The main trade sector between the EU and United Kingdom is Section XVI — MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES, with a total volume of €26.6B in Jan-Mar 2026.
The extra-EU trade balance with United Kingdom is a surplus of €47.3B (Jan-Mar 2026). The EU imports €37.2B and exports €84.5B.
The EU imported €37.2B in goods from United Kingdom in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
The EU exported €84.5B in goods to United Kingdom in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
Source: Eurostat Comext
Imports
€37.2B
Exports
€84.5B
Balance (surplus)
+€47.3B
Total trade
€121.8B
In Jan-Mar 2026, extra-EU trade with United Kingdom totalled €121.8B. The EU imported €37.2B and exported €84.5B, resulting in a surplus of €47.3B.
| €2.4B |
| €4.4B |
| €6.9B |
| Section VII — PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €1.7B | €3.3B | €5.0B |
| Section XVIII — OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS | €1.3B | €3.3B | €4.6B |
| Section I — LIVE ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS | €1.2B | €2.4B | €3.6B |
| Section II — VEGETABLE PRODUCTS | €264.3M | €2.4B | €2.7B |
| Section XX — MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES | €521.1M | €2.1B | €2.6B |
| Section XI — TEXTILES AND TEXTILE ARTICLES | €692.5M | €1.6B | €2.3B |
| Section X — PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL | €636.2M | €1.4B | €2.0B |
| Section XIII — ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS | €349.8M | €929.7M | €1.3B |
| Section IX — WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD | €101.3M | €1.1B | €1.2B |
| Section XXI — WORKS OF ART, COLLECTORS' PIECES AND ANTIQUES | €250.6M | €303.4M | €554.1M |
| Section III — ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MICROBIAL FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS | €160.9M | €392.5M | €553.5M |
| Section XII — FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKING STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND PARTS THEREOF | €99.6M | €431.9M | €531.5M |
| Section VIII — RAW HIDES AND SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €79.4M | €338.9M | €418.3M |
| Section XIX — ARMS AND AMMUNITION | €28.8M | €39.7M | €68.5M |
| 6 |
| 30PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS |
| €1.8B |
| €4.5B |
| €6.3B |
| 7 | 90OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF | €1.3B | €3.2B | €4.5B |
| 8 | 39PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €1.4B | €2.6B | €4.0B |
| 9 | 88AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT, AND PARTS THEREOF | €1.6B | €1.1B | €2.6B |
| 10 | 22BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR | €694.5M | €1.3B | €2.0B |
| 11 | 73ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL | €589.3M | €1.4B | €2.0B |
| 12 | 33ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS | €641.6M | €1.2B | €1.8B |
| 13 | 19PREPARATIONS OF CEREALS, FLOUR, STARCH OR MILK; PASTRYCOOKS' PRODUCTS | €372.6M | €1.4B | €1.8B |
| 14 | 38MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS | €736.8M | €1.0B | €1.8B |
| 16 | 02MEAT AND EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL | €450.1M | €1.2B | €1.6B |
| 17 | 48PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD | €372.0M | €1.1B | €1.5B |
| 18 | 76ALUMINIUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €447.7M | €944.8M | €1.4B |
| 19 | 72IRON AND STEEL | €577.9M | €798.8M | €1.4B |
| 20 | 21MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PREPARATIONS | €391.3M | €972.5M | €1.4B |