Imports
€1.5B
105.0M kg
Exports
€6.0B
143.6M kg
Balance
€4.5B
Surplus
Price/kg
€14.40/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €4.5B for NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; PARTS THEREOF, Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of heading|8444, 8445, 8446|or 8447|(for example, dobbies, jacquards, automatic stop motions, shuttle changing mechanisms); parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of this heading or of heading|8444, 8445, 8446|or 8447|(for example, spindles and spindle flyers, card clothing, combs, extruding nipples, shuttles, healds and heald-frames, hosiery needles) (NC8 8448), a predominantly exported product. Exports reached €6.0B compared to €1.5B in imports. The average import price stood at €14.40/kg.
In 2025, imports were declining (-4.1%) and exports declining (-11.9%) compared to the previous year.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €597.0M | 39.5% |
| 2 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €336.4M | 22.2% |
| 3 | 🇮🇳 India | €130.8M | 8.6% |
| 4 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €59.7M | 3.9% |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | €43.1M | 2.9% |
| 6 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | €42.9M | 2.8% |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €36.0M | 2.4% |
| 8 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | €29.0M | 1.9% |
| 9 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €28.7M | 1.9% |
| 10 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €20.1M | 1.3% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.4B | 23.9% |
| 2 | 🇮🇳 India | €655.5M | 11.0% |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €522.0M | 8.8% |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €505.3M | 8.5% |
| 5 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | €485.7M | 8.1% |
| 6 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €149.6M | 2.5% |
| 7 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €138.2M | 2.3% |
| 8 |
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €597.0M | 63.4Mt | €9.42/kg | 45.1% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €336.4M | 8.0Mt | €42.04/kg | 25.4% | |
| 3 | 🇮🇳 India | €130.8M | 12.2Mt | €10.74/kg | 9.9% | |
| 4 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €59.7M | 368Kt | €162.17/kg | 4.5% | |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | €43.1M | 673Kt | €64.11/kg | 3.3% | |
| 6 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | €42.9M | 1.8Mt | €23.29/kg | 3.2% | |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €36.0M | 1.3Mt | €27.87/kg | 2.7% | |
| 8 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | €29.0M | 250Kt | €116.11/kg | 2.2% | |
| 9 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €28.7M | 6.4Mt | €4.47/kg | 2.2% | |
| 10 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €20.1M | 1.9Mt | €10.65/kg | 1.5% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.4B | 39.7Mt | €35.98/kg | 35.5% | |
| 2 | 🇮🇳 India | €655.5M | 19.4Mt | €33.70/kg | 16.3% | |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €522.0M | 8.1Mt | €64.52/kg | 13.0% | |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €505.3M | 10.6Mt | €47.59/kg | 12.6% | |
| 5 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | €485.7M | 1.1Mt | €447.46/kg | 12.1% | |
| 6 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €149.6M | 5.6Mt | €26.52/kg | 3.7% | |
| 7 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €138.2M | 7.0Mt | €19.89/kg | 3.4% | |
| 8 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | €57.8M | 1.7Mt | €34.43/kg | 1.4% | |
| 9 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | €40.7M | 1.3Mt | €30.71/kg | 1.0% | |
| 10 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €36.9M | 773Kt | €47.67/kg | 0.9% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan |
| €57.8M |
| 1.0% |
| 9 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | €40.7M | 0.7% |
| 10 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €36.9M | 0.6% |