Imports
€4.5B
175.8M kg
Exports
€10.3B
182.9M kg
Balance
€5.8B
Surplus
Price/kg
€25.44/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €5.8B for ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT AND PARTS THEREOF; SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, TELEVISION IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF SUCH ARTICLES, Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets (NC8 8515), a product with balanced trade flows. Exports reached €10.3B compared to €4.5B in imports. The average import price stood at €25.44/kg.
In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were rising (10.6%) while exports were declining (-4.6%), signalling a structural market shift.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.8B | 40.3% |
| 2 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €899.9M | 20.1% |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €403.4M | 9.0% |
| 4 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €329.7M | 7.4% |
| 5 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €242.1M | 5.4% |
| 6 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €50.0M | 1.1% |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €48.3M | 1.1% |
| 8 | 🇨🇦 Canada | €43.0M | 1.0% |
| 9 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €15.2M | 0.3% |
| 10 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €10.3M | 0.2% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €2.6B | 25.3% |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.4B | 14.1% |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €617.6M | 6.0% |
| 4 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €554.5M | 5.4% |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €365.9M | 3.6% |
| 6 | 🇮🇳 India | €155.8M | 1.5% |
| 7 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €149.6M | 1.5% |
| 8 |
€0
7.8M PST€0
1.8M PST+€0
€576.41/PST
(€25.44/kg)€5.6K/PST
(€56.14/kg)2,973
ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.8B | 124.3Mt | €14.49/kg | 46.9% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €899.9M | 8.7Mt | €103.20/kg | 23.4% | |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €403.4M | 7.2Mt | €56.04/kg | 10.5% | |
| 4 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €329.7M | 6.4Mt | €51.23/kg | 8.6% | |
| 5 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €242.1M | 5.0Mt | €48.76/kg | 6.3% | |
| 6 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €50.0M | 1.1Mt | €44.36/kg | 1.3% | |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €48.3M | 1.9Mt | €25.22/kg | 1.3% | |
| 8 | 🇨🇦 Canada | €43.0M | 474Kt | €90.63/kg | 1.1% | |
| 9 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €15.2M | 184Kt | €82.79/kg | 0.4% | |
| 10 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €10.3M | 468Kt | €22.08/kg | 0.3% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €2.6B | 42.4Mt | €61.25/kg | 43.3% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.4B | 14.1Mt | €102.73/kg | 24.2% | |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €617.6M | 14.2Mt | €43.46/kg | 10.3% | |
| 4 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €554.5M | 9.7Mt | €56.98/kg | 9.2% | |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €365.9M | 8.5Mt | €42.99/kg | 6.1% | |
| 6 | 🇮🇳 India | €155.8M | 2.2Mt | €70.16/kg | 2.6% | |
| 7 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €149.6M | 2.1Mt | €69.60/kg | 2.5% | |
| 8 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €46.1M | 1.1Mt | €43.16/kg | 0.8% | |
| 9 | 🇶🇿 QZ | €30.9M | 884Kt | €35.00/kg | 0.5% | |
| 10 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €28.3M | 1.2Mt | €24.17/kg | 0.5% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| €46.1M |
| 0.4% |
| 9 | 🇶🇿 QZ | €30.9M | 0.3% |
| 10 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €28.3M | 0.3% |