EU trade movers · 2026-01 · chapter 29
EU trade movers: January 2026, Organic chemicals
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 29. Flows of at least EUR 5 million in January 2026; percent lists need at least EUR 1 million in the comparison month. Every figure carries its Eurostat record ID.
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Largest month on month changes, EUR
| # | Flow | Product | January 2026 | Comparison | Change | Change % | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy imports from United States | 2937 Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes | EUR 323.0 million | EUR 689.9 million 2025-12 | −EUR 366.9 million | −53.2% | DS-045409:IT:US:2937:1:2026-01 DS-045409:IT:US:2937:1:2025-12 |
| 2 | Italy imports from China | 2937 Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes | EUR 361.5 million | EUR 4.2 million 2025-12 | +EUR 357.3 million | +8,416.8% | DS-045409:IT:CN:2937:1:2026-01 DS-045409:IT:CN:2937:1:2025-12 |
| 3 | Slovenia imports from China | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 875.2 million | EUR 524.5 million 2025-12 | +EUR 350.7 million | +66.9% | DS-045409:SI:CN:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:SI:CN:2933:1:2025-12 |
| 4 | Ireland exports to Germany | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 291.9 million | EUR 40.1 million 2025-12 | +EUR 251.8 million | +627.6% | DS-045409:IE:DE:2933:2:2026-01 DS-045409:IE:DE:2933:2:2025-12 |
| 5 | Germany imports from Ireland | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 291.0 million | EUR 40.3 million 2025-12 | +EUR 250.7 million | +621.5% | DS-045409:DE:IE:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:DE:IE:2933:1:2025-12 |
| 6 | Germany imports from Switzerland | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 305.5 million | EUR 63.3 million 2025-12 | +EUR 242.1 million | +382.4% | DS-045409:DE:CH:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:DE:CH:2933:1:2025-12 |
| 7 | Netherlands exports to Portugal | 2934 Nucleic acids and their salts | EUR 214.7 million | EUR 34,578 2025-12 | +EUR 214.7 million | small base | DS-045409:NL:PT:2934:2:2026-01 DS-045409:NL:PT:2934:2:2025-12 |
| 8 | Portugal imports from Netherlands | 2934 Nucleic acids and their salts | EUR 214.4 million | EUR 527,239 2025-12 | +EUR 213.9 million | small base | DS-045409:PT:NL:2934:1:2026-01 DS-045409:PT:NL:2934:1:2025-12 |
| 9 | Slovenia imports from India | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 474.1 million | EUR 672.3 million 2025-12 | −EUR 198.2 million | −29.5% | DS-045409:SI:IN:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:SI:IN:2933:1:2025-12 |
| 10 | Belgium imports from Ireland | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 348.1 million | EUR 157.2 million 2025-12 | +EUR 191.0 million | +121.5% | DS-045409:BE:IE:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:BE:IE:2933:1:2025-12 |
| 11 | Ireland exports to Belgium | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 313.4 million | EUR 147.4 million 2025-12 | +EUR 166.0 million | +112.6% | DS-045409:IE:BE:2933:2:2026-01 DS-045409:IE:BE:2933:2:2025-12 |
| 12 | Germany exports to Greece | 2932 Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom | EUR 124.3 million | EUR 869,058 2025-12 | +EUR 123.5 million | small base | DS-045409:DE:GR:2932:2:2026-01 DS-045409:DE:GR:2932:2:2025-12 |
| 13 | Germany imports from Belgium | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 133.1 million | EUR 24.7 million 2025-12 | +EUR 108.4 million | +439.4% | DS-045409:DE:BE:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:DE:BE:2933:1:2025-12 |
| 14 | Slovenia imports from Switzerland | 2935 Sulphonamides | EUR 53.6 million | EUR 157.0 million 2025-12 | −EUR 103.5 million | −65.9% | DS-045409:SI:CH:2935:1:2026-01 DS-045409:SI:CH:2935:1:2025-12 |
