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EU trade report · 2025-05

EU trade report: May 2025

In May 2025, the EU imported goods worth €206.3B from outside the EU (−2.1% on May 2024) and exported goods worth €218.3B (+0.4%). Compared with April 2025, imports changed by −2.8% and exports by −0.6%.

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Imports that grew the most

  1. Petroleum gases, natural gas, LPG, LNG (HS 2711): €7.5B in May 2025, +€740.5M on May 2024 (+10.9%).
  2. Hormones, steroids and insulin (HS 2937): €1.8B in May 2025, +€635.4M on May 2024 (+54.9%).
  3. