EU trade movers · 2026-04 · chapter 38
EU trade movers: April 2026, Chemical products
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 38. Flows of at least EUR 5 million in April 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 | April 2026 | Comparison | Change | Change % | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium exports to France | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 313.1 million | EUR 154.2 million 2026-03 | +EUR 158.9 million | +103.1% | DS-045409:BE:FR:3826:2:2026-04 DS-045409:BE:FR:3826:2:2026-03 |
| 2 | France imports from Belgium | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 236.4 million | EUR 177.0 million 2026-03 | +EUR 59.4 million | +33.6% | DS-045409:FR:BE:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:FR:BE:3826:1:2026-03 |
| 3 | Netherlands exports to United Kingdom | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 96.2 million | EUR 37.7 million 2026-03 | +EUR 58.5 million | +155.2% | DS-045409:NL:GB:3826:2:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:GB:3826:2:2026-03 |
| 4 | France exports to Germany | 3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides | EUR 56.4 million | EUR 113.2 million 2026-03 | −EUR 56.9 million | −50.2% | DS-045409:FR:DE:3808:2:2026-04 DS-045409:FR:DE:3808:2:2026-03 |
| 5 | Belgium imports from Netherlands | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 261.1 million | EUR 210.5 million 2026-03 | +EUR 50.5 million | +24.0% | DS-045409:BE:NL:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:BE:NL:3826:1:2026-03 |
| 6 | Netherlands exports to Belgium | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 240.9 million | EUR 192.9 million 2026-03 | +EUR 48.0 million | +24.9% | DS-045409:NL:BE:3826:2:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:BE:3826:2:2026-03 |
| 7 | Spain imports from Belgium | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 6.9 million | EUR 50.3 million 2026-03 | −EUR 43.4 million | −86.3% | DS-045409:ES:BE:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:ES:BE:3826:1:2026-03 |
| 8 | Germany imports from France | 3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides | EUR 56.4 million | EUR 99.6 million 2026-03 | −EUR 43.2 million | −43.4% | DS-045409:DE:FR:3808:1:2026-04 DS-045409:DE:FR:3808:1:2026-03 |
| 9 | Netherlands imports from Spain | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 51.8 million | EUR 14.3 million 2026-03 | +EUR 37.6 million | +263.5% | DS-045409:NL:ES:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:ES:3826:1:2026-03 |
| 10 | Spain exports to Netherlands | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 65.1 million | EUR 28.9 million 2026-03 | +EUR 36.2 million | +125.1% | DS-045409:ES:NL:3826:2:2026-04 DS-045409:ES:NL:3826:2:2026-03 |
| 11 | Germany imports from Belgium | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 62.8 million | EUR 98.2 million 2026-03 | −EUR 35.4 million | −36.1% | DS-045409:DE:BE:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:DE:BE:3826:1:2026-03 |
| 12 | Netherlands exports to Spain | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 99.6 million | EUR 67.0 million 2026-03 | +EUR 32.6 million | +48.6% | DS-045409:NL:ES:3826:2:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:ES:3826:2:2026-03 |
| 13 | Belgium exports to Germany | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 50.2 million | EUR 81.0 million 2026-03 | −EUR 30.8 million | −38.0% | DS-045409:BE:DE:3826:2:2026-04 DS-045409:BE:DE:3826:2:2026-03 |
| 14 | Netherlands imports from Indonesia | 3823 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids | EUR 78.8 million | EUR 49.8 million 2026-03 | +EUR 29.0 million | +58.3% | DS-045409:NL:ID:3823:1:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:ID:3823:1:2026-03 |
| 15 | Netherlands imports from Belgium | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 143.1 million | EUR 172.0 million 2026-03 | −EUR 28.9 million | −16.8% | DS-045409:NL:BE:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:BE:3826:1:2026-03 |
