Imports
€6.7B
679.5M kg
Exports
€7.5B
754.6M kg
Balance
€797.3M
Surplus
Price/kg
€9.84/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €797.3M for PRINTED BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, PICTURES AND OTHER PRODUCTS OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY; MANUSCRIPTS, TYPESCRIPTS AND PLANS, Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets (NC8 4901), a product with balanced trade flows. Exports reached €7.5B compared to €6.7B in imports. The average import price stood at €9.84/kg.
| Country |
|---|
| Value (EUR) |
|---|
| Share (%) |
|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €2.4B | 36.3% |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.5B | 22.7% |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €1.1B | 16.2% |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €209.1M | 3.1% |
| 5 | 🇮🇱 Israel | €162.2M | 2.4% |
| 6 | 🇮🇳 India | €23.9M | 0.4% |
| 7 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €23.5M | 0.4% |
| 8 | 🇽🇸 XS | €2.5M | 0.0% |
| 9 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | €1.9M | 0.0% |
| 10 | 🇶🇼 QW | €1.6M | 0.0% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €1.7B | 22.3% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €1.3B | 17.9% |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €1.2B | 16.2% |
| 4 | 🇨🇦 Canada | €369.2M | 4.9% |
| 5 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €332.8M | 4.4% |
| 6 | 🇨🇳 China | €48.0M | 0.6% |
| 7 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €30.7M | 0.4% |
| 8 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | €9.7M | 0.1% |
| 9 | 🇹🇩 Chad | €6.6M | 0.1% |
| 10 | 🇦🇴 Angola | €2.5M | 0.0% |
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€9.92/kg
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €2.4B | 164.5Mt | €14.74/kg | 44.5% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.5B | 278.8Mt | €5.45/kg | 27.9% | |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €1.1B | 46.2Mt | €23.46/kg | 19.9% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €209.1M | 11.0Mt | €19.04/kg | 3.8% | |
| 5 | 🇮🇱 Israel | €162.2M | 5.0Mt | €32.75/kg | 3.0% | |
| 6 | 🇮🇳 India | €23.9M | 7.6Mt | €3.12/kg | 0.4% | |
| 7 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €23.5M | 4.1Mt | €5.70/kg | 0.4% | |
| 8 | 🇽🇸 XS | €2.5M | 555Kt | €4.48/kg | 0.0% | |
| 9 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | €1.9M | 184Kt | €10.44/kg | 0.0% | |
| 10 | 🇶🇼 QW | €1.6M | 156Kt | €10.48/kg | 0.0% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €1.7B | 104.6Mt | €15.97/kg | 33.3% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €1.3B | 194.7Mt | €6.88/kg | 26.7% | |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €1.2B | 146.4Mt | €8.26/kg | 24.1% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇦 Canada | €369.2M | 27.4Mt | €13.45/kg | 7.4% | |
| 5 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €332.8M | 25.6Mt | €13.01/kg | 6.6% | |
| 6 | 🇨🇳 China | €48.0M | 550Kt | €87.18/kg | 1.0% | |
| 7 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €30.7M | 5.2Mt | €5.90/kg | 0.6% | |
| 8 | 🇬🇳 GN | €9.7M | 986Kt | €9.87/kg | 0.2% | |
| 9 | 🇹🇩 TD | €6.6M | 202Kt | €32.67/kg | 0.1% | |
| 10 | 🇦🇴 AO | €2.5M | 232Kt | €10.94/kg | 0.1% |