Imports
€25.4B
200.1M kg
Exports
€46.7B
291.9M kg
Balance
€21.3B
Surplus
Price/kg
€127.12/kg
Over the Jan 2022-Mar 2026 period, the EU recorded a trade surplus of €21.3B for OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF, Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; profile projectors (NC8 9031), a product with balanced trade flows. Exports reached €46.7B compared to €25.4B in imports. The average import price stood at €127.12/kg.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €5.5B | 21.6% |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €4.2B | 16.7% |
| 3 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €3.0B | 11.7% |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €2.4B | 9.5% |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €2.0B | 7.8% |
| 6 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | €565.9M | 2.2% |
| 7 | 🇮🇱 Israel | €361.1M | 1.4% |
| 8 | 🇨🇦 Canada | €347.4M | 1.4% |
| 9 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €89.8M | 0.4% |
| 10 | 🇮🇳 India | €18.8M | 0.1% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €10.1B | 21.7% |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €10.0B | 21.4% |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €3.2B | 6.8% |
| 4 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €1.7B | 3.6% |
| 5 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €989.5M | 2.1% |
| 6 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €929.0M | 2.0% |
| 7 | 🇮🇳 India | €790.4M | 1.7% |
| 8 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €684.5M | 1.5% |
| 9 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €287.9M | 0.6% |
| 10 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €153.6M | 0.3% |
€0
469.2K PST€0
23.7K PST+€0
€54.2K/PST
(€127.12/kg)€1972.1K/PST
(€159.94/kg)1,970
ModerateThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €5.5B | 17.8Mt | €308.43/kg | 29.7% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | €4.2B | 97.4Mt | €43.59/kg | 22.9% | |
| 3 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €3.0B | 16.4Mt | €181.60/kg | 16.1% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €2.4B | 6.8Mt | €358.20/kg | 13.1% | |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €2.0B | 11.1Mt | €178.12/kg | 10.7% | |
| 6 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | €565.9M | 770Kt | €735.14/kg | 3.1% | |
| 7 | 🇮🇱 Israel | €361.1M | 453Kt | €796.55/kg | 2.0% | |
| 8 | 🇨🇦 Canada | €347.4M | 426Kt | €815.43/kg | 1.9% | |
| 9 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €89.8M | 270Kt | €332.07/kg | 0.5% | |
| 10 | 🇮🇳 India | €18.8M | 182Kt | €103.70/kg | 0.1% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €10.1B | 63.5Mt | €159.69/kg | 35.2% | |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €10.0B | 53.6Mt | €186.89/kg | 34.7% | |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €3.2B | 30.0Mt | €106.54/kg | 11.1% | |
| 4 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €1.7B | 4.0Mt | €413.73/kg | 5.7% | |
| 5 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €989.5M | 2.0Mt | €496.76/kg | 3.4% | |
| 6 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €929.0M | 4.0Mt | €233.24/kg | 3.2% | |
| 7 | 🇮🇳 India | €790.4M | 8.3Mt | €95.02/kg | 2.7% | |
| 8 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €684.5M | 4.7Mt | €144.77/kg | 2.4% | |
| 9 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €287.9M | 1.1Mt | €266.51/kg | 1.0% | |
| 10 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €153.6M | 2.0Mt | €76.95/kg | 0.5% |