Imports
€92.1B
6.0B kg
Exports
€59.3B
3.9B kg
Balance
€-32.7B
Deficit
Price/kg
€15.34/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €32.7B 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, Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors (NC8 8544), a product with balanced trade flows. Imports reached €92.1B versus €59.3B in exports. The average import cost stood at €15.34/kg.
In 2025, imports were rising (9.8%) and exports stable (2.0%) compared to the previous year.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €17.4B | 18.9% |
| 2 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | €15.6B | 16.9% |
| 3 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | €10.0B | 10.8% |
| 4 | 🇽🇸 XS | €7.1B | 7.7% |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €5.2B | 5.6% |
| 6 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €3.7B | 4.0% |
| 7 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | €2.5B | 2.7% |
| 8 | 🇺🇸 United States | €2.4B | 2.6% |
| 9 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €1.8B | 2.0% |
| 10 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | €1.1B | 1.2% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €8.7B | 14.6% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €8.6B | 14.6% |
| 3 | 🇨🇳 China | €3.5B | 5.9% |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €3.1B | 5.2% |
| 5 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | €1.9B | 3.3% |
| 6 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €1.4B | 2.3% |
| 7 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €1.4B | 2.3% |
| 8 |
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ModerateThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €17.4B | 1.5Bt | €11.87/kg | 26.1% | |
| 2 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | €15.6B | 763.5Mt | €20.41/kg | 23.3% | |
| 3 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | €10.0B | 488.6Mt | €20.41/kg | 14.9% | |
| 4 | 🇽🇸 XS | €7.1B | 299.3Mt | €23.78/kg | 10.7% | |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €5.2B | 816.1Mt | €6.36/kg | 7.8% | |
| 6 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €3.7B | 199.0Mt | €18.68/kg | 5.6% | |
| 7 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | €2.5B | 100.1Mt | €25.22/kg | 3.8% | |
| 8 | 🇺🇸 United States | €2.4B | 23.8Mt | €98.88/kg | 3.5% | |
| 9 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €1.8B | 133.3Mt | €13.86/kg | 2.8% | |
| 10 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | €1.1B | 204.1Mt | €5.20/kg | 1.6% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €8.7B | 385.5Mt | €22.53/kg | 27.2% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €8.6B | 706.9Mt | €12.23/kg | 27.1% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇳 China | €3.5B | 119.8Mt | €29.41/kg | 11.1% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €3.1B | 208.8Mt | €14.87/kg | 9.7% | |
| 5 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | €1.9B | 139.3Mt | €13.89/kg | 6.1% | |
| 6 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €1.4B | 184.2Mt | €7.44/kg | 4.3% | |
| 7 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €1.4B | 81.0Mt | €16.85/kg | 4.3% | |
| 8 | 🇽🇸 XS | €1.2B | 111.8Mt | €10.88/kg | 3.8% | |
| 9 | 🇶🇼 QW | €1.1B | 106.2Mt | €10.81/kg | 3.6% | |
| 10 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | €871.5M | 50.6Mt | €17.23/kg | 2.7% |
| 🇽🇸 XS |
| €1.2B |
| 2.1% |
| 9 | 🇶🇼 QW | €1.1B | 1.9% |
| 10 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | €871.5M | 1.5% |