EU External Trade - Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading|8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper, Other

Extra-EU sourcing of Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading|8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper, Other is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 57.3% of imports (€601.5M), followed by 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein (11.1%). With an HHI of 3460, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The main extra-EU export markets for Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading|8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper, Other are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇳🇴 Norway. 🇺🇸 United States absorbs 44.4% of European exports (€510.2M).

Within the EU, the leading importers of Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading|8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper, Other are 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇳🇱 Netherlands. 🇦🇹 Austria accounts for 18.5% of EU imports.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were rising (8.1%) while exports were declining (-13.3%), signalling a structural market shift.