EU External Trade - ARMS AND AMMUNITION; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF, Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads

Extra-EU sourcing of ARMS AND AMMUNITION; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF, Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads is well diversified across 10 suppliers. The top five (🇺🇸 United States, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇹🇷 Türkiye) account for 69.5% of the total. 🇺🇸 United States leads with 28.2% (€1.8B). An HHI of 1430 confirms a Competitive market.

European exports of ARMS AND AMMUNITION; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF, Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads are concentrated on a few markets. 🇺🇦 Ukraine accounts for 65.6% (€6.9B), ahead of 🇺🇸 United States (9.2%). The top three destinations are 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom.

Within the EU, 🇵🇱 Poland concentrates 46.7% of ARMS AND AMMUNITION; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF, Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads imports, well ahead of 🇷🇴 Romania (7.3%). The top importing member states are 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇪🇸 Spain.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were surging (40.1%) while exports were falling sharply (-19.2%), signalling a structural market shift.