EU External Trade - Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork, Natural cork, raw or simply prepared

The main extra-EU suppliers of Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork, Natural cork, raw or simply prepared are 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇺🇸 United States. 🇲🇦 Morocco leads with 36.7% of total imports (€499K). The HHI concentration index stands at 2239, indicating a Moderate market.

European exports of Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork, Natural cork, raw or simply prepared are concentrated on a few markets. 🇨🇳 China accounts for 65.2% (€19.3M), ahead of 🇺🇸 United States (10.2%). The top three destinations are 🇨🇳 China, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇲🇦 Morocco.

Within the EU, the leading importers of Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork, Natural cork, raw or simply prepared are 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇹 Italy. 🇵🇹 Portugal accounts for 35.7% of EU imports.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were falling sharply (-75.0%) while exports were rising (4.0%), signalling a structural market shift.