EU External Trade - Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading|8442, Gravure printing machinery

The main extra-EU suppliers of Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading|8442, Gravure printing machinery are 🇨🇳 China, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇨🇭 Switzerland. 🇨🇳 China leads with 31.2% of total imports (€10.3M). The HHI concentration index stands at 2161, indicating a Moderate market.

The EU exports Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading|8442, Gravure printing machinery to 7 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇮🇳 India remains the largest client (13.2%, €41.4M), followed by 🇮🇳 India, 🇹🇷 Türkiye, 🇵🇰 Pakistan.

Within the EU, the leading importers of Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading|8442, Gravure printing machinery are 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇷🇴 Romania. 🇨🇿 Czechia accounts for 19.1% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were surging (170.9%) and exports rising (7.8%) compared to the previous year.