Imports
€215.4M
117.6M kg
Exports
€171.9M
44.4M kg
Balance
€-43.5M
Deficit
Price/kg
€1.83/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €43.5M for Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips, indexing tags and similar office articles, of base metal; staples in strips (for example, for offices, upholstery, packaging), of base metal, Staples in strips (NC8 83052000), a product with balanced trade flows. Imports reached €215.4M versus €171.9M in exports. The average import cost stood at €1.83/kg.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €176.8M | 82.1% |
| 2 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €21.5M | 10.0% |
| 3 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €3.6M | 1.7% |
| 4 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €3.2M | 1.5% |
| 5 | 🇮🇳 India | €3.2M | 1.5% |
| 6 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €388K | 0.2% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €64.4M | 37.5% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €22.5M | 13.1% |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €14.8M | 8.6% |
| 4 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €6.6M | 3.8% |
| 5 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €6.4M | 3.7% |
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €176.8M | 107.8Mt | €1.64/kg | 84.7% | |
| 2 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €21.5M | 4.3Mt | €5.02/kg | 10.3% | |
| 3 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €3.6M | 719Kt | €5.03/kg | 1.7% | |
| 4 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €3.2M | 2.0Mt | €1.65/kg | 1.5% | |
| 5 | 🇮🇳 India | €3.2M | 660Kt | €4.85/kg | 1.5% | |
| 6 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €388K | 36Kt | €10.65/kg | 0.2% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €64.4M | 20.5Mt | €3.14/kg | 56.1% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €22.5M | 4.4Mt | €5.06/kg | 19.6% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €14.8M | 3.3Mt | €4.48/kg | 12.9% | |
| 4 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €6.6M | 3.1Mt | €2.10/kg | 5.7% | |
| 5 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €6.4M | 819Kt | €7.88/kg | 5.6% |