Largest month on month changes, percent
| # | Flow | Product | April 2026 | Comparison | Change | Change % | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany imports from South Africa | 3815 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic | EUR 25.9 million | EUR 3.4 million 2026-03 | +EUR 22.5 million | +672.3% | DS-045409:DE:ZA:3815:1:2026-04 DS-045409:DE:ZA:3815:1:2026-03 |
| 2 | Spain imports from South Korea | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 19.2 million | EUR 2.6 million 2026-03 | +EUR 16.6 million | +625.0% | DS-045409:ES:KR:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:ES:KR:3826:1:2026-03 |
| 3 | Netherlands exports to Mexico | 3823 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids | EUR 11.7 million | EUR 2.1 million 2026-03 | +EUR 9.6 million | +449.6% | DS-045409:NL:MX:3823:2:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:MX:3823:2:2026-03 |
| 4 | Spain exports to Portugal | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 6.8 million | EUR 1.3 million 2026-03 | +EUR 5.6 million | +444.6% | DS-045409:ES:PT:3826:2:2026-04 DS-045409:ES:PT:3826:2:2026-03 |
| 5 | Germany exports to Brazil | 3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides | EUR 9.0 million | EUR 1.8 million 2026-03 | +EUR 7.2 million | +391.0% | DS-045409:DE:BR:3808:2:2026-04 DS-045409:DE:BR:3808:2:2026-03 |
| 6 | Germany exports to Mexico | 3815 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic | EUR 7.2 million | EUR 1.6 million 2026-03 | +EUR 5.6 million | +345.1% | DS-045409:DE:MX:3815:2:2026-04 DS-045409:DE:MX:3815:2:2026-03 |
| 7 | Netherlands imports from Argentina | 3823 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids | EUR 5.7 million | EUR 1.4 million 2026-03 | +EUR 4.3 million | +295.3% | DS-045409:NL:AR:3823:1:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:AR:3823:1:2026-03 |
| 8 | Germany exports to South Africa | 3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides | EUR 7.6 million | EUR 1.9 million 2026-03 | +EUR 5.7 million | +292.1% | DS-045409:DE:ZA:3808:2:2026-04 DS-045409:DE:ZA:3808:2:2026-03 |
| 9 | Spain imports from Vietnam | 3824 Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores | EUR 15.1 million | EUR 3.9 million 2026-03 | +EUR 11.2 million | +288.2% | DS-045409:ES:VN:3824:1:2026-04 DS-045409:ES:VN:3824:1:2026-03 |
| 10 | Italy imports from Netherlands | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 35.5 million | EUR 9.7 million 2026-03 | +EUR 25.8 million | +267.0% | DS-045409:IT:NL:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:IT:NL:3826:1:2026-03 |
| 11 | Netherlands imports from Spain | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 51.8 million | EUR 14.3 million 2026-03 | +EUR 37.6 million | +263.5% | DS-045409:NL:ES:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:ES:3826:1:2026-03 |
| 12 | France exports to Spain | 3815 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic | EUR 7.9 million | EUR 2.2 million 2026-03 | +EUR 5.7 million | +253.6% | DS-045409:FR:ES:3815:2:2026-04 DS-045409:FR:ES:3815:2:2026-03 |
| 13 | Ireland exports to Norway | 3824 Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores | EUR 5.3 million | EUR 1.6 million 2026-03 | +EUR 3.7 million | +232.7% | DS-045409:IE:NO:3824:2:2026-04 DS-045409:IE:NO:3824:2:2026-03 |
| 14 | Netherlands imports from China | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 33.3 million | EUR 10.2 million 2026-03 | +EUR 23.0 million | +225.2% | DS-045409:NL:CN:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:CN:3826:1:2026-03 |
| 15 | Austria exports to Hungary | 3824 Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores | EUR 5.5 million | EUR 1.7 million 2026-03 | +EUR 3.8 million | +225.0% | DS-045409:AT:HU:3824:2:2026-04 DS-045409:AT:HU:3824:2:2026-03 |
Largest year on year changes, EUR
