EU External Trade - NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY; COIN, I. NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS AND PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES

The main extra-EU suppliers of NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY; COIN, I. NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS AND PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES are 🇨🇳 China, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China. 🇨🇳 China leads with 41.0% of total imports (€64.7M). The HHI concentration index stands at 2232, indicating a Moderate market.

The main extra-EU export markets for NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY; COIN, I. NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS AND PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES are 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇺🇸 United States. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China absorbs 28.0% of European exports (€12.9M).

Within the EU, the leading importers of NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY; COIN, I. NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS AND PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES are 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany. 🇮🇹 Italy accounts for 37.6% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were rising (4.3%) and exports stable (-1.5%) compared to the previous year.