EU External Trade - Hand tools, the following: spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, billhooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry, Mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes

Extra-EU sourcing of Hand tools, the following: spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, billhooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry, Mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 81.3% of imports (€120.5M), followed by 🇹🇼 Taiwan (5.8%). With an HHI of 6658, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports Hand tools, the following: spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, billhooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry, Mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes to 6 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇳🇴 Norway remains the largest client (22.7%, €8.8M), followed by 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇭 Switzerland.

Within the EU, the leading importers of Hand tools, the following: spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, billhooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry, Mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇳🇱 Netherlands. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 21.0% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were surging (16.8%) and exports rising (4.1%) compared to the previous year.