| # | Flow | Product | April 2026 | Comparison | Change | Change % | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium exports to France | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 313.1 million | EUR 83.4 million 2025-04 | +EUR 229.7 million | +275.3% | DS-045409:BE:FR:3826:2:2026-04 DS-045409:BE:FR:3826:2:2025-04 |
| 2 | France imports from Belgium | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 236.4 million | EUR 98.7 million 2025-04 | +EUR 137.6 million | +139.4% | DS-045409:FR:BE:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:FR:BE:3826:1:2025-04 |
| 3 | Belgium imports from Netherlands | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 261.1 million | EUR 153.7 million 2025-04 | +EUR 107.3 million | +69.8% | DS-045409:BE:NL:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:BE:NL:3826:1:2025-04 |
| 4 | Netherlands exports to Belgium | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 240.9 million | EUR 159.4 million 2025-04 | +EUR 81.5 million | +51.1% | DS-045409:NL:BE:3826:2:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:BE:3826:2:2025-04 |
| 5 | Netherlands exports to United Kingdom | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 96.2 million | EUR 30.0 million 2025-04 | +EUR 66.2 million | +221.1% | DS-045409:NL:GB:3826:2:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:GB:3826:2:2025-04 |
| 6 | Germany exports to Netherlands | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 164.5 million | EUR 98.7 million 2025-04 | +EUR 65.8 million | +66.6% | DS-045409:DE:NL:3826:2:2026-04 DS-045409:DE:NL:3826:2:2025-04 |
| 7 | Netherlands imports from Germany | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 151.5 million | EUR 89.7 million 2025-04 | +EUR 61.8 million | +68.9% | DS-045409:NL:DE:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:DE:3826:1:2025-04 |
| 8 | Germany exports to United States | 3822 Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing | EUR 51.6 million | EUR 106.8 million 2025-04 | −EUR 55.2 million | −51.7% | DS-045409:DE:US:3822:2:2026-04 DS-045409:DE:US:3822:2:2025-04 |
| 9 | Netherlands exports to Spain | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 99.6 million | EUR 46.2 million 2025-04 | +EUR 53.4 million | +115.4% | DS-045409:NL:ES:3826:2:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:ES:3826:2:2025-04 |
| 10 | Spain imports from Netherlands | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 91.5 million | EUR 39.1 million 2025-04 | +EUR 52.4 million | +134.0% | DS-045409:ES:NL:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:ES:NL:3826:1:2025-04 |
| 11 | Netherlands exports to Germany | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 92.6 million | EUR 143.1 million 2025-04 | −EUR 50.5 million | −35.3% | DS-045409:NL:DE:3826:2:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:DE:3826:2:2025-04 |
| 12 | Belgium imports from Germany | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 70.2 million | EUR 20.5 million 2025-04 | +EUR 49.8 million | +243.3% | DS-045409:BE:DE:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:BE:DE:3826:1:2025-04 |
| 13 | Germany imports from North Macedonia | 3815 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic | EUR 167.0 million | EUR 118.6 million 2025-04 | +EUR 48.4 million | +40.8% | DS-045409:DE:MK:3815:1:2026-04 DS-045409:DE:MK:3815:1:2025-04 |
| 14 | Germany imports from Sweden | 3815 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic | EUR 19.2 million | EUR 66.8 million 2025-04 | −EUR 47.7 million | −71.3% | DS-045409:DE:SE:3815:1:2026-04 DS-045409:DE:SE:3815:1:2025-04 |
| 15 | Germany imports from Belgium | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 62.8 million | EUR 17.0 million 2025-04 | +EUR 45.8 million | +270.3% | DS-045409:DE:BE:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:DE:BE:3826:1:2025-04 |
Largest year on year changes, percent
