €160.7M | 2.7% |
| 10 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €141.2M | 2.4% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €1.7B | 14.3% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €1.7B | 14.1% |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €1.6B | 13.0% |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 China | €907.2M | 7.5% |
| 5 | 🇮🇳 India | €410.2M | 3.4% |
| 6 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €391.3M | 3.2% |
| 7 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €355.1M | 2.9% |
| 8 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €351.7M | 2.9% |
| 9 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €344.1M | 2.8% |
| 10 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | €203.7M | 1.7% |
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€1.93/kg
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CompetitiveThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €1.3B | 578.6Mt | €2.23/kg | 24.9% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €900.5M | 159.2Mt | €5.66/kg | 17.4% | |
| 3 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €614.0M | 48.2Mt | €12.74/kg | 11.9% | |
| 4 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €599.7M | 594.0Mt | €1.01/kg | 11.6% | |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €482.7M | 188.0Mt | €2.57/kg | 9.3% | |
| 6 | 🇮🇳 India | €419.9M | 31.7Mt | €13.23/kg | 8.1% | |
| 7 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €288.9M | 339.0Mt | €0.8521/kg | 5.6% | |
| 8 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €268.8M | 212.6Mt | €1.26/kg | 5.2% | |
| 9 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €160.7M | 83.0Mt | €1.94/kg | 3.1% | |
| 10 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €141.2M | 141.0Mt | €1.00/kg | 2.7% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €1.7B | 376.6Mt | €4.61/kg | 21.8% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €1.7B | 1.0Bt | €1.67/kg | 21.4% | |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €1.6B | 1.6Bt | €0.9715/kg | 19.7% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 China | €907.2M | 124.4Mt | €7.29/kg | 11.4% | |
| 5 | 🇮🇳 India | €410.2M | 230.9Mt | €1.78/kg | 5.1% | |
| 6 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €391.3M | 240.5Mt | €1.63/kg | 4.9% | |
| 7 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €355.1M | 38.1Mt | €9.33/kg | 4.4% | |
| 8 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €351.7M | 8.0Mt | €44.06/kg | 4.4% | |
| 9 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €344.1M | 7.5Mt | €45.85/kg | 4.3% | |
| 10 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | €203.7M | 210.5Mt | €0.9679/kg | 2.6% |