Imports
€154.0M
8.3M kg
Exports
€1.1B
37.7M kg
Balance
€899.6M
Surplus
Price/kg
€18.48/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €899.6M 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, Machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics (NC8 84515000), a predominantly exported product. Exports reached €1.1B compared to €154.0M in imports. The average import price stood at €18.48/kg.
In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were surging (17.0%) while exports were declining (-10.0%), signalling a structural market shift.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €75.0M | 48.7% |
| 2 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €29.4M | 19.1% |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €16.7M | 10.9% |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €9.9M | 6.5% |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €4.6M | 3.0% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €218.5M | 20.7% |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €84.8M | 8.0% |
| 3 | 🇮🇳 India | €72.2M | 6.9% |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 China | €71.2M | 6.8% |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €56.4M | 5.3% |
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€27.92/kg
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €75.0M | 5.1Mt | €14.80/kg | 55.3% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €29.4M | 906Kt | €32.41/kg | 21.7% | |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €16.7M | 1.0Mt | €15.99/kg | 12.3% | |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €9.9M | 262Kt | €37.95/kg | 7.3% | |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €4.6M | 221Kt | €20.69/kg | 3.4% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €218.5M | 6.9Mt | €31.51/kg | 43.4% | |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €84.8M | 3.3Mt | €26.02/kg | 16.9% | |
| 3 | 🇮🇳 India | €72.2M | 3.0Mt | €24.15/kg | 14.4% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 China | €71.2M | 2.3Mt | €31.06/kg | 14.2% | |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €56.4M | 2.1Mt | €27.39/kg | 11.2% |