EU External Trade - Base-metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like; base-metal hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures; castors with mountings of base metal; automatic door closers of base metal, Other mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for motor vehicles

Extra-EU sourcing of Base-metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like; base-metal hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures; castors with mountings of base metal; automatic door closers of base metal, Other mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for motor vehicles is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 50.2% of imports (€1.3B), followed by 🇹🇷 Türkiye (13.3%). With an HHI of 2848, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports Base-metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like; base-metal hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures; castors with mountings of base metal; automatic door closers of base metal, Other mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for motor vehicles to 5 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇨🇳 China remains the largest client (19.2%, €559.1M), followed by 🇨🇳 China, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom.

Within the EU, the leading importers of Base-metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like; base-metal hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures; castors with mountings of base metal; automatic door closers of base metal, Other mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for motor vehicles are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 31.6% of EU imports.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were rising (4.3%) while exports were declining (-9.0%), signalling a structural market shift.