The main trade sector between the EU and Turkey is Section XVII — VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT, with a total volume of €11.9B in Jan-Mar 2026.
The extra-EU trade balance with Turkey is a surplus of €2.1B (Jan-Mar 2026). The EU imports €23.9B and exports €26.0B.
The EU imported €23.9B in goods from Turkey in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
The EU exported €26.0B in goods to Turkey in Jan-Mar 2026 (extra-EU trade).
Source: Eurostat Comext
Imports
€23.9B
Exports
€26.0B
Balance (surplus)
+€2.1B
Total trade
€49.9B
In Jan-Mar 2026, extra-EU trade with Turkey totalled €49.9B. The EU imported €23.9B and exported €26.0B, resulting in a surplus of €2.1B.
| €820.0M |
| €774.6M |
| €1.6B |
| Section V — MINERAL PRODUCTS | €1.0B | €507.7M | €1.5B |
| Section II — VEGETABLE PRODUCTS | €907.6M | €405.8M | €1.3B |
| Section XVIII — OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS | €170.7M | €923.3M | €1.1B |
| Section XX — MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES | €557.1M | €292.9M | €849.9M |
| Section X — PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL | €213.8M | €516.6M | €730.4M |
| Section XIV — NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €336.6M | €366.7M | €703.3M |
| Section XIII — ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS | €397.2M | €227.0M | €624.2M |
| Section I — LIVE ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS | €226.3M | €216.2M | €442.5M |
| Section XII — FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKING STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND PARTS THEREOF | €97.0M | €186.3M | €283.3M |
| Section VIII — RAW HIDES AND SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €70.8M | €129.6M | €200.4M |
| Section XIX — ARMS AND AMMUNITION | €117.9M | €62.0M | €179.8M |
| Section IX — WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD | €65.0M | €64.5M | €129.4M |
| Section III — ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MICROBIAL FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS | €13.2M | €33.7M | €46.9M |
| Section XXI — WORKS OF ART, COLLECTORS' PIECES AND ANTIQUES | €1.0M | €5.4M | €6.4M |
| 6 |
| 73ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL |
| €1.1B |
| €493.6M |
| €1.6B |
| 7 | 61ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED | €1.0B | €191.5M | €1.2B |
| 8 | 30PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS | €123.8M | €951.3M | €1.1B |
| 9 | 90OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF | €166.8M | €903.3M | €1.1B |
| 10 | 27MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL OILS AND PRODUCTS OF THEIR DISTILLATION; BITUMINOUS SUBSTANCES; MINERAL WAXES | €635.5M | €417.4M | €1.1B |
| 11 | 62ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED | €751.0M | €241.2M | €992.2M |
| 12 | 40RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €517.8M | €467.9M | €985.6M |
| 13 | 74COPPER AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €575.8M | €318.8M | €894.7M |
| 14 | 76ALUMINIUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF | €629.1M | €253.3M | €882.4M |
| 15 | 88AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT, AND PARTS THEREOF | €149.9M | €618.8M | €768.8M |
| 16 | 71NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY; COIN | €336.6M | €366.7M | €703.3M |
| 18 | 48PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD | €200.9M | €396.7M | €597.6M |
| 19 | 33ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS | €76.0M | €484.3M | €560.3M |
| 20 | 38MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS | €85.2M | €465.5M | €550.8M |