EU External Trade - Clock or watch glasses and similar glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked; hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses, Other

Extra-EU sourcing of Clock or watch glasses and similar glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked; hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses, Other is highly concentrated. 🇨🇭 Switzerland captures 58.2% of imports (€21.1M), followed by 🇨🇳 China (35.3%). With an HHI of 4642, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of Clock or watch glasses and similar glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked; hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses, Other are concentrated on a few markets. 🇨🇳 China accounts for 63.0% (€18.7M), ahead of 🇨🇭 Switzerland (6.9%). The top three destinations are 🇨🇳 China, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇽🇸 XS.

Within the EU, the leading importers of Clock or watch glasses and similar glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked; hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses, Other are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇹 Italy. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 34.5% of EU imports.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were rising (5.4%) while exports were falling sharply (-35.4%), signalling a structural market shift.