EU trade movers · 2025-02 · chapter 90
EU trade movers: February 2025, Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking
The largest month on month and year on year changes in the trade of each EU member state with each partner country, per HS4 product in chapter 90. Flows of at least EUR 5 million in February 2025; percent lists need at least EUR 1 million in the comparison month. Every figure carries its Eurostat record ID.
January 2025 · March 2025 · All chapters, February 2025 · Atom feed
Largest month on month changes, EUR
| # | Flow | Product | February 2025 | Comparison | Change | Change % | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands imports from United States | 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical | EUR 396.7 million | EUR 320.8 million 2025-01 | +EUR 75.9 million | +23.7% | DS-045409:NL:US:9018:1:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:US:9018:1:2025-01 |
| 2 | Germany exports to Netherlands | 9002 Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements | EUR 242.9 million | EUR 297.9 million 2025-01 | −EUR 55.0 million | −18.5% | DS-045409:DE:NL:9002:2:2025-02 DS-045409:DE:NL:9002:2:2025-01 |
| 3 | Netherlands imports from Ireland | 9021 Orthopaedic appliances | EUR 185.4 million | EUR 143.8 million 2025-01 | +EUR 41.6 million | +28.9% | DS-045409:NL:IE:9021:1:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:IE:9021:1:2025-01 |
| 4 | Italy imports from China | 9003 Frames and mountings | EUR 25.1 million | EUR 66.3 million 2025-01 | −EUR 41.2 million | −62.2% | DS-045409:IT:CN:9003:1:2025-02 DS-045409:IT:CN:9003:1:2025-01 |
| 5 | Germany imports from United States | 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical | EUR 199.6 million | EUR 235.0 million 2025-01 | −EUR 35.4 million | −15.1% | DS-045409:DE:US:9018:1:2025-02 DS-045409:DE:US:9018:1:2025-01 |
| 6 | Germany exports to United States | 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical | EUR 304.2 million | EUR 269.1 million 2025-01 | +EUR 35.2 million | +13.1% | DS-045409:DE:US:9018:2:2025-02 DS-045409:DE:US:9018:2:2025-01 |
| 7 | Netherlands exports to United States | 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical | EUR 184.8 million | EUR 152.8 million 2025-01 | +EUR 32.0 million | +21.0% | DS-045409:NL:US:9018:2:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:US:9018:2:2025-01 |
| 8 | Germany exports to China | 9030 Instruments, apparatus for measuring, instruments | EUR 55.5 million | EUR 23.7 million 2025-01 | +EUR 31.8 million | +134.1% | DS-045409:DE:CN:9030:2:2025-02 DS-045409:DE:CN:9030:2:2025-01 |
| 9 | Ireland exports to United States | 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical | EUR 350.1 million | EUR 381.0 million 2025-01 | −EUR 30.9 million | −8.1% | DS-045409:IE:US:9018:2:2025-02 DS-045409:IE:US:9018:2:2025-01 |
| 10 | Germany exports to China | 9013 Lasers, other than laser diodes | EUR 61.4 million | EUR 35.3 million 2025-01 | +EUR 26.1 million | +74.0% | DS-045409:DE:CN:9013:2:2025-02 DS-045409:DE:CN:9013:2:2025-01 |
| 11 | Netherlands exports to South Korea | 9002 Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements | EUR 51.2 million | EUR 76.4 million 2025-01 | −EUR 25.2 million | −33.0% | DS-045409:NL:KR:9002:2:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:KR:9002:2:2025-01 |
| 12 | Ireland exports to United States | 9021 Orthopaedic appliances | EUR 241.5 million | EUR 266.3 million 2025-01 | −EUR 24.8 million | −9.3% | DS-045409:IE:US:9021:2:2025-02 DS-045409:IE:US:9021:2:2025-01 |
| 13 | Netherlands exports to Germany | 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical | EUR 214.5 million | EUR 239.2 million 2025-01 | −EUR 24.7 million | −10.3% | DS-045409:NL:DE:9018:2:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:DE:9018:2:2025-01 |
| 14 | Italy imports from China | 9004 Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective | EUR 17.1 million | EUR 41.7 million 2025-01 | −EUR 24.6 million | −59.0% | DS-045409:IT:CN:9004:1:2025-02 DS-045409:IT:CN:9004:1:2025-01 |
