EU External Trade - Operated by other light or photon beam processes, Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517, or parts of automatic data processing machines

Extra-EU sourcing of Operated by other light or photon beam processes, Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517, or parts of automatic data processing machines is highly concentrated. 🇹🇼 Taiwan captures 68.0% of imports (€2.8M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States (19.5%). With an HHI of 5071, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of Operated by other light or photon beam processes, Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517, or parts of automatic data processing machines are concentrated on a few markets. 🇺🇸 United States accounts for 61.4% (€2.1M), ahead of 🇰🇷 South Korea (11.3%). The top three destinations are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇨🇳 China.

Within the EU, 🇦🇹 Austria concentrates 59.7% of Operated by other light or photon beam processes, Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517, or parts of automatic data processing machines imports, well ahead of 🇩🇪 Germany (16.0%). The top importing member states are 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇹 Italy.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were falling sharply (-18.1%) while exports were surging (57.3%), signalling a structural market shift.