Imports
€5.6B
273.1M kg
Exports
€1.0B
33.3M kg
Balance
€-4.6B
Deficit
Price/kg
€20.54/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €4.6B for Of cotton, Other (NC8 61112090), a predominantly imported product. Imports reached €5.6B versus €1.0B in exports. The average import cost stood at €20.54/kg.
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.4B | 24.2% |
| 3 | 🇮🇳 India | €998.6M | 17.8% |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €285.3M | 5.1% |
| 5 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | €131.5M | 2.3% |
| 6 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | €52.0M | 0.9% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €141.2M | 13.6% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €129.4M | 12.4% |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €98.1M | 9.4% |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €69.3M | 6.7% |
| 5 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | €32.3M | 3.1% |
| 6 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | €18.8M | 1.8% |
€0
€0
€0
€20.54/kg
€31.25/kg
2,970
ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | €2.0B | 105.1Mt | €18.80/kg | 41.2% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.4B | 63.6Mt | €21.30/kg | 28.2% | |
| 3 | 🇮🇳 India | €998.6M | 48.6Mt | €20.55/kg | 20.8% | |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €285.3M | 11.8Mt | €24.17/kg | 5.9% | |
| 5 | 🇰🇭 KH | €131.5M | 6.3Mt | €20.92/kg | 2.7% | |
| 6 | 🇱🇰 LK | €52.0M | 3.2Mt | €16.41/kg | 1.1% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €141.2M | 2.8Mt | €50.08/kg | 28.9% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €129.4M | 2.8Mt | €46.77/kg | 26.5% | |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €98.1M | 2.9Mt | €34.12/kg | 20.1% | |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €69.3M | 2.0Mt | €34.65/kg | 14.2% | |
| 5 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | €32.3M | 794Kt | €40.64/kg | 6.6% | |
| 6 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | €18.8M | 56Kt | €334.59/kg | 3.8% |