EU External Trade - MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL, Sign-plates, nameplates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading|9405

Extra-EU sourcing of MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL, Sign-plates, nameplates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading|9405 is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 48.5% of imports (€208.6M), followed by 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (17.7%). With an HHI of 2839, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL, Sign-plates, nameplates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading|9405 to 5 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇺🇸 United States remains the largest client (11.1%, €58.0M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇭 Switzerland.

Within the EU, the leading importers of MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL, Sign-plates, nameplates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading|9405 are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇪 Ireland. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 22.8% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were declining (-4.4%) and exports stable (2.9%) compared to the previous year.