| 15 | Netherlands exports to United States | 9013 Lasers, other than laser diodes | EUR 5.1 million | EUR 27.6 million 2025-01 | −EUR 22.5 million | −81.6% | DS-045409:NL:US:9013:2:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:US:9013:2:2025-01 |
Largest month on month changes, percent
| # | Flow | Product | February 2025 | Comparison | Change | Change % | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia exports to China | 9012 Microscopes: diffraction apparatus | EUR 11.4 million | EUR 1.2 million 2025-01 | +EUR 10.3 million | +892.4% | DS-045409:CZ:CN:9012:2:2025-02 DS-045409:CZ:CN:9012:2:2025-01 |
| 2 | Czechia exports to China | 9030 Instruments, apparatus for measuring, instruments | EUR 11.2 million | EUR 1.2 million 2025-01 | +EUR 10.0 million | +841.2% | DS-045409:CZ:CN:9030:2:2025-02 DS-045409:CZ:CN:9030:2:2025-01 |
| 3 | France exports to Brazil | 9031 Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines | EUR 9.9 million | EUR 1.3 million 2025-01 | +EUR 8.6 million | +654.4% | DS-045409:FR:BR:9031:2:2025-02 DS-045409:FR:BR:9031:2:2025-01 |
| 4 | Netherlands exports to South Korea | 9013 Lasers, other than laser diodes | EUR 15.7 million | EUR 2.7 million 2025-01 | +EUR 13.0 million | +479.7% | DS-045409:NL:KR:9013:2:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:KR:9013:2:2025-01 |
| 5 | Spain imports from Poland | 9027 Instruments and apparatus | EUR 8.4 million | EUR 1.5 million 2025-01 | +EUR 6.9 million | +471.9% | DS-045409:ES:PL:9027:1:2025-02 DS-045409:ES:PL:9027:1:2025-01 |
| 6 | Netherlands imports from Poland | 9032 Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus | EUR 7.9 million | EUR 1.4 million 2025-01 | +EUR 6.5 million | +455.5% | DS-045409:NL:PL:9032:1:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:PL:9032:1:2025-01 |
| 7 | Germany imports from France | 9015 Surveying | EUR 7.4 million | EUR 1.4 million 2025-01 | +EUR 6.0 million | +424.4% | DS-045409:DE:FR:9015:1:2025-02 DS-045409:DE:FR:9015:1:2025-01 |
| 8 | Czechia imports from Hungary | 9032 Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus | EUR 9.2 million | EUR 2.0 million 2025-01 | +EUR 7.3 million | +370.6% | DS-045409:CZ:HU:9032:1:2025-02 DS-045409:CZ:HU:9032:1:2025-01 |
| 9 | Netherlands imports from Taiwan | 9002 Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements | EUR 16.4 million | EUR 3.7 million 2025-01 | +EUR 12.7 million | +342.8% | DS-045409:NL:TW:9002:1:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:TW:9002:1:2025-01 |
| 10 | Belgium imports from United States | 9022 Apparatus based on the use of x-rays or of alpha, beta | EUR 8.8 million | EUR 2.0 million 2025-01 | +EUR 6.8 million | +335.1% | DS-045409:BE:US:9022:1:2025-02 DS-045409:BE:US:9022:1:2025-01 |
| 11 | Belgium exports to Colombia | 9021 Orthopaedic appliances | EUR 8.4 million | EUR 2.0 million 2025-01 | +EUR 6.4 million | +323.8% | DS-045409:BE:CO:9021:2:2025-02 DS-045409:BE:CO:9021:2:2025-01 |
| 12 | Netherlands exports to Brazil | 9021 Orthopaedic appliances | EUR 24.5 million | EUR 6.1 million 2025-01 | +EUR 18.3 million | +299.7% | DS-045409:NL:BR:9021:2:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:BR:9021:2:2025-01 |
| 13 | France exports to Russia | 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical | EUR 6.0 million | EUR 1.7 million 2025-01 | +EUR 4.4 million | +259.2% | DS-045409:FR:RU:9018:2:2025-02 DS-045409:FR:RU:9018:2:2025-01 |
| 14 | Poland imports from Italy | 9004 Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective | EUR 8.6 million | EUR 2.5 million 2025-01 | +EUR 6.2 million | +251.2% | DS-045409:PL:IT:9004:1:2025-02 DS-045409:PL:IT:9004:1:2025-01 |
| 15 | Finland exports to Japan | 9027 Instruments and apparatus | EUR 22.1 million | EUR 6.4 million 2025-01 | +EUR 15.7 million | +245.3% | DS-045409:FI:JP:9027:2:2025-02 DS-045409:FI:JP:9027:2:2025-01 |
Largest year on year changes, EUR
| # | Flow | Product | February 2025 | Comparison | Change | Change % | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands exports to United States | 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical | EUR 184.8 million | EUR 107.7 million 2024-02 | +EUR 77.1 million | +71.6% | DS-045409:NL:US:9018:2:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:US:9018:2:2024-02 |
