EU External Trade - 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, Optical fibre cables

Extra-EU sourcing of 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, Optical fibre cables is well diversified across 6 suppliers. The top five (🇨🇳 China, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇮🇳 India) account for 66.6% of the total. 🇨🇳 China leads with 34.6% (€1.4B). An HHI of 1499 confirms a Competitive market.

The EU exports 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, Optical fibre cables to 5 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom remains the largest client (19.4%, €905.2M), followed by 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇶🇼 QW, 🇺🇸 United States.

Within the EU, the leading importers of 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, Optical fibre cables are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇫🇷 France. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 24.1% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were surging (29.2%) and exports rising (10.0%) compared to the previous year.