EU External Trade - Petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, polyterpenes, polysulphides, polysulphones and other products specified in note|3|to this chapter, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms, Petroleum resins, coumarone, indene or coumarone-indene resins and polyterpenes

Extra-EU sourcing of Petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, polyterpenes, polysulphides, polysulphones and other products specified in note|3|to this chapter, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms, Petroleum resins, coumarone, indene or coumarone-indene resins and polyterpenes is highly concentrated. 🇰🇷 South Korea captures 35.5% of imports (€586.3M), followed by 🇨🇳 China (35.1%). With an HHI of 2640, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports Petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, polyterpenes, polysulphides, polysulphones and other products specified in note|3|to this chapter, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms, Petroleum resins, coumarone, indene or coumarone-indene resins and polyterpenes to 5 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇺🇸 United States remains the largest client (20.0%, €85.2M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States, 🇹🇷 Türkiye, 🇨🇳 China.

Within the EU, the leading importers of Petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, polyterpenes, polysulphides, polysulphones and other products specified in note|3|to this chapter, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms, Petroleum resins, coumarone, indene or coumarone-indene resins and polyterpenes are 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇹 Italy. 🇳🇱 Netherlands accounts for 27.5% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were rising (5.8%) and exports stable (0.6%) compared to the previous year.