Imports
€295.1M
30.1M kg
Exports
€406.6M
22.9M kg
Balance
€111.5M
Surplus
Price/kg
€9.79/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €111.5M for Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machines of headings|8456|to 8465) for preparing or making plates, cylinders or other printing components; plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished), Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) (NC8 84425000), a product with balanced trade flows. Exports reached €406.6M compared to €295.1M in imports. The average import price stood at €9.79/kg.
In 2025, imports were declining (-8.4%) and exports stable (0.7%) compared to the previous year.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €112.3M | 38.1% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €45.4M | 15.4% |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €41.9M | 14.2% |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 China | €41.2M | 14.0% |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | €28.7M | 9.7% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €55.1M | 13.5% |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €53.3M | 13.1% |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €37.3M | 9.2% |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €35.3M | 8.7% |
| 5 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €30.1M | 7.4% |
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €112.3M | 3.6Mt | €31.21/kg | 41.7% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €45.4M | 2.7Mt | €16.67/kg | 16.9% | |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €41.9M | 9.3Mt | €4.49/kg | 15.5% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 China | €41.2M | 7.3Mt | €5.62/kg | 15.3% | |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | €28.7M | 1.5Mt | €18.67/kg | 10.7% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €55.1M | 5.3Mt | €10.33/kg | 26.1% | |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €53.3M | 1.1Mt | €47.73/kg | 25.3% | |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €37.3M | 2.7Mt | €13.93/kg | 17.7% | |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €35.3M | 2.1Mt | €17.09/kg | 16.7% | |
| 5 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €30.1M | 3.4Mt | €8.87/kg | 14.3% |