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EU trade report · 2025-04

EU trade report: April 2025

In April 2025, the EU imported goods worth €212.2B from outside the EU (−0% on April 2024) and exported goods worth €219.6B (−2%). Compared with March 2025, imports changed by −4.9% and exports by −14.7%.

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Imports that grew the most

  1. Petroleum gases, natural gas, LPG, LNG (HS 2711): €8.4B in April 2025, +€1.9B on April 2024 (+29.4%).
  2. Hormones, steroids and insulin (HS 2937): €2.5B in April 2025, +€1.8B on April 2024 (+286.1%).
  3. Computers, laptops and computer units (HS 8471): €6.3B in April 2025, +€1.3B on April 2024 (+26.9%).
  4. Nitrogen heterocyclic compounds (melamine, caprolactam) (HS 2933): €3.6B in April 2025, +€738.7M on April 2024 (+25.4%).
  5. Aircraft, helicopters, satellites and spacecraft (HS 8802): €2B in April 2025, +€700.6M on April 2024 (+55.5%).

Imports that fell the most

  1. Crude oil (HS 2709): €18B in April 2025, −€6.1B on April 2024 (−25.2%).
  2. Refined petroleum products (gasoline, diesel, fuel oil) (HS 2710): €4.9B in April 2025, −€2.4B on April 2024 (−32.7%).
  3. Semiconductors, diodes, transistors, solar panels and LEDs (HS 8541): €1.1B in April 2025, −€647.3M on April 2024 (−37.7%).
  4. Copper ore and concentrates (HS 2603): €517.6M in April 2025, −€425.6M on April 2024 (−45.1%).
  5. Hot rolled flat steel, width 600mm or more (HS 7208): €637.4M in April 2025, −€410.9M on April 2024 (−39.2%).

Suppliers with the largest growth

  1. China: €45.7B in April 2025, +€3.9B on April 2024 (+9.2%).
  2. United States: €29.7B in April 2025, +€729.8M on April 2024 (+2.5%).
  3. South Korea: €6.3B in April 2025, +€674.3M on April 2024 (+11.9%).
  4. Vietnam: €5B in April 2025, +€579.8M on April 2024 (+13%).
  5. Switzerland: €12B in April 2025, +€537.8M on April 2024 (+4.7%).

Suppliers with the largest decline

  1. Saudi Arabia: €2.5B in April 2025, −€1.2B on April 2024 (−31.7%).
  2. Brazil: €3.5B in April 2025, −€1.1B on April 2024 (−23.6%).
  3. Kazakhstan: €2.3B in April 2025, −€899.1M on April 2024 (−28.5%).
  4. India: €6.2B in April 2025, −€784.2M on April 2024 (−11.2%).
  5. Japan: €5.5B in April 2025, −€665.1M on April 2024 (−10.8%).

Türkiye and the EU

EU imports from Türkiye were €9B in April 2025 (+4.1% on April 2024); EU exports to Türkiye were €10.3B (+4.6%).

Products from Türkiye with the largest growth

  1. Passenger cars and automobiles (HS 8703): €808.9M in April 2025, +€111.1M on April 2024 (+15.9%).
  2. Coated flat steel, galvanized and tinplate (HS 7210): €115.6M in April 2025, +€73.8M on April 2024 (+176.2%).
  3. Buses, coaches and minibuses (HS 8702): €188M in April 2025, +€53.8M on April 2024 (+40%).
  4. Air guns, gas pistols and truncheons (HS 9304): €52.7M in April 2025, +€51.9M on April 2024.
  5. Hot rolled flat steel, width 600mm or more (HS 7208): €119.4M in April 2025, +€40.9M on April 2024 (+52.2%).

Values are the extra EU trade of the member states in euros, from Eurostat Comext (DS-045409). Changes compare the same month a year earlier. Products and suppliers are ranked when the month or the month a year earlier reaches EUR 20 million. See every change by member state, product and partner in the EU trade movers of April 2025.

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  • Eurostat Comext DS-045409: monthly trade of the EU member states with countries outside the EU, by product and partner, in euros, months 2025-03, 2025-04, 2024-04. Licence: Eurostat reuse policy, free reuse with attribution. DS-045409:EU27:EXTRA:TOTAL:2025-04
  • Method: sums of the values the member states report; changes against the same month a year earlier; products and suppliers ranked by the change in euros.

Trade database built 2026-10-25. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. Data sources and methodology

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