The main trade sector between the EU and NI is Section II — VEGETABLE PRODUCTS, with a total volume of €67.9M in Jan-Mar 2026.
The extra-EU trade balance with NI is a deficit of €61.1M (Jan-Mar 2026). The EU imports €115.9M and exports €54.8M.
The EU imported €115.9M in goods from NI in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
The EU exported €54.8M in goods to NI in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
Source: Eurostat Comext
Imports
€115.9M
Exports
€54.8M
Balance (deficit)
€-61.1M
Total trade
€170.7M
In Jan-Mar 2026, extra-EU trade with NI totalled €170.7M. The EU imported €115.9M and exported €54.8M, resulting in a deficit of €61.1M.
| €7.5M |
| €576K |
| €8.1M |
| Section XVIII — OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS | €258K | €6.6M | €6.9M |
| Section XI — TEXTILES AND TEXTILE ARTICLES | €4.8M | €1.3M | €6.1M |
| Section XV — BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL | €732K | €2.1M | €2.8M |
| Section VII — PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €11K | €1.9M | €1.9M |
| Section X — PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL | €3K | €1.5M | €1.5M |
| Section XIII — ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS | €3K | €1.4M | €1.4M |
| Section V — MINERAL PRODUCTS | €44K | €1.0M | €1.1M |
| Section XVII — VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT | €809 | €1.0M | €1.0M |
| Section VIII — RAW HIDES AND SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €5K | €762K | €767K |
| Section XX — MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES | €859 | €719K | €720K |
| Section IX — WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD | €4K | €203K | €206K |
| Section XII — FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKING STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND PARTS THEREOF | €5K | €110K | €116K |
| Section XXI — WORKS OF ART, COLLECTORS' PIECES AND ANTIQUES | €7K | €0 | €7K |
| 6 |
| 90OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF |
| €257K |
| €6.6M |
| €6.9M |
| 9 | 18COCOA AND COCOA PREPARATIONS | €4.8M | €53K | €4.8M |
| 10 | 61ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED | €4.3M | €261K | €4.6M |
| 11 | 30PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS | €644 | €3.3M | €3.3M |
| 12 | 17SUGARS AND SUGAR CONFECTIONERY | €2.9M | €67K | €2.9M |
| 13 | 08EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS | €2.8M | €29K | €2.8M |
| 14 | 12OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS; MISCELLANEOUS GRAINS, SEEDS AND FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL OR MEDICINAL PLANTS; STRAW AND FODDER | €2.2M | €310K | €2.5M |
| 15 | 11PRODUCTS OF THE MILLING INDUSTRY; MALT; STARCHES; INULIN; WHEAT GLUTEN | €1 | €2.5M | €2.5M |
| 16 | 20PREPARATIONS OF VEGETABLES, FRUIT, NUTS OR OTHER PARTS OF PLANTS | €193K | €2.2M | €2.4M |
| 17 | 21MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PREPARATIONS | €25K | €2.1M | €2.1M |
| 18 | 22BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR | €1.1M | €549K | €1.7M |
| 19 | 38MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS | €13 | €1.5M | €1.5M |
| 20 | 48PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD | €2K | €1.4M | €1.4M |