| 2 | Ireland exports to Netherlands | 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical | EUR 247.9 million | EUR 321.8 million 2024-02 | −EUR 73.8 million | −22.9% | DS-045409:IE:NL:9018:2:2025-02 DS-045409:IE:NL:9018:2:2024-02 |
| 3 | Netherlands exports to Taiwan | 9002 Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements | EUR 63.5 million | EUR 4.8 million 2024-02 | +EUR 58.7 million | +1,214.7% | DS-045409:NL:TW:9002:2:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:TW:9002:2:2024-02 |
| 4 | Netherlands imports from Ireland | 9021 Orthopaedic appliances | EUR 185.4 million | EUR 135.4 million 2024-02 | +EUR 49.9 million | +36.9% | DS-045409:NL:IE:9021:1:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:IE:9021:1:2024-02 |
| 5 | Netherlands exports to South Korea | 9002 Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements | EUR 51.2 million | EUR 3.2 million 2024-02 | +EUR 48.0 million | +1,505.1% | DS-045409:NL:KR:9002:2:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:KR:9002:2:2024-02 |
| 6 | Netherlands imports from Ireland | 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical | EUR 246.6 million | EUR 292.5 million 2024-02 | −EUR 45.9 million | −15.7% | DS-045409:NL:IE:9018:1:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:IE:9018:1:2024-02 |
| 7 | Hungary exports to Germany | 9032 Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus | EUR 17.6 million | EUR 62.2 million 2024-02 | −EUR 44.6 million | −71.7% | DS-045409:HU:DE:9032:2:2025-02 DS-045409:HU:DE:9032:2:2024-02 |
| 8 | Poland exports to United States | 9021 Orthopaedic appliances | EUR 41.7 million | EUR 86.2 million 2024-02 | −EUR 44.5 million | −51.6% | DS-045409:PL:US:9021:2:2025-02 DS-045409:PL:US:9021:2:2024-02 |
| 9 | Netherlands imports from United Kingdom | 9021 Orthopaedic appliances | EUR 8.6 million | EUR 50.7 million 2024-02 | −EUR 42.1 million | −83.0% | DS-045409:NL:GB:9021:1:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:GB:9021:1:2024-02 |
| 10 | Germany imports from Netherlands | 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical | EUR 242.5 million | EUR 203.4 million 2024-02 | +EUR 39.1 million | +19.2% | DS-045409:DE:NL:9018:1:2025-02 DS-045409:DE:NL:9018:1:2024-02 |
| 11 | Netherlands exports to Japan | 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical | EUR 21.1 million | EUR 58.9 million 2024-02 | −EUR 37.9 million | −64.3% | DS-045409:NL:JP:9018:2:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:JP:9018:2:2024-02 |
| 12 | Spain imports from Germany | 9031 Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines | EUR 18.1 million | EUR 54.9 million 2024-02 | −EUR 36.7 million | −66.9% | DS-045409:ES:DE:9031:1:2025-02 DS-045409:ES:DE:9031:1:2024-02 |
| 13 | Germany exports to China | 9029 Revolution counter, production counters, taximeters | EUR 20.5 million | EUR 57.1 million 2024-02 | −EUR 36.6 million | −64.2% | DS-045409:DE:CN:9029:2:2025-02 DS-045409:DE:CN:9029:2:2024-02 |
| 14 | Germany exports to United States | 9031 Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines | EUR 100.4 million | EUR 134.2 million 2024-02 | −EUR 33.8 million | −25.2% | DS-045409:DE:US:9031:2:2025-02 DS-045409:DE:US:9031:2:2024-02 |
| 15 | Germany exports to Netherlands | 9002 Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements | EUR 242.9 million | EUR 276.1 million 2024-02 | −EUR 33.2 million | −12.0% | DS-045409:DE:NL:9002:2:2025-02 DS-045409:DE:NL:9002:2:2024-02 |
Largest year on year changes, percent
| # | Flow | Product | February 2025 | Comparison | Change | Change % | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands exports to South Korea | 9002 Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements | EUR 51.2 million | EUR 3.2 million 2024-02 | +EUR 48.0 million | +1,505.1% | DS-045409:NL:KR:9002:2:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:KR:9002:2:2024-02 |
| 2 | Netherlands exports to Taiwan | 9002 Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements | EUR 63.5 million | EUR 4.8 million 2024-02 | +EUR 58.7 million | +1,214.7% | DS-045409:NL:TW:9002:2:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:TW:9002:2:2024-02 |
