Imports
€2.8B
1.3B kg
Exports
€4.2B
1.3B kg
Balance
€1.4B
Surplus
Price/kg
€2.11/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €1.4B for Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading|9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel, Equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit-propping (NC8 73084000), a product with balanced trade flows. Exports reached €4.2B compared to €2.8B in imports. The average import price stood at €2.11/kg.
In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were surging (22.6%) while exports were declining (-3.2%), signalling a structural market shift.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.1B | 41.3% |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €382.3M | 13.7% |
| 3 | 🇮🇳 India | €233.1M | 8.4% |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €201.4M | 7.2% |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €187.0M | 6.7% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €618.4M | 14.8% |
| 2 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €511.4M | 12.2% |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €501.6M | 12.0% |
| 4 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €171.4M | 4.1% |
| 5 | 🇨🇦 Canada | €141.9M | 3.4% |
| 6 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | €86.7M | 2.1% |
| 7 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | €71.8M | 1.7% |
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.1B | 614.3Mt | €1.87/kg | 53.4% | |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €382.3M | 167.7Mt | €2.28/kg | 17.8% | |
| 3 | 🇮🇳 India | €233.1M | 123.6Mt | €1.89/kg | 10.8% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €201.4M | 57.7Mt | €3.49/kg | 9.4% | |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €187.0M | 68.1Mt | €2.74/kg | 8.7% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €618.4M | 161.2Mt | €3.84/kg | 29.4% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €511.4M | 144.6Mt | €3.54/kg | 24.3% | |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €501.6M | 139.6Mt | €3.59/kg | 23.8% | |
| 4 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €171.4M | 45.3Mt | €3.78/kg | 8.1% | |
| 5 | 🇨🇦 Canada | €141.9M | 34.2Mt | €4.15/kg | 6.7% | |
| 6 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | €86.7M | 18.5Mt | €4.68/kg | 4.1% | |
| 7 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | €71.8M | 32.6Mt | €2.20/kg | 3.4% |