EU External Trade - Other, Bars, rods, wire and sections; plates; sheets and strips of a thickness, excluding any backing, exceeding 0,15|mm

Extra-EU sourcing of Other, Bars, rods, wire and sections; plates; sheets and strips of a thickness, excluding any backing, exceeding 0,15|mm is highly concentrated. 🇨🇭 Switzerland captures 38.9% of imports (€737.8M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States (35.4%). With an HHI of 2947, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of Other, Bars, rods, wire and sections; plates; sheets and strips of a thickness, excluding any backing, exceeding 0,15|mm are concentrated on a few markets. 🇺🇸 United States accounts for 65.2% (€673.2M), ahead of 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (11.2%). The top three destinations are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇭 Switzerland.

Within the EU, 🇮🇹 Italy concentrates 75.6% of Other, Bars, rods, wire and sections; plates; sheets and strips of a thickness, excluding any backing, exceeding 0,15|mm imports, well ahead of 🇩🇪 Germany (10.5%). The top importing member states are 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France.

The year 2025 marked a turning point: both imports and exports were surging, shifting by 40.2% and 27.1% respectively.