| # | Flow | Product | April 2026 | Comparison | Change | Change % | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia imports from Poland | 3815 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic | EUR 12.6 million | EUR 1.3 million 2025-04 | +EUR 11.3 million | +903.2% | DS-045409:SK:PL:3815:1:2026-04 DS-045409:SK:PL:3815:1:2025-04 |
| 2 | Netherlands imports from Brazil | 3823 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids | EUR 9.3 million | EUR 1.1 million 2025-04 | +EUR 8.2 million | +742.0% | DS-045409:NL:BR:3823:1:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:BR:3823:1:2025-04 |
| 3 | Netherlands imports from China | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 33.3 million | EUR 4.5 million 2025-04 | +EUR 28.8 million | +637.5% | DS-045409:NL:CN:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:CN:3826:1:2025-04 |
| 4 | Germany exports to South Korea | 3815 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic | EUR 10.2 million | EUR 1.4 million 2025-04 | +EUR 8.8 million | +612.4% | DS-045409:DE:KR:3815:2:2026-04 DS-045409:DE:KR:3815:2:2025-04 |
| 5 | Germany imports from China | 3815 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic | EUR 8.2 million | EUR 1.2 million 2025-04 | +EUR 7.0 million | +570.7% | DS-045409:DE:CN:3815:1:2026-04 DS-045409:DE:CN:3815:1:2025-04 |
| 6 | Germany imports from South Africa | 3815 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic | EUR 25.9 million | EUR 4.6 million 2025-04 | +EUR 21.3 million | +461.9% | DS-045409:DE:ZA:3815:1:2026-04 DS-045409:DE:ZA:3815:1:2025-04 |
| 7 | Czechia imports from Germany | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 8.8 million | EUR 1.7 million 2025-04 | +EUR 7.1 million | +419.2% | DS-045409:CZ:DE:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:CZ:DE:3826:1:2025-04 |
| 8 | Austria exports to Hungary | 3824 Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores | EUR 5.5 million | EUR 1.1 million 2025-04 | +EUR 4.4 million | +392.2% | DS-045409:AT:HU:3824:2:2026-04 DS-045409:AT:HU:3824:2:2025-04 |
| 9 | Poland imports from United States | 3824 Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores | EUR 6.9 million | EUR 1.4 million 2025-04 | +EUR 5.5 million | +392.1% | DS-045409:PL:US:3824:1:2026-04 DS-045409:PL:US:3824:1:2025-04 |
| 10 | Italy imports from Belgium | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 11.5 million | EUR 2.5 million 2025-04 | +EUR 9.0 million | +368.3% | DS-045409:IT:BE:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:IT:BE:3826:1:2025-04 |
| 11 | Belgium imports from France | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 36.3 million | EUR 8.2 million 2025-04 | +EUR 28.1 million | +341.0% | DS-045409:BE:FR:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:BE:FR:3826:1:2025-04 |
| 12 | Netherlands exports to Poland | 3824 Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores | EUR 19.4 million | EUR 4.4 million 2025-04 | +EUR 14.9 million | +336.8% | DS-045409:NL:PL:3824:2:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:PL:3824:2:2025-04 |
| 13 | Belgium imports from Italy | 3826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereof | EUR 12.8 million | EUR 3.0 million 2025-04 | +EUR 9.8 million | +333.4% | DS-045409:BE:IT:3826:1:2026-04 DS-045409:BE:IT:3826:1:2025-04 |
| 14 | Netherlands imports from Hungary | 3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides | EUR 6.1 million | EUR 1.4 million 2025-04 | +EUR 4.7 million | +327.5% | DS-045409:NL:HU:3808:1:2026-04 DS-045409:NL:HU:3808:1:2025-04 |
| 15 | Czechia exports to Poland | 3815 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic | EUR 5.1 million | EUR 1.3 million 2025-04 | +EUR 3.9 million | +307.1% | DS-045409:CZ:PL:3815:2:2026-04 DS-045409:CZ:PL:3815:2:2025-04 |
Data Passport
- Eurostat Comext DS-045409: monthly trade of the EU member states by partner country and product, EUR and net mass, months 2026-03, 2026-04 and 2025-04. 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 April 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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