Imports
€2.7B
408.3M kg
Exports
€7.0B
1.1B kg
Balance
€4.3B
Surplus
Price/kg
€6.62/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €4.3B for MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL, Stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers), capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories, of base metal (NC8 8309), a predominantly exported product. Exports reached €7.0B compared to €2.7B in imports. The average import price stood at €6.62/kg.
| # |
|---|
| Country |
|---|
| Value (EUR) |
|---|
| Share (%) |
|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €940.4M | 34.8% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €718.1M | 26.6% |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €241.5M | 8.9% |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €212.9M | 7.9% |
| 5 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €194.1M | 7.2% |
| 6 | 🇽🇸 XS | €64.6M | 2.4% |
| 7 | 🇶🇼 QW | €52K | 0.0% |
| 8 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | €1K | 0.0% |
| 9 | 🇮🇳 India | €71 | 0.0% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €2.0B | 28.4% |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €972.2M | 14.0% |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €381.3M | 5.5% |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €379.8M | 5.5% |
| 5 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | €140.5M | 2.0% |
| 6 | 🇽🇸 XS | €59.1M | 0.8% |
| 7 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €34.4M | 0.5% |
| 8 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | €30.8M | 0.4% |
| 9 | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | €17.6M | 0.3% |
| 10 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | €13.6M | 0.2% |
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €940.4M | 129.5Mt | €7.26/kg | 39.7% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €718.1M | 79.1Mt | €9.08/kg | 30.3% | |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €241.5M | 19.5Mt | €12.37/kg | 10.2% | |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €212.9M | 77.0Mt | €2.76/kg | 9.0% | |
| 5 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €194.1M | 33.5Mt | €5.79/kg | 8.2% | |
| 6 | 🇽🇸 XS | €64.6M | 9.0Mt | €7.17/kg | 2.7% | |
| 7 | 🇶🇼 QW | €52K | 12Kt | €4.22/kg | 0.0% | |
| 8 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | €1K | 108 | €11.74/kg | 0.0% | |
| 9 | 🇮🇳 India | €71 | 21 | €3.38/kg | 0.0% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €2.0B | 350.0Mt | €5.64/kg | 49.3% | |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €972.2M | 130.8Mt | €7.43/kg | 24.3% | |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €381.3M | 61.1Mt | €6.24/kg | 9.5% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €379.8M | 48.8Mt | €7.78/kg | 9.5% | |
| 5 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | €140.5M | 31.0Mt | €4.53/kg | 3.5% | |
| 6 | 🇽🇸 XS | €59.1M | 8.4Mt | €7.06/kg | 1.5% | |
| 7 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €34.4M | 3.3Mt | €10.58/kg | 0.9% | |
| 8 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | €30.8M | 8.9Mt | €3.47/kg | 0.8% | |
| 9 | 🇨🇮 CI | €17.6M | 5.9Mt | €3.00/kg | 0.4% | |
| 10 | 🇨🇲 CM | €13.6M | 4.7Mt | €2.86/kg | 0.3% |