EU External Trade - NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; PARTS THEREOF, Moulding boxes for metal foundry; mould bases; moulding patterns; moulds for metal (other than ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics

Extra-EU sourcing of NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; PARTS THEREOF, Moulding boxes for metal foundry; mould bases; moulding patterns; moulds for metal (other than ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 60.5% of imports (€5.9B), followed by 🇨🇭 Switzerland (11.0%). With an HHI of 3839, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; PARTS THEREOF, Moulding boxes for metal foundry; mould bases; moulding patterns; moulds for metal (other than ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics to 10 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇺🇸 United States remains the largest client (22.9%, €2.1B), followed by 🇺🇸 United States, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇨🇭 Switzerland.

Within the EU, the leading importers of NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; PARTS THEREOF, Moulding boxes for metal foundry; mould bases; moulding patterns; moulds for metal (other than ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇫🇷 France. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 29.4% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were rising (14.7%) and exports rising (3.6%) compared to the previous year.