Imports
€111.8M
39.2M kg
Exports
€516.7M
44.7M kg
Balance
€404.9M
Surplus
Price/kg
€2.86/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €404.9M for 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, Ironing machines and presses (including fusing presses) (NC8 84513000), a predominantly exported product. Exports reached €516.7M compared to €111.8M in imports. The average import price stood at €2.86/kg.
In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were surging (22.5%) while exports were declining (-3.8%), signalling a structural market shift.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €66.1M | 59.1% |
| 2 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €11.8M | 10.5% |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €9.6M | 8.6% |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €7.3M | 6.5% |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €4.7M | 4.2% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €83.4M | 16.1% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €61.6M | 11.9% |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €32.1M | 6.2% |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €19.3M | 3.7% |
| 5 | 🇦🇺 Australia | €13.3M | 2.6% |
| 6 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | €7.1M | 1.4% |
€0
2.6M PST€0
647.9K PST+€0
€43.58/PST
(€2.86/kg)€797.52/PST
(€11.56/kg)4,727
ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €66.1M | 10.6Mt | €6.23/kg | 66.5% | |
| 2 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €11.8M | 3.5Mt | €3.41/kg | 11.8% | |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €9.6M | 7.4Mt | €1.29/kg | 9.6% | |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €7.3M | 1.8Mt | €4.10/kg | 7.3% | |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €4.7M | 607Kt | €7.78/kg | 4.7% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €83.4M | 7.7Mt | €10.84/kg | 38.5% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €61.6M | 3.9Mt | €15.81/kg | 28.4% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €32.1M | 2.0Mt | €16.43/kg | 14.8% | |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €19.3M | 2.1Mt | €9.28/kg | 8.9% | |
| 5 | 🇦🇺 Australia | €13.3M | 1.8Mt | €7.20/kg | 6.1% | |
| 6 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | €7.1M | 615Kt | €11.52/kg | 3.3% |