The main trade sector between the EU and CD is Section XV — BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL, with a total volume of €743.6M in Jan-Mar 2026.
The extra-EU trade balance with CD is a deficit of €448.7M (Jan-Mar 2026). The EU imports €813.9M and exports €365.2M.
The EU imported €813.9M in goods from CD in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
The EU exported €365.2M in goods to CD in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
Source: Eurostat Comext
Imports
€813.9M
Exports
€365.2M
Balance (deficit)
€-448.7M
Total trade
€1.2B
In Jan-Mar 2026, extra-EU trade with CD totalled €1.2B. The EU imported €813.9M and exported €365.2M, resulting in a deficit of €448.7M.
| €43.6M |
| €76K |
| €43.7M |
| Section V — MINERAL PRODUCTS | €16.9M | €5.5M | €22.4M |
| Section XVII — VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT | €47K | €16.7M | €16.7M |
| Section XVIII — OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS | €127K | €9.6M | €9.7M |
| Section XI — TEXTILES AND TEXTILE ARTICLES | €66K | €7.1M | €7.2M |
| Section VII — PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €2K | €5.9M | €5.9M |
| Section X — PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL | €326 | €4.0M | €4.0M |
| Section XX — MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES | €127 | €3.4M | €3.4M |
| Section IX — WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD | €2.5M | €27K | €2.5M |
| Section XIII — ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS | €93 | €1.9M | €1.9M |
| Section III — ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MICROBIAL FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS | €435K | €524K | €959K |
| Section XII — FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKING STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND PARTS THEREOF | €413 | €766K | €767K |
| Section VIII — RAW HIDES AND SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €459 | €221K | €221K |
| Section XXI — WORKS OF ART, COLLECTORS' PIECES AND ANTIQUES | €27K | €70K | €97K |
| Section XIX — ARMS AND AMMUNITION | €107 | €0 | €107 |
| 6 |
| 30PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS |
| €795 |
| €20.2M |
| €20.2M |
| 7 | 26ORES, SLAG AND ASH | €16.6M | €31K | €16.6M |
| 8 | 21MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PREPARATIONS | €283K | €15.2M | €15.5M |
| 9 | 19PREPARATIONS OF CEREALS, FLOUR, STARCH OR MILK; PASTRYCOOKS' PRODUCTS | €64K | €15.0M | €15.0M |
| 10 | 87VEHICLES OTHER THAN RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY ROLLING STOCK, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF | €46K | €14.6M | €14.6M |
| 12 | 22BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR | €533K | €12.0M | €12.5M |
| 13 | 33ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS | €1K | €11.8M | €11.8M |
| 14 | 11PRODUCTS OF THE MILLING INDUSTRY; MALT; STARCHES; INULIN; WHEAT GLUTEN | €809K | €9.6M | €10.4M |
| 15 | 18COCOA AND COCOA PREPARATIONS | €8.3M | €1.1M | €9.3M |
| 16 | 90OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF | €127K | €8.5M | €8.6M |
| 17 | 73ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL | €808 | €6.6M | €6.6M |
| 18 | 31FERTILISERS | €0 | €6.3M | €6.3M |
| 19 | 80TIN AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €6.0M | €0 | €6.0M |
| 20 | 38MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS | €0 | €5.6M | €5.6M |