Imports
€38.7B
4.8B kg
Exports
€23.0B
1.5B kg
Balance
€-15.7B
Deficit
Price/kg
€8.05/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €15.7B 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 instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space-heating apparatus and soil-heating apparatus; electrothermic hairdressing apparatus (for example, hairdryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other electrothermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading|8545 (NC8 8516), a product with balanced trade flows. Imports reached €38.7B versus €23.0B in exports. The average import cost stood at €8.05/kg.
In 2025, imports were stable (-0.0%) and exports stable (-1.2%) compared to the previous year.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €25.9B | 67.0% |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €3.0B | 7.8% |
| 3 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | €1.6B | 4.1% |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €1.1B | 2.9% |
| 5 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €888.5M | 2.3% |
| 6 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €875.1M | 2.3% |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €802.9M | 2.1% |
| 8 | 🇺🇸 United States | €520.9M | 1.3% |
| 9 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | €473.1M | 1.2% |
| 10 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €467.1M | 1.2% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €3.3B | 14.4% |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €2.7B | 11.9% |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €2.1B | 9.2% |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €1.1B | 4.8% |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €916.3M | 4.0% |
| 6 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €701.5M | 3.1% |
| 7 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €658.7M | 2.9% |
€0
1.4B PST€0
184.1M PST€0
€27.95/PST
(€8.05/kg)€124.88/PST
(€15.60/kg)5,406
ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €25.9B | 3.6Bt | €7.27/kg | 72.7% | |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €3.0B | 570.5Mt | €5.28/kg | 8.4% | |
| 3 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | €1.6B | 29.8Mt | €53.08/kg | 4.4% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €1.1B | 35.5Mt | €31.75/kg | 3.2% | |
| 5 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €888.5M | 140.8Mt | €6.31/kg | 2.5% | |
| 6 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €875.1M | 64.4Mt | €13.59/kg | 2.5% | |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €802.9M | 57.3Mt | €14.01/kg | 2.3% | |
| 8 | 🇺🇸 United States | €520.9M | 12.5Mt | €41.68/kg | 1.5% | |
| 9 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | €473.1M | 42.9Mt | €11.04/kg | 1.3% | |
| 10 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €467.1M | 104.5Mt | €4.47/kg | 1.3% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €3.3B | 270.3Mt | €12.23/kg | 25.6% | |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €2.7B | 108.0Mt | €25.39/kg | 21.2% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €2.1B | 100.0Mt | €21.13/kg | 16.4% | |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €1.1B | 71.6Mt | €15.47/kg | 8.6% | |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €916.3M | 33.0Mt | €27.74/kg | 7.1% | |
| 6 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €701.5M | 72.1Mt | €9.73/kg | 5.4% | |
| 7 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €658.7M | 41.9Mt | €15.71/kg | 5.1% | |
| 8 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €592.2M | 52.5Mt | €11.28/kg | 4.6% | |
| 9 | 🇦🇺 Australia | €568.9M | 33.9Mt | €16.76/kg | 4.4% | |
| 10 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | €203.5M | 20.7Mt | €9.82/kg | 1.6% |
| 8 |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| €592.2M |
| 2.6% |
| 9 | 🇦🇺 Australia | €568.9M | 2.5% |
| 10 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | €203.5M | 0.9% |