| 15 | Belgium exports to Germany | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 141.1 million | EUR 37.8 million 2025-12 | +EUR 103.4 million | +273.8% | DS-045409:BE:DE:2933:2:2026-01 DS-045409:BE:DE:2933:2:2025-12 |
Largest month on month changes, percent
| # | Flow | Product | January 2026 | Comparison | Change | Change % | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy imports from China | 2937 Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes | EUR 361.5 million | EUR 4.2 million 2025-12 | +EUR 357.3 million | +8,416.8% | DS-045409:IT:CN:2937:1:2026-01 DS-045409:IT:CN:2937:1:2025-12 |
| 2 | Germany exports to Japan | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 47.5 million | EUR 2.4 million 2025-12 | +EUR 45.1 million | +1,847.2% | DS-045409:DE:JP:2933:2:2026-01 DS-045409:DE:JP:2933:2:2025-12 |
| 3 | France imports from United States | 2937 Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes | EUR 20.0 million | EUR 1.2 million 2025-12 | +EUR 18.7 million | +1,519.4% | DS-045409:FR:US:2937:1:2026-01 DS-045409:FR:US:2937:1:2025-12 |
| 4 | Germany exports to Japan | 2934 Nucleic acids and their salts | EUR 18.6 million | EUR 1.3 million 2025-12 | +EUR 17.3 million | +1,372.1% | DS-045409:DE:JP:2934:2:2026-01 DS-045409:DE:JP:2934:2:2025-12 |
| 5 | Spain imports from Belgium | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 23.8 million | EUR 2.1 million 2025-12 | +EUR 21.7 million | +1,031.0% | DS-045409:ES:BE:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:ES:BE:2933:1:2025-12 |
| 6 | Spain imports from United States | 2937 Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes | EUR 16.0 million | EUR 1.4 million 2025-12 | +EUR 14.6 million | +1,027.9% | DS-045409:ES:US:2937:1:2026-01 DS-045409:ES:US:2937:1:2025-12 |
| 7 | Belgium imports from United States | 2934 Nucleic acids and their salts | EUR 15.4 million | EUR 1.4 million 2025-12 | +EUR 14.0 million | +995.8% | DS-045409:BE:US:2934:1:2026-01 DS-045409:BE:US:2934:1:2025-12 |
| 8 | Ireland exports to Belgium | 2922 Oxygen-function amino-compounds | EUR 13.9 million | EUR 1.3 million 2025-12 | +EUR 12.6 million | +981.7% | DS-045409:IE:BE:2922:2:2026-01 DS-045409:IE:BE:2922:2:2025-12 |
| 9 | Belgium imports from Ireland | 2922 Oxygen-function amino-compounds | EUR 15.1 million | EUR 1.5 million 2025-12 | +EUR 13.6 million | +919.4% | DS-045409:BE:IE:2922:1:2026-01 DS-045409:BE:IE:2922:1:2025-12 |
| 10 | Ireland exports to United States | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 55.8 million | EUR 5.5 million 2025-12 | +EUR 50.3 million | +914.9% | DS-045409:IE:US:2933:2:2026-01 DS-045409:IE:US:2933:2:2025-12 |
| 11 | Belgium exports to Spain | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 23.4 million | EUR 2.5 million 2025-12 | +EUR 20.9 million | +834.5% | DS-045409:BE:ES:2933:2:2026-01 DS-045409:BE:ES:2933:2:2025-12 |
| 12 | Italy exports to China | 2937 Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes | EUR 12.1 million | EUR 1.3 million 2025-12 | +EUR 10.8 million | +816.3% | DS-045409:IT:CN:2937:2:2026-01 DS-045409:IT:CN:2937:2:2025-12 |
| 13 | Italy imports from Switzerland | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 81.6 million | EUR 9.0 million 2025-12 | +EUR 72.6 million | +810.7% | DS-045409:IT:CH:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:IT:CH:2933:1:2025-12 |
| 14 | Ireland exports to United States | 2935 Sulphonamides | EUR 69.6 million | EUR 8.4 million 2025-12 | +EUR 61.1 million | +725.7% | DS-045409:IE:US:2935:2:2026-01 DS-045409:IE:US:2935:2:2025-12 |
| 15 | Belgium imports from United States | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 11.4 million | EUR 1.4 million 2025-12 | +EUR 10.0 million | +699.8% | DS-045409:BE:US:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:BE:US:2933:1:2025-12 |
Largest year on year changes, EUR
