EU External Trade - Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns), Other

The main extra-EU suppliers of Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns), Other are 🇹🇷 Türkiye, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 United States. 🇹🇷 Türkiye leads with 37.0% of total imports (€11.8M). The HHI concentration index stands at 2307, indicating a Moderate market.

The main extra-EU export markets for Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns), Other are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇦 Ukraine. 🇺🇸 United States absorbs 44.0% of European exports (€26.0M).

Within the EU, 🇩🇪 Germany concentrates 45.7% of Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns), Other imports, well ahead of 🇵🇱 Poland (16.3%). The top importing member states are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇫🇷 France.

In 2025, imports were declining (-5.6%) and exports falling sharply (-26.5%) compared to the previous year.