EU External Trade - TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, OF BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL, Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor

Extra-EU sourcing of TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, OF BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL, Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 71.7% of imports (€341.7M), followed by 🇵🇰 Pakistan (7.4%). With an HHI of 5263, 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, Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor to 5 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇺🇸 United States remains the largest client (18.5%, €35.4M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom.

Within the EU, the leading importers of TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, OF BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL, Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇫🇷 France. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 29.7% of EU imports.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were rising (3.4%) while exports were declining (-7.6%), signalling a structural market shift.