EU External Trade - Machine tools for planing, shaping, slotting, broaching, gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing, sawing, cutting-off and other machine tools working by removing metal or cermets, not elsewhere specified or included, Shaping or slotting machines

Extra-EU sourcing of Machine tools for planing, shaping, slotting, broaching, gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing, sawing, cutting-off and other machine tools working by removing metal or cermets, not elsewhere specified or included, Shaping or slotting machines is highly concentrated. 🇹🇼 Taiwan captures 37.1% of imports (€1.7M), followed by 🇨🇳 China (34.6%). With an HHI of 2676, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The main extra-EU export markets for Machine tools for planing, shaping, slotting, broaching, gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing, sawing, cutting-off and other machine tools working by removing metal or cermets, not elsewhere specified or included, Shaping or slotting machines are 🇨🇳 China, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇹🇷 Türkiye. 🇨🇳 China absorbs 42.9% of European exports (€33.0M).

Within the EU, the leading importers of Machine tools for planing, shaping, slotting, broaching, gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing, sawing, cutting-off and other machine tools working by removing metal or cermets, not elsewhere specified or included, Shaping or slotting machines are 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France. 🇳🇱 Netherlands accounts for 23.3% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were declining (-6.1%) and exports falling sharply (-39.8%) compared to the previous year.