Imports
€2.7B
29.2M kg
Exports
€6.0B
29.4M kg
Balance
€3.3B
Surplus
Price/kg
€93.01/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €3.3B for OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF, Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, milometers, pedometers and the like; speed indicators and tachometers, other than those of heading|9014|or 9015; stroboscopes (NC8 9029), a product with balanced trade flows. Exports reached €6.0B compared to €2.7B in imports. The average import price stood at €93.01/kg.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.0B | 37.7% |
| 2 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €313.7M | 11.6% |
| 3 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | €250.9M | 9.2% |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €130.8M | 4.8% |
| 5 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | €110.1M | 4.1% |
| 6 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €70.8M | 2.6% |
| 7 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €69.7M | 2.6% |
| 8 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €58.4M | 2.1% |
| 9 | 🇽🇸 XS | €56.9M | 2.1% |
| 10 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €39.9M | 1.5% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €2.4B | 39.2% |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €845.5M | 14.0% |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €606.2M | 10.1% |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €380.5M | 6.3% |
| 5 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €142.2M | 2.4% |
| 6 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €84.8M | 1.4% |
| 7 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €64.3M | 1.1% |
| 8 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | €46.6M | 0.8% |
| 9 | 🇮🇳 India | €31.8M | 0.5% |
| 10 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | €8.2M | 0.1% |
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€93.01/kg
€204.83/kg
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.0B | 12.5Mt | €81.81/kg | 48.2% | |
| 2 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €313.7M | 3.0Mt | €104.20/kg | 14.8% | |
| 3 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | €250.9M | 4.7Mt | €53.60/kg | 11.8% | |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €130.8M | 701Kt | €186.73/kg | 6.2% | |
| 5 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | €110.1M | 861Kt | €127.91/kg | 5.2% | |
| 6 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €70.8M | 344Kt | €205.65/kg | 3.3% | |
| 7 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €69.7M | 283Kt | €246.40/kg | 3.3% | |
| 8 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €58.4M | 210Kt | €277.43/kg | 2.7% | |
| 9 | 🇽🇸 XS | €56.9M | 503Kt | €113.08/kg | 2.7% | |
| 10 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €39.9M | 432Kt | €92.21/kg | 1.9% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €2.4B | 6.3Mt | €371.46/kg | 51.6% | |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €845.5M | 3.9Mt | €218.95/kg | 18.5% | |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €606.2M | 3.6Mt | €168.55/kg | 13.3% | |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €380.5M | 3.8Mt | €100.30/kg | 8.3% | |
| 5 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €142.2M | 931Kt | €152.72/kg | 3.1% | |
| 6 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €84.8M | 248Kt | €341.89/kg | 1.9% | |
| 7 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €64.3M | 475Kt | €135.51/kg | 1.4% | |
| 8 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | €46.6M | 754Kt | €61.79/kg | 1.0% | |
| 9 | 🇮🇳 India | €31.8M | 107Kt | €295.88/kg | 0.7% | |
| 10 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | €8.2M | 80Kt | €103.57/kg | 0.2% |