EU External Trade - Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included, Other units of automatic data-processing machines

Extra-EU sourcing of Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included, Other units of automatic data-processing machines is highly concentrated. 🇹🇼 Taiwan captures 41.4% of imports (€15.7B), followed by 🇨🇳 China (36.9%). With an HHI of 3149, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The main extra-EU export markets for Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included, Other units of automatic data-processing machines are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇭 Switzerland. 🇺🇸 United States absorbs 43.1% of European exports (€6.4B).

Within the EU, 🇳🇱 Netherlands concentrates 53.6% of Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included, Other units of automatic data-processing machines imports, well ahead of 🇨🇿 Czechia (10.9%). The top importing member states are 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇵🇱 Poland.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were surging (26.5%) while exports were falling sharply (-16.7%), signalling a structural market shift.