The main trade sector between the EU and Australia is Section XVI — MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES, with a total volume of €2.9B in Jan-Mar 2026.
The extra-EU trade balance with Australia is a surplus of €6.4B (Jan-Mar 2026). The EU imports €2.3B and exports €8.7B.
The EU imported €2.3B in goods from Australia in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
The EU exported €8.7B in goods to Australia in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
Source: Eurostat Comext
Imports
€2.3B
Exports
€8.7B
Balance (surplus)
+€6.4B
Total trade
€11.1B
In Jan-Mar 2026, extra-EU trade with Australia totalled €11.1B. The EU imported €2.3B and exported €8.7B, resulting in a surplus of €6.4B.
| €463.4M |
| €81.3M |
| €544.7M |
| Section XIV — NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €343.4M | €147.5M | €490.9M |
| Section XV — BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL | €61.8M | €319.6M | €381.4M |
| Section VII — PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €15.6M | €276.5M | €292.1M |
| Section I — LIVE ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS | €38.7M | €182.3M | €221.0M |
| Section XX — MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES | €13.6M | €156.8M | €170.3M |
| Section XI — TEXTILES AND TEXTILE ARTICLES | €50.8M | €113.4M | €164.3M |
| Section XIII — ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS | €2.1M | €91.3M | €93.4M |
| Section X — PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL | €3.0M | €78.6M | €81.6M |
| Section VIII — RAW HIDES AND SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €13.6M | €61.4M | €75.0M |
| Section IX — WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD | €11.0M | €62.0M | €73.0M |
| Section XII — FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKING STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND PARTS THEREOF | €4.9M | €48.3M | €53.1M |
| Section III — ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MICROBIAL FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS | €2.4M | €41.8M | €44.2M |
| Section XXI — WORKS OF ART, COLLECTORS' PIECES AND ANTIQUES | €2.4M | €22.3M | €24.7M |
| Section XIX — ARMS AND AMMUNITION | €1.1M | €6.3M | €7.4M |
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| 27MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL OILS AND PRODUCTS OF THEIR DISTILLATION; BITUMINOUS SUBSTANCES; MINERAL WAXES |
| €510.7M |
| €13.5M |
| €524.2M |
| 7 | 71NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY; COIN | €343.4M | €147.5M | €490.9M |
| 8 | 12OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS; MISCELLANEOUS GRAINS, SEEDS AND FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL OR MEDICINAL PLANTS; STRAW AND FODDER | €441.3M | €17.1M | €458.5M |
| 9 | 88AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT, AND PARTS THEREOF | €20.7M | €247.9M | €268.6M |
| 10 | 26ORES, SLAG AND ASH | €222.8M | €20.1M | €242.9M |
| 11 | 39PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €14.1M | €180.6M | €194.6M |
| 12 | 33ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS | €16.3M | €173.5M | €189.8M |
| 13 | 22BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR | €29.8M | €142.4M | €172.1M |
| 14 | 73ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL | €5.9M | €146.9M | €152.8M |
| 15 | 38MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS | €11.2M | €137.1M | €148.2M |
| 16 | 21MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PREPARATIONS | €2.3M | €111.4M | €113.7M |
| 17 | 19PREPARATIONS OF CEREALS, FLOUR, STARCH OR MILK; PASTRYCOOKS' PRODUCTS | €614K | €110.1M | €110.7M |
| 18 | 02MEAT AND EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL | €30.0M | €75.6M | €105.6M |
| 19 | 40RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €1.5M | €96.0M | €97.5M |