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, Base metals clad with silver, not further worked than semi-manufactured

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, Base metals clad with silver, not further worked than semi-manufactured are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇨🇳 China, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom. 🇺🇸 United States leads with 36.3% of total imports (€21.1M). The HHI concentration index stands at 2232, indicating a Moderate market.

The EU exports NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY; COIN, Base metals clad with silver, not further worked than semi-manufactured to 5 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇨🇭 Switzerland remains the largest client (18.9%, €10.5M), followed by 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇹🇷 Türkiye.

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, Base metals clad with silver, not further worked than semi-manufactured are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇫🇷 France. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 35.0% of EU imports.

The year 2025 marked a turning point: both imports and exports were surging, shifting by 52.3% and 32.4% respectively.