Imports
€1.5B
46.0M kg
Exports
€2.1B
38.6M kg
Balance
€599.5M
Surplus
Price/kg
€32.32/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €599.5M for Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures, Tubular metal needles (NC8 90183210), a product with balanced trade flows. Exports reached €2.1B compared to €1.5B in imports. The average import price stood at €32.32/kg.
| €327.5M |
| 22.0% |
| 2 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €319.6M | 21.5% |
| 3 | 🇨🇳 China | €271.9M | 18.3% |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €123.8M | 8.3% |
| 5 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €94.6M | 6.4% |
| 6 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | €24.0M | 1.6% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €890.9M | 42.7% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €212.6M | 10.2% |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €151.2M | 7.2% |
| 4 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €74.1M | 3.6% |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €70.3M | 3.4% |
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€32.32/kg
€53.97/kg
2,285
ModerateThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €327.5M | 5.3Mt | €61.97/kg | 28.2% | |
| 2 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €319.6M | 7.0Mt | €45.86/kg | 27.5% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇳 China | €271.9M | 17.9Mt | €15.16/kg | 23.4% | |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €123.8M | 4.6Mt | €27.12/kg | 10.7% | |
| 5 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €94.6M | 1.6Mt | €60.12/kg | 8.1% | |
| 6 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | €24.0M | 1.1Mt | €22.50/kg | 2.1% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €890.9M | 12.6Mt | €70.71/kg | 63.7% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €212.6M | 3.6Mt | €59.59/kg | 15.2% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €151.2M | 2.8Mt | €54.59/kg | 10.8% | |
| 4 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €74.1M | 2.1Mt | €35.68/kg | 5.3% | |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | €70.3M | 769Kt | €91.39/kg | 5.0% |