Imports
€2.7B
1.2B kg
Exports
€855.4M
396.3M kg
Balance
€-1.8B
Deficit
Price/kg
€2.26/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €1.8B for LEAD AND ARTICLES THEREOF, Unwrought lead (NC8 7801), a predominantly imported product. Imports reached €2.7B versus €855.4M in exports. The average import cost stood at €2.26/kg.
| €1.3B |
| 47.8% |
| 2 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | €259.7M | 9.7% |
| 3 | 🇽🇸 XS | €100.0M | 3.7% |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 China | €82.3M | 3.1% |
| 5 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €68.3M | 2.5% |
| 6 | 🇮🇱 Israel | €62.4M | 2.3% |
| 7 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €40.7M | 1.5% |
| 8 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | €38.6M | 1.4% |
| 9 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €37.8M | 1.4% |
| 10 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | €34.4M | 1.3% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €387.9M | 45.3% |
| 2 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | €128.4M | 15.0% |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €101.7M | 11.9% |
| 4 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | €84.3M | 9.9% |
| 5 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | €28.9M | 3.4% |
| 6 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | €7.7M | 0.9% |
| 7 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €7.2M | 0.8% |
| 8 | 🇨🇳 China | €7.2M | 0.8% |
| 9 | 🇽🇸 XS | €6.2M | 0.7% |
| 10 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €3.6M | 0.4% |
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€2.26/kg
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €1.3B | 548.4Mt | €2.34/kg | 63.9% | |
| 2 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | €259.7M | 123.8Mt | €2.10/kg | 13.0% | |
| 3 | 🇽🇸 XS | €100.0M | 46.5Mt | €2.15/kg | 5.0% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 China | €82.3M | 36.6Mt | €2.25/kg | 4.1% | |
| 5 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €68.3M | 31.6Mt | €2.16/kg | 3.4% | |
| 6 | 🇮🇱 Israel | €62.4M | 28.5Mt | €2.19/kg | 3.1% | |
| 7 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €40.7M | 20.3Mt | €2.01/kg | 2.0% | |
| 8 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | €38.6M | 18.1Mt | €2.13/kg | 1.9% | |
| 9 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €37.8M | 19.0Mt | €1.99/kg | 1.9% | |
| 10 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | €34.4M | 4.4Mt | €7.84/kg | 1.7% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €387.9M | 180.7Mt | €2.15/kg | 50.8% | |
| 2 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | €128.4M | 54.7Mt | €2.35/kg | 16.8% | |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €101.7M | 49.7Mt | €2.05/kg | 13.3% | |
| 4 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | €84.3M | 46.0Mt | €1.83/kg | 11.1% | |
| 5 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | €28.9M | 12.7Mt | €2.27/kg | 3.8% | |
| 6 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | €7.7M | 2.1Mt | €3.58/kg | 1.0% | |
| 7 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €7.2M | 2.8Mt | €2.56/kg | 0.9% | |
| 8 | 🇨🇳 China | €7.2M | 3.9Mt | €1.87/kg | 0.9% | |
| 9 | 🇽🇸 XS | €6.2M | 2.2Mt | €2.87/kg | 0.8% | |
| 10 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €3.6M | 1.6Mt | €2.19/kg | 0.5% |