Section XIV — NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF

The Section XIV — NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF sector generated €45.4B in extra-EU trade in Jan-Mar 2026. The EU imported €17.5B and exported €27.9B, resulting in a surplus of €10.4B.

The main extra-EU partners for the Section XIV — NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF sector are 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 United States. 🇨🇭 Switzerland accounts for 41.5% of trade. An HHI of 2152 indicates a moderately concentrated market.