Imports
€8.8B
33.3M kg
Exports
€9.2B
31.7M kg
Balance
€379.2M
Surplus
Price/kg
€265.32/kg
From Jan 2022 to Mar 2026, extra-EU trade in Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters); microtomes, Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiation (UV, visible, IR) (NC8 90275000) was broadly balanced: €8.8B in imports and €9.2B in exports. The average import price was €265.32/kg.
In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were declining (-4.7%) while exports were rising (4.1%), signalling a structural market shift.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €3.2B | 35.8% |
| 2 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €2.0B | 23.1% |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €932.7M | 10.6% |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 China | €821.1M | 9.3% |
| 5 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | €712.7M | 8.1% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €1.8B | 19.9% |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.3B | 13.8% |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €868.2M | 9.4% |
| 4 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €320.1M | 3.5% |
| 5 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €241.0M | 2.6% |
| 6 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €120.9M | 1.3% |
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€265.32/kg
€290.71/kg
2,756
ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €3.2B | 8.2Mt | €386.29/kg | 41.2% | |
| 2 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €2.0B | 14.5Mt | €141.15/kg | 26.6% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €932.7M | 3.9Mt | €239.60/kg | 12.2% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 China | €821.1M | 3.0Mt | €269.77/kg | 10.7% | |
| 5 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | €712.7M | 897Kt | €794.20/kg | 9.3% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €1.8B | 4.5Mt | €407.95/kg | 39.3% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.3B | 3.6Mt | €349.37/kg | 27.4% | |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €868.2M | 2.3Mt | €370.75/kg | 18.6% | |
| 4 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €320.1M | 718Kt | €445.86/kg | 6.9% | |
| 5 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €241.0M | 552Kt | €436.27/kg | 5.2% | |
| 6 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €120.9M | 625Kt | €193.38/kg | 2.6% |