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, III. JEWELLERY, GOLDSMITHS' AND SILVERSMITHS' WARES AND OTHER ARTICLES

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, III. JEWELLERY, GOLDSMITHS' AND SILVERSMITHS' WARES AND OTHER ARTICLES are 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇹🇷 Türkiye, 🇹🇭 Thailand. 🇨🇭 Switzerland leads with 35.5% of total imports (€10.3B). The HHI concentration index stands at 1568, 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, III. JEWELLERY, GOLDSMITHS' AND SILVERSMITHS' WARES AND OTHER ARTICLES to 8 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇨🇭 Switzerland remains the largest client (26.8%, €19.1B), followed by 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇹🇷 Türkiye, 🇺🇸 United States.

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, III. JEWELLERY, GOLDSMITHS' AND SILVERSMITHS' WARES AND OTHER ARTICLES are 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇹 Italy. 🇫🇷 France accounts for 37.5% of EU imports.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were rising (14.0%) while exports were declining (-9.5%), signalling a structural market shift.