Imports
€297.7M
1.0M kg
Exports
€372.0M
1.0M kg
Balance
€74.3M
Surplus
Price/kg
€288.19/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €74.3M for OTHER BASE METALS; CERMETS; ARTICLES THEREOF, Tantalum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap (NC8 8103), a product with balanced trade flows. Exports reached €372.0M compared to €297.7M in imports. The average import price stood at €288.19/kg.
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €117.3M | 39.4% |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €80.2M | 26.9% |
| 3 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €27.4M | 9.2% |
| 4 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | €16.6M | 5.6% |
| 5 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | €12.3M | 4.1% |
| 6 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €10.9M | 3.7% |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €8.7M | 2.9% |
| 8 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €2.5M | 0.8% |
| 9 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | €108K | 0.0% |
| 10 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | €50K | 0.0% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €228.0M | 61.3% |
| 2 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €35.2M | 9.5% |
| 3 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | €34.8M | 9.4% |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €17.8M | 4.8% |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €13.0M | 3.5% |
| 6 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | €12.2M | 3.3% |
| 7 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | €7.9M | 2.1% |
| 8 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €6.8M | 1.8% |
| 9 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | €2.0M | 0.5% |
| 10 | 🇮🇳 India | €1.9M | 0.5% |
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€371.51/kg
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €117.3M | 276Kt | €424.47/kg | 42.5% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €80.2M | 212Kt | €378.66/kg | 29.1% | |
| 3 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €27.4M | 106Kt | €258.54/kg | 9.9% | |
| 4 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | €16.6M | 35Kt | €480.06/kg | 6.0% | |
| 5 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | €12.3M | 72Kt | €170.45/kg | 4.4% | |
| 6 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €10.9M | 67Kt | €163.65/kg | 4.0% | |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €8.7M | 25Kt | €348.94/kg | 3.2% | |
| 8 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €2.5M | 22Kt | €113.79/kg | 0.9% | |
| 9 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | €108K | 211 | €511.46/kg | 0.0% | |
| 10 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | €50K | 31 | €1.6K/kg | 0.0% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €228.0M | 630Kt | €361.57/kg | 63.4% | |
| 2 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €35.2M | 54Kt | €651.11/kg | 9.8% | |
| 3 | 🇸🇻 SV | €34.8M | 75Kt | €466.01/kg | 9.7% | |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €17.8M | 80Kt | €222.57/kg | 4.9% | |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €13.0M | 38Kt | €337.98/kg | 3.6% | |
| 6 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | €12.2M | 16Kt | €748.89/kg | 3.4% | |
| 7 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | €7.9M | 8Kt | €954.04/kg | 2.2% | |
| 8 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €6.8M | 11Kt | €610.22/kg | 1.9% | |
| 9 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | €2.0M | 9Kt | €234.32/kg | 0.6% | |
| 10 | 🇮🇳 India | €1.9M | 872 | €2.2K/kg | 0.5% |