EU External Trade - MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL, Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying

Extra-EU sourcing of MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL, Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying is well diversified across 10 suppliers. The top five (🇨🇳 China, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 United States) account for 69.2% of the total. 🇨🇳 China leads with 26.1% (€162.8M). An HHI of 1285 confirms a Competitive market.

The EU exports MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL, Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying to 10 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇨🇳 China remains the largest client (21.0%, €335.9M), followed by 🇨🇳 China, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom.

Within the EU, the leading importers of MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL, Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying are 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇩🇪 Germany. 🇫🇷 France accounts for 16.7% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were declining (-3.2%) and exports stable (1.2%) compared to the previous year.