The main trade sector between the EU and Egypt is Section XVI — MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES, with a total volume of €1.4B in Jan-Mar 2026.
The extra-EU trade balance with Egypt is a surplus of €2.2B (Jan-Mar 2026). The EU imports €2.7B and exports €4.9B.
The EU imported €2.7B in goods from Egypt in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
The EU exported €4.9B in goods to Egypt in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
Source: Eurostat Comext
Imports
€2.7B
Exports
€4.9B
Balance (surplus)
+€2.2B
Total trade
€7.6B
In Jan-Mar 2026, extra-EU trade with Egypt totalled €7.6B. The EU imported €2.7B and exported €4.9B, resulting in a surplus of €2.2B.
| €187.4M |
| €176.5M |
| €363.9M |
| Section XI — TEXTILES AND TEXTILE ARTICLES | €286.2M | €70.6M | €356.8M |
| Section IV — PREPARED FOODSTUFFS | €94.6M | €210.8M | €305.4M |
| Section X — PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL | €9.6M | €147.4M | €157.0M |
| Section XVIII — OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS | €15.0M | €135.9M | €150.9M |
| Section I — LIVE ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS | €21.5M | €120.9M | €142.4M |
| Section IX — WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD | €5.8M | €117.7M | €123.5M |
| Section XIII — ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS | €87.8M | €29.1M | €116.9M |
| Section III — ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MICROBIAL FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS | €41.7M | €36.6M | €78.2M |
| Section XX — MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES | €5.4M | €36.1M | €41.5M |
| Section XIV — NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €9.4M | €21.3M | €30.7M |
| Section VIII — RAW HIDES AND SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €4.4M | €2.2M | €6.6M |
| Section XII — FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKING STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND PARTS THEREOF | €1.2M | €4.1M | €5.3M |
| Section XIX — ARMS AND AMMUNITION | €2K | €1.5M | €1.5M |
| Section XXI — WORKS OF ART, COLLECTORS' PIECES AND ANTIQUES | €95K | €114K | €209K |
| 6 | 30PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS | €33.7M | €273.0M | €306.7M |
| 7 | 88AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT, AND PARTS THEREOF | €1.5M | €296.6M | €298.1M |
| 8 | 31FERTILISERS | €265.0M | €19.0M | €283.9M |
| 9 | 72IRON AND STEEL | €78.7M | €168.0M | €246.7M |
| 10 | 08EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS | €189.7M | €52.4M | €242.2M |
| 11 | 07EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS | €206.7M | €19.4M | €226.1M |
| 12 | 10CEREALS | €2.2M | €169.9M | €172.1M |
| 14 | 90OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF | €14.9M | €135.2M | €150.0M |
| 15 | 29ORGANIC CHEMICALS | €59.8M | €83.7M | €143.5M |
| 16 | 76ALUMINIUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €118.7M | €19.7M | €138.4M |
| 17 | 48PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD | €8.3M | €123.2M | €131.5M |
| 18 | 44WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD; WOOD CHARCOAL | €5.6M | €117.5M | €123.1M |
| 19 | 38MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS | €13.0M | €106.7M | €119.7M |
| 20 | 62ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED | €107.0M | €4.9M | €111.9M |