The main trade sector between the EU and CR is Section XVIII — OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS, with a total volume of €370.8M in Jan-Mar 2026.
The extra-EU trade balance with CR is a deficit of €572.6M (Jan-Mar 2026). The EU imports €976.4M and exports €403.8M.
The EU imported €976.4M in goods from CR in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
The EU exported €403.8M in goods to CR in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
Source: Eurostat Comext
Imports
€976.4M
Exports
€403.8M
Balance (deficit)
€-572.6M
Total trade
€1.4B
In Jan-Mar 2026, extra-EU trade with CR totalled €1.4B. The EU imported €976.4M and exported €403.8M, resulting in a deficit of €572.6M.
| €12.6M |
| €29.4M |
| €42.0M |
| Section III — ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MICROBIAL FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS | €17.9M | €7.6M | €25.5M |
| Section X — PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL | €45K | €19.8M | €19.8M |
| Section XVII — VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT | €332K | €18.8M | €19.1M |
| Section XX — MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES | €484K | €9.2M | €9.7M |
| Section XI — TEXTILES AND TEXTILE ARTICLES | €1.2M | €8.1M | €9.3M |
| Section XIII — ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS | €444K | €8.5M | €9.0M |
| Section I — LIVE ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS | €410K | €5.8M | €6.2M |
| Section V — MINERAL PRODUCTS | €475K | €3.8M | €4.3M |
| Section IX — WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD | €2K | €3.1M | €3.1M |
| Section XIV — NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €394K | €2.5M | €2.9M |
| Section XII — FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKING STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND PARTS THEREOF | €2K | €983K | €984K |
| Section VIII — RAW HIDES AND SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €15K | €775K | €790K |
| Section XIX — ARMS AND AMMUNITION | €0 | €85K | €85K |
| Section XXI — WORKS OF ART, COLLECTORS' PIECES AND ANTIQUES | €11K | €68K | €79K |
| 6 |
| 39PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF |
| €10.6M |
| €27.0M |
| €37.6M |
| 7 | 30PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS | €11.4M | €24.1M | €35.4M |
| 8 | 09COFFEE, TEA, MATÉ AND SPICES | €27.7M | €956K | €28.6M |
| 9 | 15ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MICROBIAL FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PREPARED EDIBLE FATS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXES | €17.9M | €7.6M | €25.5M |
| 10 | 74COPPER AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €362K | €24.3M | €24.6M |
| 11 | 87VEHICLES OTHER THAN RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY ROLLING STOCK, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF | €296K | €17.7M | €18.0M |
| 12 | 48PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD | €23K | €17.5M | €17.5M |
| 13 | 07EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS | €14.8M | €466K | €15.3M |
| 14 | 38MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS | €2.7M | €12.5M | €15.2M |
| 15 | 33ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS | €133K | €13.7M | €13.8M |
| 16 | 73ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL | €2.6M | €8.7M | €11.3M |
| 17 | 06LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS; BULBS, ROOTS AND THE LIKE; CUT FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE | €8.8M | €1.5M | €10.3M |
| 18 | 22BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR | €327K | €9.7M | €10.0M |
| 19 | 31FERTILISERS | €718 | €7.8M | €7.8M |
| 20 | 19PREPARATIONS OF CEREALS, FLOUR, STARCH OR MILK; PASTRYCOOKS' PRODUCTS | €562K | €5.7M | €6.2M |