EU External Trade - PRINTED BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, PICTURES AND OTHER PRODUCTS OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY; MANUSCRIPTS, TYPESCRIPTS AND PLANS, Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings

Extra-EU sourcing of PRINTED BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, PICTURES AND OTHER PRODUCTS OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY; MANUSCRIPTS, TYPESCRIPTS AND PLANS, Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 57.6% of imports (€385.6M), followed by 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (29.5%). With an HHI of 4207, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of PRINTED BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, PICTURES AND OTHER PRODUCTS OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY; MANUSCRIPTS, TYPESCRIPTS AND PLANS, Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings are concentrated on a few markets. 🇨🇭 Switzerland accounts for 46.0% (€106.1M), ahead of 🇯🇵 Japan (14.8%). The top three destinations are 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom.

Within the EU, the leading importers of PRINTED BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, PICTURES AND OTHER PRODUCTS OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY; MANUSCRIPTS, TYPESCRIPTS AND PLANS, Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇮🇪 Ireland. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 28.8% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were declining (-4.4%) and exports stable (2.1%) compared to the previous year.