Imports
€3.3B
710.0M kg
Exports
€10.4B
708.7M kg
Balance
€7.1B
Surplus
Price/kg
€4.63/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €7.1B for NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; PARTS THEREOF, Machine tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills); machine tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches); presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above (NC8 8462), a predominantly exported product. Exports reached €10.4B compared to €3.3B in imports. The average import price stood at €4.63/kg.
In 2025, imports were declining (-3.8%) and exports declining (-6.6%) compared to the previous year.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €763.7M | 23.2% |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €636.2M | 19.4% |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €583.0M | 17.7% |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €335.4M | 10.2% |
| 5 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €239.7M | 7.3% |
| 6 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €144.5M | 4.4% |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €144.4M | 4.4% |
| 8 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €45.6M | 1.4% |
| 9 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €9.5M | 0.3% |
| 10 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | €4.0M | 0.1% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €3.2B | 30.9% |
| 2 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €877.1M | 8.5% |
| 3 | 🇨🇳 China | €869.4M | 8.4% |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €549.6M | 5.3% |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €394.6M | 3.8% |
| 6 | 🇮🇳 India | €368.2M | 3.6% |
| 7 | 🇨🇦 Canada | €159.3M | 1.5% |
| 8 |
€0
953.9M PST€0
1.1M PST+€0
€3.45/PST
(€4.63/kg)€9.3K/PST
(€14.61/kg)1,826
ModerateThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €763.7M | 199.9Mt | €3.82/kg | 26.3% | |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €636.2M | 189.6Mt | €3.35/kg | 21.9% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €583.0M | 64.6Mt | €9.02/kg | 20.1% | |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €335.4M | 43.4Mt | €7.73/kg | 11.5% | |
| 5 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €239.7M | 16.5Mt | €14.57/kg | 8.2% | |
| 6 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €144.5M | 12.4Mt | €11.69/kg | 5.0% | |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €144.4M | 85.7Mt | €1.68/kg | 5.0% | |
| 8 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €45.6M | 4.4Mt | €10.41/kg | 1.6% | |
| 9 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €9.5M | 309Kt | €30.72/kg | 0.3% | |
| 10 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | €4.0M | 52Kt | €76.92/kg | 0.1% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €3.2B | 168.9Mt | €18.96/kg | 47.7% | |
| 2 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €877.1M | 53.4Mt | €16.42/kg | 13.1% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇳 China | €869.4M | 35.3Mt | €24.60/kg | 12.9% | |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €549.6M | 53.4Mt | €10.29/kg | 8.2% | |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €394.6M | 28.4Mt | €13.90/kg | 5.9% | |
| 6 | 🇮🇳 India | €368.2M | 42.2Mt | €8.72/kg | 5.5% | |
| 7 | 🇨🇦 Canada | €159.3M | 8.2Mt | €19.31/kg | 2.4% | |
| 8 | 🇦🇺 Australia | €113.9M | 7.4Mt | €15.32/kg | 1.7% | |
| 9 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €106.6M | 8.7Mt | €12.28/kg | 1.6% | |
| 10 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | €78.9M | 8.1Mt | €9.74/kg | 1.2% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia |
| €113.9M |
| 1.1% |
| 9 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €106.6M | 1.0% |
| 10 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | €78.9M | 0.8% |