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

Extra-EU sourcing of Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork, Other is highly concentrated. 🇲🇦 Morocco captures 53.5% of imports (€39.9M), followed by 🇹🇳 Tunisia (25.0%). With an HHI of 3744, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork, Other to 5 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇺🇸 United States remains the largest client (25.0%, €19.5M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇯🇵 Japan.

Within the EU, 🇵🇹 Portugal concentrates 60.1% of Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork, Other imports, well ahead of 🇪🇸 Spain (28.3%). The top importing member states are 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇹 Italy.

In 2025, imports were stable (-1.7%) and exports declining (-6.2%) compared to the previous year.