| 3 | Finland exports to Japan | 9027 Instruments and apparatus | EUR 22.1 million | EUR 2.2 million 2024-02 | +EUR 19.8 million | +891.6% | DS-045409:FI:JP:9027:2:2025-02 DS-045409:FI:JP:9027:2:2024-02 |
| 4 | Netherlands exports to Brazil | 9021 Orthopaedic appliances | EUR 24.5 million | EUR 2.9 million 2024-02 | +EUR 21.6 million | +742.0% | DS-045409:NL:BR:9021:2:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:BR:9021:2:2024-02 |
| 5 | France exports to Brazil | 9031 Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines | EUR 9.9 million | EUR 1.2 million 2024-02 | +EUR 8.6 million | +691.3% | DS-045409:FR:BR:9031:2:2025-02 DS-045409:FR:BR:9031:2:2024-02 |
| 6 | Netherlands exports to Czechia | 9031 Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines | EUR 7.5 million | EUR 1.0 million 2024-02 | +EUR 6.5 million | +644.0% | DS-045409:NL:CZ:9031:2:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:CZ:9031:2:2024-02 |
| 7 | Ireland imports from Japan | 9031 Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines | EUR 16.7 million | EUR 2.6 million 2024-02 | +EUR 14.2 million | +553.2% | DS-045409:IE:JP:9031:1:2025-02 DS-045409:IE:JP:9031:1:2024-02 |
| 8 | Italy exports to Malaysia | 9030 Instruments, apparatus for measuring, instruments | EUR 14.1 million | EUR 2.2 million 2024-02 | +EUR 11.9 million | +548.4% | DS-045409:IT:MY:9030:2:2025-02 DS-045409:IT:MY:9030:2:2024-02 |
| 9 | Spain imports from Poland | 9027 Instruments and apparatus | EUR 8.4 million | EUR 1.4 million 2024-02 | +EUR 7.0 million | +517.7% | DS-045409:ES:PL:9027:1:2025-02 DS-045409:ES:PL:9027:1:2024-02 |
| 10 | Belgium exports to United States | 9031 Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines | EUR 12.0 million | EUR 2.1 million 2024-02 | +EUR 9.9 million | +475.3% | DS-045409:BE:US:9031:2:2025-02 DS-045409:BE:US:9031:2:2024-02 |
| 11 | Netherlands imports from South Korea | 9002 Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements | EUR 9.8 million | EUR 1.7 million 2024-02 | +EUR 8.0 million | +463.8% | DS-045409:NL:KR:9002:1:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:KR:9002:1:2024-02 |
| 12 | Bulgaria exports to United States | 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical | EUR 13.2 million | EUR 2.5 million 2024-02 | +EUR 10.7 million | +432.0% | DS-045409:BG:US:9018:2:2025-02 DS-045409:BG:US:9018:2:2024-02 |
| 13 | Czechia imports from Hungary | 9032 Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus | EUR 9.2 million | EUR 1.7 million 2024-02 | +EUR 7.5 million | +430.4% | DS-045409:CZ:HU:9032:1:2025-02 DS-045409:CZ:HU:9032:1:2024-02 |
| 14 | Spain exports to Belgium | 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical | EUR 11.0 million | EUR 2.1 million 2024-02 | +EUR 8.9 million | +426.8% | DS-045409:ES:BE:9018:2:2025-02 DS-045409:ES:BE:9018:2:2024-02 |
| 15 | Netherlands exports to United States | 9001 Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles | EUR 6.6 million | EUR 1.2 million 2024-02 | +EUR 5.3 million | +425.5% | DS-045409:NL:US:9001:2:2025-02 DS-045409:NL:US:9001:2:2024-02 |
Data Passport
- Eurostat Comext DS-045409: monthly trade of the EU member states by partner country and product, EUR and net mass, months 2025-01, 2025-02 and 2024-02. Licence: Eurostat reuse policy, free reuse with attribution "Source: Eurostat" (© European Union). Record IDs: DS-045409:reporter:partner:product:flow:month. Source
- Method: For each EU reporter, HS4 product, partner country and flow, the value of February 2025 is compared with the month before and with the same month a year earlier. A missing month row counts as no recorded trade. Lists rank by the absolute change in EUR or by the percent change; aggregates (world, intra and extra EU) and confidential partners are left out, as are Peru and the Philippines.
Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.
See the companies
Members see the importers and exporters behind these flows, with their evidence and Data Passport.