EU External Trade - Other, Of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals

Extra-EU sourcing of Other, Of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals is highly concentrated. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom captures 63.2% of imports (€4.0B), followed by 🇨🇭 Switzerland (17.8%). With an HHI of 4387, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of Other, Of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals are concentrated on a few markets. 🇨🇭 Switzerland accounts for 78.8% (€3.4B), ahead of 🇳🇴 Norway (11.8%). The top three destinations are 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates.

Within the EU, 🇪🇸 Spain concentrates 59.0% of Other, Of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals imports, well ahead of 🇩🇪 Germany (27.3%). The top importing member states are 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇧🇪 Belgium.

The year 2025 marked a turning point: both imports and exports were surging, shifting by 47.8% and 88.6% respectively.