EU External Trade - Ball or roller bearings, Needle roller bearings, including cage and needle roller assemblies

Extra-EU sourcing of Ball or roller bearings, Needle roller bearings, including cage and needle roller assemblies is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 45.4% of imports (€194.4M), followed by 🇯🇵 Japan (24.1%). With an HHI of 2878, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports Ball or roller bearings, Needle roller bearings, including cage and needle roller assemblies to 5 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇺🇸 United States remains the largest client (18.4%, €151.4M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States, 🇨🇳 China, 🇲🇽 Mexico.

Within the EU, the leading importers of Ball or roller bearings, Needle roller bearings, including cage and needle roller assemblies are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇳🇱 Netherlands. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 34.3% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were stable (0.5%) and exports stable (-1.7%) compared to the previous year.