EU External Trade - ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED, Handkerchiefs

Extra-EU sourcing of ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED, Handkerchiefs is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 54.8% of imports (€39.1M), followed by 🇲🇬 Madagascar (12.4%). With an HHI of 3293, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED, Handkerchiefs to 7 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇺🇸 United States remains the largest client (29.7%, €23.2M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇨🇳 China.

Within the EU, the leading importers of ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED, Handkerchiefs are 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇹 Italy. 🇫🇷 France accounts for 26.1% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were stable (0.8%) and exports stable (2.7%) compared to the previous year.