Imports
€2.5B
1.2B kg
Exports
€3.4B
1.8B kg
Balance
€939.3M
Surplus
Price/kg
€2.11/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €939.3M for Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres; box files, letter trays, and similar articles, of paper or paperboard, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like, Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard (NC8 48191000), a product with balanced trade flows. Exports reached €3.4B compared to €2.5B in imports. The average import price stood at €2.11/kg.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €683.3M | 27.8% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €555.5M | 22.6% |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €481.1M | 19.6% |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €305.5M | 12.4% |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | €134.2M | 5.5% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €975.1M | 28.7% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €607.5M | 17.9% |
| 3 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €247.3M | 7.3% |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €142.4M | 4.2% |
| 5 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | €124.6M | 3.7% |
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ModerateThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €683.3M | 213.7Mt | €3.20/kg | 31.6% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €555.5M | 316.8Mt | €1.75/kg | 25.7% | |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €481.1M | 299.8Mt | €1.60/kg | 22.3% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €305.5M | 156.0Mt | €1.96/kg | 14.1% | |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | €134.2M | 23.2Mt | €5.78/kg | 6.2% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €975.1M | 503.2Mt | €1.94/kg | 46.5% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €607.5M | 272.7Mt | €2.23/kg | 29.0% | |
| 3 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €247.3M | 105.4Mt | €2.35/kg | 11.8% | |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €142.4M | 31.1Mt | €4.57/kg | 6.8% | |
| 5 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | €124.6M | 82.4Mt | €1.51/kg | 5.9% |