Imports
€5.3B
1.1B kg
Exports
€17.6B
1.5B kg
Balance
€12.3B
Surplus
Price/kg
€5.07/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €12.3B for NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; PARTS THEREOF, Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances, in solid (including powder or paste) form; machinery for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid mineral fuels, ceramic paste, unhardened cements, plastering materials or other mineral products in powder or paste form; machines for forming foundry moulds of sand (NC8 8474), a predominantly exported product. Exports reached €17.6B compared to €5.3B in imports. The average import price stood at €5.07/kg.
In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were rising (14.5%) while exports were declining (-4.7%), signalling a structural market shift.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €1.4B | 26.6% |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.3B | 25.0% |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €815.0M | 15.3% |
| 4 | 🇮🇳 India | €524.0M | 9.8% |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | €225.1M | 4.2% |
| 6 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €190.6M | 3.6% |
| 7 | 🇽🇸 XS | €19.7M | 0.4% |
| 8 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €2.8M | 0.1% |
| 9 | 🇶🇼 QW | €2.0M | 0.0% |
| 10 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €361K | 0.0% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €3.3B | 18.7% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €1.1B | 6.4% |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €713.8M | 4.1% |
| 4 | 🇮🇳 India | €563.0M | 3.2% |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €406.7M | 2.3% |
| 6 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €255.2M | 1.4% |
| 7 | 🇦🇺 Australia | €250.6M | 1.4% |
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ModerateThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €1.4B | 198.6Mt | €7.15/kg | 31.3% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.3B | 379.3Mt | €3.52/kg | 29.4% | |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €815.0M | 163.6Mt | €4.98/kg | 18.0% | |
| 4 | 🇮🇳 India | €524.0M | 137.8Mt | €3.80/kg | 11.6% | |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | €225.1M | 9.3Mt | €24.28/kg | 5.0% | |
| 6 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €190.6M | 16.3Mt | €11.69/kg | 4.2% | |
| 7 | 🇽🇸 XS | €19.7M | 4.4Mt | €4.45/kg | 0.4% | |
| 8 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €2.8M | 209Kt | €13.60/kg | 0.1% | |
| 9 | 🇶🇼 QW | €2.0M | 351Kt | €5.64/kg | 0.0% | |
| 10 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €361K | 26Kt | €13.66/kg | 0.0% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €3.3B | 253.5Mt | €13.01/kg | 47.2% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €1.1B | 112.7Mt | €9.93/kg | 16.0% | |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €713.8M | 52.8Mt | €13.51/kg | 10.2% | |
| 4 | 🇮🇳 India | €563.0M | 42.1Mt | €13.37/kg | 8.1% | |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €406.7M | 19.5Mt | €20.90/kg | 5.8% | |
| 6 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €255.2M | 28.0Mt | €9.12/kg | 3.7% | |
| 7 | 🇦🇺 Australia | €250.6M | 20.0Mt | €12.52/kg | 3.6% | |
| 8 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €136.2M | 17.3Mt | €7.86/kg | 1.9% | |
| 9 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €125.0M | 8.5Mt | €14.74/kg | 1.8% | |
| 10 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | €122.3M | 6.7Mt | €18.29/kg | 1.8% |
| 8 |
| 🇳🇴 Norway |
| €136.2M |
| 0.8% |
| 9 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €125.0M | 0.7% |
| 10 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | €122.3M | 0.7% |