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, Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed)

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, Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) are 🇨🇳 China, 🇹🇭 Thailand, 🇻🇳 Vietnam. 🇨🇳 China leads with 39.2% of total imports (€327.2M). The HHI concentration index stands at 2287, 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, Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) to 8 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇨🇭 Switzerland remains the largest client (28.1%, €138.7M), followed by 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom.

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, Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 24.1% of EU imports.

The year 2025 marked a turning point: both imports and exports were surging, shifting by 17.4% and 50.5% respectively.