Imports
€29.3B
3.4B kg
Exports
€12.1B
1.4B kg
Balance
€-17.3B
Deficit
Price/kg
€8.74/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €17.3B for COPPER AND ARTICLES THEREOF, Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought (NC8 7403), a predominantly imported product. Imports reached €29.3B versus €12.1B in exports. The average import cost stood at €8.74/kg.
| €8.1B |
| 27.4% |
| 2 | 🇨🇱 Chile | €8.0B | 27.4% |
| 3 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €3.4B | 11.6% |
| 4 | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | €2.2B | 7.5% |
| 5 | 🇵🇪 Peru | €1.8B | 6.1% |
| 6 | 🇽🇸 XS | €672.2M | 2.3% |
| 7 | 🇺🇸 United States | €232.6M | 0.8% |
| 8 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | €232.3M | 0.8% |
| 9 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €205.7M | 0.7% |
| 10 | 🇮🇳 India | €55.1M | 0.2% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €4.1B | 34.4% |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €3.2B | 26.3% |
| 3 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €927.5M | 7.7% |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €632.6M | 5.2% |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €534.8M | 4.4% |
| 6 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €153.1M | 1.3% |
| 7 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €125.2M | 1.0% |
| 8 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €116.8M | 1.0% |
| 9 | 🇮🇳 India | €56.6M | 0.5% |
| 10 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | €27.9M | 0.2% |
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ModerateThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇩 CD | €8.1B | 913.6Mt | €8.81/kg | 32.4% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇱 Chile | €8.0B | 927.8Mt | €8.65/kg | 32.3% | |
| 3 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €3.4B | 396.4Mt | €8.57/kg | 13.7% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇬 CG | €2.2B | 257.3Mt | €8.60/kg | 8.9% | |
| 5 | 🇵🇪 Peru | €1.8B | 206.6Mt | €8.68/kg | 7.2% | |
| 6 | 🇽🇸 XS | €672.2M | 71.3Mt | €9.43/kg | 2.7% | |
| 7 | 🇺🇸 United States | €232.6M | 9.3Mt | €25.13/kg | 0.9% | |
| 8 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | €232.3M | 26.2Mt | €8.88/kg | 0.9% | |
| 9 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €205.7M | 28.3Mt | €7.26/kg | 0.8% | |
| 10 | 🇮🇳 India | €55.1M | 6.8Mt | €8.15/kg | 0.2% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €4.1B | 545.9Mt | €7.60/kg | 41.9% | |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €3.2B | 366.3Mt | €8.68/kg | 32.1% | |
| 3 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €927.5M | 110.2Mt | €8.42/kg | 9.4% | |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €632.6M | 63.6Mt | €9.94/kg | 6.4% | |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €534.8M | 61.2Mt | €8.74/kg | 5.4% | |
| 6 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €153.1M | 18.1Mt | €8.47/kg | 1.5% | |
| 7 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €125.2M | 14.7Mt | €8.50/kg | 1.3% | |
| 8 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €116.8M | 12.7Mt | €9.21/kg | 1.2% | |
| 9 | 🇮🇳 India | €56.6M | 6.2Mt | €9.15/kg | 0.6% | |
| 10 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | €27.9M | 3.8Mt | €7.37/kg | 0.3% |