The main trade sector between the EU and CI is Section IV — PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, with a total volume of €1.8B in Jan-Mar 2026.
The extra-EU trade balance with CI is a deficit of €1.0B (Jan-Mar 2026). The EU imports €2.0B and exports €944.4M.
The EU imported €2.0B in goods from CI in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
The EU exported €944.4M in goods to CI in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
Source: Eurostat Comext
Imports
€2.0B
Exports
€944.4M
Balance (deficit)
€-1.0B
Total trade
€2.9B
In Jan-Mar 2026, extra-EU trade with CI totalled €2.9B. The EU imported €2.0B and exported €944.4M, resulting in a deficit of €1.0B.
| €739K |
| €68.1M |
| €68.8M |
| Section XV — BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL | €1.6M | €47.1M | €48.6M |
| Section XVII — VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT | €462K | €45.1M | €45.6M |
| Section X — PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL | €19K | €35.2M | €35.2M |
| Section XVIII — OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS | €256K | €22.1M | €22.4M |
| Section XI — TEXTILES AND TEXTILE ARTICLES | €590K | €20.7M | €21.3M |
| Section XIII — ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS | €22K | €13.1M | €13.2M |
| Section XX — MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES | €467K | €11.6M | €12.1M |
| Section IX — WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD | €7.3M | €3.1M | €10.3M |
| Section III — ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MICROBIAL FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS | €9.3M | €716K | €10.0M |
| Section XII — FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKING STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND PARTS THEREOF | €29K | €3.2M | €3.2M |
| Section XIV — NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €651K | €1.6M | €2.3M |
| Section VIII — RAW HIDES AND SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €2K | €1.3M | €1.3M |
| Section XXI — WORKS OF ART, COLLECTORS' PIECES AND ANTIQUES | €43K | €1.0M | €1.0M |
| Section XIX — ARMS AND AMMUNITION | €0 | €5K | €5K |
| 6 |
| 22BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR |
| €69K |
| €61.3M |
| €61.4M |
| 7 | 30PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS | €3K | €56.8M | €56.8M |
| 9 | 10CEREALS | €46K | €39.8M | €39.9M |
| 10 | 87VEHICLES OTHER THAN RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY ROLLING STOCK, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF | €261K | €36.8M | €37.1M |
| 11 | 19PREPARATIONS OF CEREALS, FLOUR, STARCH OR MILK; PASTRYCOOKS' PRODUCTS | €4.9M | €31.5M | €36.4M |
| 13 | 02MEAT AND EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL | €0 | €29.0M | €29.0M |
| 14 | 48PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD | €12K | €27.3M | €27.3M |
| 15 | 33ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS | €1.1M | €25.6M | €26.7M |
| 16 | 73ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL | €26K | €22.6M | €22.6M |
| 17 | 90OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF | €255K | €21.0M | €21.2M |
| 18 | 39PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €219K | €20.9M | €21.2M |
| 19 | 04DAIRY PRODUCE; BIRDS' EGGS; NATURAL HONEY; EDIBLE PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED | €203 | €18.7M | €18.7M |
| 20 | 03FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES | €738K | €17.4M | €18.2M |