The main trade sector between the EU and United Arab Emirates is Section XVI — MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES, with a total volume of €3.1B in Jan-Mar 2026.
The extra-EU trade balance with United Arab Emirates is a surplus of €7.7B (Jan-Mar 2026). The EU imports €1.9B and exports €9.6B.
The EU imported €1.9B in goods from United Arab Emirates in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
The EU exported €9.6B in goods to United Arab Emirates in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
Source: Eurostat Comext
Imports
€1.9B
Exports
€9.6B
Balance (surplus)
+€7.7B
Total trade
€11.5B
In Jan-Mar 2026, extra-EU trade with United Arab Emirates totalled €11.5B. The EU imported €1.9B and exported €9.6B, resulting in a surplus of €7.7B.
| €21.9M |
| €437.3M |
| €459.2M |
| Section IV — PREPARED FOODSTUFFS | €11.8M | €406.2M | €417.9M |
| Section XI — TEXTILES AND TEXTILE ARTICLES | €55.0M | €302.1M | €357.1M |
| Section VII — PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €46.5M | €223.3M | €269.7M |
| Section XX — MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES | €13.3M | €212.4M | €225.8M |
| Section VIII — RAW HIDES AND SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €11.8M | €168.4M | €180.2M |
| Section XII — FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKING STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND PARTS THEREOF | €9.3M | €133.7M | €143.0M |
| Section XIII — ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS | €21.1M | €106.3M | €127.5M |
| Section I — LIVE ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS | €1.3M | €119.1M | €120.3M |
| Section II — VEGETABLE PRODUCTS | €19.5M | €85.5M | €105.1M |
| Section X — PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL | €4.2M | €67.6M | €71.8M |
| Section IX — WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD | €2.2M | €44.8M | €46.9M |
| Section XIX — ARMS AND AMMUNITION | €581K | €46.1M | €46.7M |
| Section XXI — WORKS OF ART, COLLECTORS' PIECES AND ANTIQUES | €2.2M | €20.9M | €23.0M |
| Section III — ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MICROBIAL FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS | €9.5M | €11.9M | €21.4M |
| 6 |
| 33ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS |
| €111.1M |
| €478.8M |
| €589.9M |
| 7 | 30PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS | €10.0M | €553.3M | €563.3M |
| 8 | 27MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL OILS AND PRODUCTS OF THEIR DISTILLATION; BITUMINOUS SUBSTANCES; MINERAL WAXES | €465.5M | €93.6M | €559.1M |
| 9 | 90OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF | €18.4M | €368.9M | €387.3M |
| 10 | 76ALUMINIUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €359.5M | €26.6M | €386.0M |
| 11 | 39PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €37.0M | €155.4M | €192.4M |
| 12 | 73ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL | €40.0M | €143.7M | €183.7M |
| 13 | 42ARTICLES OF LEATHER; SADDLERY AND HARNESS; TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT (OTHER THAN SILKWORM GUT) | €9.9M | €163.2M | €173.1M |
| 14 | 62ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED | €27.3M | €145.0M | €172.3M |
| 16 | 64FOOTWEAR, GAITERS AND THE LIKE; PARTS OF SUCH ARTICLES | €8.5M | €127.8M | €136.3M |
| 17 | 38MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS | €10.4M | €114.3M | €124.7M |
| 18 | 22BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR | €4.5M | €101.7M | €106.2M |
| 19 | 61ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED | €9.7M | €90.8M | €100.6M |
| 20 | 04DAIRY PRODUCE; BIRDS' EGGS; NATURAL HONEY; EDIBLE PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED | €258K | €94.4M | €94.6M |