Imports
€3.4B
285.5M kg
Exports
€2.6B
87.1M kg
Balance
€-736.1M
Deficit
Price/kg
€11.81/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €736.1M for MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, Ballpoint pens; felt-tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers; fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating stylos; propelling or sliding pencils; pen-holders, pencil-holders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading|9609 (NC8 9608), a product with balanced trade flows. Imports reached €3.4B versus €2.6B in exports. The average import cost stood at €11.81/kg.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.9B | 57.4% |
| 2 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €645.4M | 19.1% |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €175.2M | 5.2% |
| 4 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | €74.9M | 2.2% |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | €66.5M | 2.0% |
| 6 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €50.6M | 1.5% |
| 7 | 🇮🇳 India | €45.8M | 1.4% |
| 8 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €41.2M | 1.2% |
| 9 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €26.7M | 0.8% |
| 10 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €17.3M | 0.5% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €415.6M | 15.8% |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €283.4M | 10.8% |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €222.5M | 8.4% |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 China | €162.2M | 6.2% |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €60.0M | 2.3% |
| 6 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | €54.7M | 2.1% |
| 7 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | €48.8M | 1.9% |
€0
14.2B PST€0
6.1B PST€0
€0.2366/PST
(€11.81/kg)€0.4326/PST
(€30.25/kg)4,439
ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.9B | 226.5Mt | €8.54/kg | 62.8% | |
| 2 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €645.4M | 17.9Mt | €36.01/kg | 21.0% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €175.2M | 2.4Mt | €74.50/kg | 5.7% | |
| 4 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | €74.9M | 5.5Mt | €13.60/kg | 2.4% | |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | €66.5M | 3.6Mt | €18.62/kg | 2.2% | |
| 6 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €50.6M | 4.3Mt | €11.89/kg | 1.6% | |
| 7 | 🇮🇳 India | €45.8M | 4.3Mt | €10.75/kg | 1.5% | |
| 8 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €41.2M | 3.1Mt | €13.11/kg | 1.3% | |
| 9 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €26.7M | 1.0Mt | €25.66/kg | 0.9% | |
| 10 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €17.3M | 191Kt | €90.36/kg | 0.6% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €415.6M | 20.1Mt | €20.63/kg | 30.6% | |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €283.4M | 6.4Mt | €44.11/kg | 20.9% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €222.5M | 4.7Mt | €47.66/kg | 16.4% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 China | €162.2M | 1.2Mt | €140.27/kg | 11.9% | |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €60.0M | 3.8Mt | €15.81/kg | 4.4% | |
| 6 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | €54.7M | 74Kt | €740.38/kg | 4.0% | |
| 7 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | €48.8M | 164Kt | €297.15/kg | 3.6% | |
| 8 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €43.6M | 158Kt | €276.46/kg | 3.2% | |
| 9 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €39.5M | 2.8Mt | €14.16/kg | 2.9% | |
| 10 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | €27.9M | 1.9Mt | €14.79/kg | 2.1% |
| 8 |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| €43.6M |
| 1.7% |
| 9 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €39.5M | 1.5% |
| 10 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | €27.9M | 1.1% |