EU External Trade - TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, OF BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL, Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading|8208, and blades therefor

Extra-EU sourcing of TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, OF BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL, Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading|8208, and blades therefor is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 63.2% of imports (€1.5B), followed by 🇨🇭 Switzerland (14.1%). With an HHI of 4278, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, OF BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL, Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading|8208, and blades therefor to 10 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇺🇸 United States remains the largest client (35.0%, €408.5M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇭 Switzerland.

Within the EU, the leading importers of TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, OF BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL, Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading|8208, and blades therefor are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇫🇷 France. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 35.6% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were stable (0.5%) and exports rising (4.3%) compared to the previous year.