Imports
€3.6B
592.7M kg
Exports
€7.6B
538.0M kg
Balance
€4.0B
Surplus
Price/kg
€6.02/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €4.0B for NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; PARTS THEREOF, Machinery (other than machines of heading|8450) for washing, cleaning, wringing, drying, ironing, pressing (including fusing presses), bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile yarns, fabrics or made-up textile articles and machines for applying the paste to the base fabric or other support used in the manufacture of floor coverings such as linoleum; machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics (NC8 8451), a product with balanced trade flows. Exports reached €7.6B compared to €3.6B in imports. The average import price stood at €6.02/kg.
In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were rising (10.0%) while exports were declining (-3.3%), signalling a structural market shift.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €1.4B | 39.1% |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.3B | 36.5% |
| 3 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €214.0M | 6.0% |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €150.1M | 4.2% |
| 5 | 🇮🇳 India | €147.0M | 4.1% |
| 6 | 🇺🇸 United States | €88.6M | 2.5% |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €50.5M | 1.4% |
| 8 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | €43.6M | 1.2% |
| 9 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €11.8M | 0.3% |
| 10 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €866K | 0.0% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €869.1M | 11.5% |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €852.1M | 11.3% |
| 3 | 🇨🇳 China | €489.4M | 6.5% |
| 4 | 🇮🇳 India | €430.7M | 5.7% |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €429.3M | 5.7% |
| 6 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €275.2M | 3.6% |
| 7 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | €272.6M | 3.6% |
€0
2.6M PST€0
647.9K PST+€0
€1.4K/PST
(€6.02/kg)€11.7K/PST
(€14.04/kg)3,232
ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €1.4B | 263.9Mt | €5.29/kg | 41.0% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.3B | 220.4Mt | €5.91/kg | 38.2% | |
| 3 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €214.0M | 36.5Mt | €5.86/kg | 6.3% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €150.1M | 4.5Mt | €33.36/kg | 4.4% | |
| 5 | 🇮🇳 India | €147.0M | 14.9Mt | €9.84/kg | 4.3% | |
| 6 | 🇺🇸 United States | €88.6M | 11.1Mt | €8.00/kg | 2.6% | |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €50.5M | 7.1Mt | €7.14/kg | 1.5% | |
| 8 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | €43.6M | 3.8Mt | €11.44/kg | 1.3% | |
| 9 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €11.8M | 3.5Mt | €3.41/kg | 0.3% | |
| 10 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €866K | 12Kt | €73.23/kg | 0.0% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €869.1M | 92.7Mt | €9.38/kg | 22.6% | |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €852.1M | 44.7Mt | €19.08/kg | 22.2% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇳 China | €489.4M | 32.9Mt | €14.87/kg | 12.7% | |
| 4 | 🇮🇳 India | €430.7M | 19.0Mt | €22.63/kg | 11.2% | |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €429.3M | 44.8Mt | €9.58/kg | 11.2% | |
| 6 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €275.2M | 28.1Mt | €9.78/kg | 7.2% | |
| 7 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | €272.6M | 14.2Mt | €19.15/kg | 7.1% | |
| 8 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | €121.9M | 7.4Mt | €16.56/kg | 3.2% | |
| 9 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €55.1M | 3.4Mt | €16.40/kg | 1.4% | |
| 10 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €45.7M | 4.9Mt | €9.32/kg | 1.2% |
| 8 |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan |
| €121.9M |
| 1.6% |
| 9 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €55.1M | 0.7% |
| 10 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €45.7M | 0.6% |