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, Hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears

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, Hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 63.0% of imports (€112.5M), followed by 🇹🇼 Taiwan (23.9%). With an HHI of 4608, 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, Hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears to 6 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇳🇴 Norway remains the largest client (14.8%, €9.3M), followed by 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇦🇺 Australia.

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, Hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇫🇷 France. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 25.6% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were surging (33.8%) and exports rising (5.7%) compared to the previous year.