| # | Flow | Product | January 2026 | Comparison | Change | Change % | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy imports from China | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 202.1 million | EUR 660.7 million 2025-01 | −EUR 458.6 million | −69.4% | DS-045409:IT:CN:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:IT:CN:2933:1:2025-01 |
| 2 | Slovenia imports from China | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 875.2 million | EUR 430.7 million 2025-01 | +EUR 444.5 million | +103.2% | DS-045409:SI:CN:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:SI:CN:2933:1:2025-01 |
| 3 | Portugal imports from Ireland | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 5.3 million | EUR 376.8 million 2025-01 | −EUR 371.4 million | −98.6% | DS-045409:PT:IE:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:PT:IE:2933:1:2025-01 |
| 4 | Italy imports from China | 2937 Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes | EUR 361.5 million | EUR 49.1 million 2025-01 | +EUR 312.4 million | +635.7% | DS-045409:IT:CN:2937:1:2026-01 DS-045409:IT:CN:2937:1:2025-01 |
| 5 | Belgium imports from Ireland | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 348.1 million | EUR 50.8 million 2025-01 | +EUR 297.3 million | +584.9% | DS-045409:BE:IE:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:BE:IE:2933:1:2025-01 |
| 6 | Ireland exports to United States | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 55.8 million | EUR 351.5 million 2025-01 | −EUR 295.8 million | −84.1% | DS-045409:IE:US:2933:2:2026-01 DS-045409:IE:US:2933:2:2025-01 |
| 7 | Slovenia imports from Switzerland | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 302.3 million | EUR 24.7 million 2025-01 | +EUR 277.6 million | +1,124.0% | DS-045409:SI:CH:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:SI:CH:2933:1:2025-01 |
| 8 | Ireland exports to Germany | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 291.9 million | EUR 22.4 million 2025-01 | +EUR 269.5 million | +1,203.1% | DS-045409:IE:DE:2933:2:2026-01 DS-045409:IE:DE:2933:2:2025-01 |
| 9 | Germany imports from Ireland | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 291.0 million | EUR 23.9 million 2025-01 | +EUR 267.1 million | +1,118.8% | DS-045409:DE:IE:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:DE:IE:2933:1:2025-01 |
| 10 | Ireland exports to United States | 2934 Nucleic acids and their salts | EUR 9.3 million | EUR 270.3 million 2025-01 | −EUR 261.1 million | −96.6% | DS-045409:IE:US:2934:2:2026-01 DS-045409:IE:US:2934:2:2025-01 |
| 11 | Italy imports from Ireland | 2937 Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes | EUR 24.6 million | EUR 272.6 million 2025-01 | −EUR 247.9 million | −91.0% | DS-045409:IT:IE:2937:1:2026-01 DS-045409:IT:IE:2937:1:2025-01 |
| 12 | Ireland exports to Belgium | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 313.4 million | EUR 70.6 million 2025-01 | +EUR 242.8 million | +343.8% | DS-045409:IE:BE:2933:2:2026-01 DS-045409:IE:BE:2933:2:2025-01 |
| 13 | Ireland exports to Italy | 2937 Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes | EUR 25.1 million | EUR 264.3 million 2025-01 | −EUR 239.1 million | −90.5% | DS-045409:IE:IT:2937:2:2026-01 DS-045409:IE:IT:2937:2:2025-01 |
| 14 | Netherlands exports to Portugal | 2934 Nucleic acids and their salts | EUR 214.7 million | EUR 40,173 2025-01 | +EUR 214.7 million | small base | DS-045409:NL:PT:2934:2:2026-01 DS-045409:NL:PT:2934:2:2025-01 |
| 15 | Portugal imports from Netherlands | 2934 Nucleic acids and their salts | EUR 214.4 million | EUR 168,719 2025-01 | +EUR 214.3 million | small base | DS-045409:PT:NL:2934:1:2026-01 DS-045409:PT:NL:2934:1:2025-01 |
Largest year on year changes, percent
