Imports
€94.6B
19.4B kg
Exports
€31.8B
934.2M kg
Balance
€-62.8B
Deficit
Price/kg
€4.87/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €62.8B 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, Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light-emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals (NC8 8541), a predominantly imported product. Imports reached €94.6B versus €31.8B in exports. The average import cost stood at €4.87/kg.
In 2025, imports were falling sharply (-16.8%) and exports stable (0.8%) compared to the previous year.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €72.9B | 77.1% |
| 2 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €5.6B | 5.9% |
| 3 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €3.5B | 3.7% |
| 4 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €2.1B | 2.2% |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | €1.6B | 1.7% |
| 6 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | €1.3B | 1.4% |
| 7 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €713.6M | 0.8% |
| 8 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | €344.6M | 0.4% |
| 9 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | €280.1M | 0.3% |
| 10 | 🇮🇱 Israel | €170.8M | 0.2% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €6.5B | 20.3% |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €4.0B | 12.5% |
| 3 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €3.1B | 9.7% |
| 4 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | €2.5B | 7.9% |
| 5 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | €2.4B | 7.5% |
| 6 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €1.3B | 4.0% |
| 7 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €1.2B | 3.6% |
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€4.87/kg
€34.00/kg
6,842
ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €72.9B | 19.0Bt | €3.83/kg | 82.3% | |
| 2 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €5.6B | 76.2Mt | €73.59/kg | 6.3% | |
| 3 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €3.5B | 8.6Mt | €405.22/kg | 3.9% | |
| 4 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €2.1B | 33.2Mt | €63.30/kg | 2.4% | |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | €1.6B | 2.3Mt | €714.36/kg | 1.8% | |
| 6 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | €1.3B | 5.8Mt | €233.46/kg | 1.5% | |
| 7 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €713.6M | 2.6Mt | €271.26/kg | 0.8% | |
| 8 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | €344.6M | 74.6Mt | €4.62/kg | 0.4% | |
| 9 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | €280.1M | 60.8Mt | €4.61/kg | 0.3% | |
| 10 | 🇮🇱 Israel | €170.8M | 14Kt | €12.6K/kg | 0.2% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €6.5B | 9.5Mt | €678.43/kg | 28.8% | |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €4.0B | 35.8Mt | €110.69/kg | 17.7% | |
| 3 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €3.1B | 697Kt | €4.4K/kg | 13.8% | |
| 4 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | €2.5B | 466Kt | €5.4K/kg | 11.3% | |
| 5 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | €2.4B | 4.3Mt | €558.85/kg | 10.6% | |
| 6 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €1.3B | 224.2Mt | €5.73/kg | 5.7% | |
| 7 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €1.2B | 151.3Mt | €7.61/kg | 5.1% | |
| 8 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €934.5M | 70Kt | €13.3K/kg | 4.2% | |
| 9 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €308.6M | 652Kt | €473.02/kg | 1.4% | |
| 10 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | €297.2M | 52Kt | €5.7K/kg | 1.3% |
| 8 |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
| €934.5M |
| 2.9% |
| 9 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €308.6M | 1.0% |
| 10 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | €297.2M | 0.9% |