Imports
€1.8B
1.1B kg
Exports
€648.9M
366.7M kg
Balance
€-1.1B
Deficit
Price/kg
€1.63/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €1.1B for Of stainless steel, Containing by weight 8|% or more of nickel (NC8 72042110), a predominantly imported product. Imports reached €1.8B versus €648.9M in exports. The average import cost stood at €1.63/kg.
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye |
| €433.0M |
| 24.1% |
| 2 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €192.4M | 10.7% |
| 3 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | €183.4M | 10.2% |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €167.1M | 9.3% |
| 5 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €81.8M | 4.6% |
| 6 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €19.4M | 1.1% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇳 India | €394.0M | 60.7% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €137.8M | 21.2% |
| 3 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | €46.4M | 7.1% |
| 4 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €25.8M | 4.0% |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €16.9M | 2.6% |
| 6 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €1.5M | 0.2% |
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€1.63/kg
€1.77/kg
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €433.0M | 265.7Mt | €1.63/kg | 40.2% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €192.4M | 134.3Mt | €1.43/kg | 17.9% | |
| 3 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | €183.4M | 107.3Mt | €1.71/kg | 17.0% | |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €167.1M | 105.1Mt | €1.59/kg | 15.5% | |
| 5 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €81.8M | 46.1Mt | €1.77/kg | 7.6% | |
| 6 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €19.4M | 14.3Mt | €1.36/kg | 1.8% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇳 India | €394.0M | 227.3Mt | €1.73/kg | 63.3% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €137.8M | 77.2Mt | €1.78/kg | 22.1% | |
| 3 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | €46.4M | 20.0Mt | €2.32/kg | 7.5% | |
| 4 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €25.8M | 17.1Mt | €1.51/kg | 4.1% | |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €16.9M | 10.4Mt | €1.62/kg | 2.7% | |
| 6 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €1.5M | 307Kt | €5.01/kg | 0.2% |