| # | Flow | Product | January 2026 | Comparison | Change | Change % | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands imports from China | 2909 Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols | EUR 37.7 million | EUR 1.4 million 2025-01 | +EUR 36.4 million | +2,620.0% | DS-045409:NL:CN:2909:1:2026-01 DS-045409:NL:CN:2909:1:2025-01 |
| 2 | Ireland exports to Germany | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 291.9 million | EUR 22.4 million 2025-01 | +EUR 269.5 million | +1,203.1% | DS-045409:IE:DE:2933:2:2026-01 DS-045409:IE:DE:2933:2:2025-01 |
| 3 | Slovenia imports from Switzerland | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 302.3 million | EUR 24.7 million 2025-01 | +EUR 277.6 million | +1,124.0% | DS-045409:SI:CH:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:SI:CH:2933:1:2025-01 |
| 4 | Germany imports from Ireland | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 291.0 million | EUR 23.9 million 2025-01 | +EUR 267.1 million | +1,118.8% | DS-045409:DE:IE:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:DE:IE:2933:1:2025-01 |
| 5 | Spain imports from India | 2924 Carboxyamide-function compounds | EUR 10.4 million | EUR 1.1 million 2025-01 | +EUR 9.3 million | +815.9% | DS-045409:ES:IN:2924:1:2026-01 DS-045409:ES:IN:2924:1:2025-01 |
| 6 | Netherlands imports from China | 2937 Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes | EUR 9.2 million | EUR 1.0 million 2025-01 | +EUR 8.2 million | +803.3% | DS-045409:NL:CN:2937:1:2026-01 DS-045409:NL:CN:2937:1:2025-01 |
| 7 | Poland imports from Germany | 2940 Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose | EUR 9.5 million | EUR 1.1 million 2025-01 | +EUR 8.4 million | +795.2% | DS-045409:PL:DE:2940:1:2026-01 DS-045409:PL:DE:2940:1:2025-01 |
| 8 | Germany exports to Japan | 2934 Nucleic acids and their salts | EUR 18.6 million | EUR 2.2 million 2025-01 | +EUR 16.3 million | +724.8% | DS-045409:DE:JP:2934:2:2026-01 DS-045409:DE:JP:2934:2:2025-01 |
| 9 | Spain imports from United States | 2937 Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes | EUR 16.0 million | EUR 2.1 million 2025-01 | +EUR 13.9 million | +651.0% | DS-045409:ES:US:2937:1:2026-01 DS-045409:ES:US:2937:1:2025-01 |
| 10 | Belgium imports from Singapore | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 61.6 million | EUR 8.3 million 2025-01 | +EUR 53.4 million | +646.9% | DS-045409:BE:SG:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:BE:SG:2933:1:2025-01 |
| 11 | Italy imports from China | 2937 Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes | EUR 361.5 million | EUR 49.1 million 2025-01 | +EUR 312.4 million | +635.7% | DS-045409:IT:CN:2937:1:2026-01 DS-045409:IT:CN:2937:1:2025-01 |
| 12 | Germany exports to China | 2937 Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes | EUR 13.5 million | EUR 1.9 million 2025-01 | +EUR 11.5 million | +603.2% | DS-045409:DE:CN:2937:2:2026-01 DS-045409:DE:CN:2937:2:2025-01 |
| 13 | Belgium imports from Ireland | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 348.1 million | EUR 50.8 million 2025-01 | +EUR 297.3 million | +584.9% | DS-045409:BE:IE:2933:1:2026-01 DS-045409:BE:IE:2933:1:2025-01 |
| 14 | Belgium imports from United States | 2929 Nitrogen-function compounds | EUR 12.9 million | EUR 1.9 million 2025-01 | +EUR 11.0 million | +571.8% | DS-045409:BE:US:2929:1:2026-01 DS-045409:BE:US:2929:1:2025-01 |
| 15 | Belgium exports to Netherlands | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom | EUR 10.1 million | EUR 1.5 million 2025-01 | +EUR 8.6 million | +555.3% | DS-045409:BE:NL:2933:2:2026-01 DS-045409:BE:NL:2933:2:2025-01 |
Data Passport
- Eurostat Comext DS-045409: monthly trade of the EU member states by partner country and product, EUR and net mass, months 2025-12, 2026-01 and 2025-01. 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 January 2026 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.
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