Imports
€288.6M
13.4M kg
Exports
€555.6M
20.8M kg
Balance
€267.1M
Surplus
Price/kg
€21.57/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €267.1M for Moulding boxes for metal foundry; mould bases; moulding patterns; moulds for metal (other than ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics, Moulds for glass (NC8 84805000), a product with balanced trade flows. Exports reached €555.6M compared to €288.6M in imports. The average import price stood at €21.57/kg.
| Value (EUR) |
|---|
| Share (%) |
|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €180.8M | 62.6% |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €79.5M | 27.6% |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €8.5M | 3.0% |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €4.1M | 1.4% |
| 5 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | €3.5M | 1.2% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €162.0M | 29.2% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €96.5M | 17.4% |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €47.7M | 8.6% |
| 4 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | €28.0M | 5.0% |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €26.4M | 4.8% |
| 6 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €6.2M | 1.1% |
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €180.8M | 9.8Mt | €18.47/kg | 65.4% | |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €79.5M | 2.0Mt | €39.01/kg | 28.8% | |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €8.5M | 289Kt | €29.50/kg | 3.1% | |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €4.1M | 119Kt | €34.16/kg | 1.5% | |
| 5 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | €3.5M | 241Kt | €14.37/kg | 1.3% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €162.0M | 4.3Mt | €37.82/kg | 44.2% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €96.5M | 3.8Mt | €25.43/kg | 26.3% | |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €47.7M | 4.2Mt | €11.38/kg | 13.0% | |
| 4 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | €28.0M | 1.3Mt | €21.44/kg | 7.6% | |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €26.4M | 51Kt | €515.49/kg | 7.2% | |
| 6 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €6.2M | 175Kt | €35.64/kg | 1.7% |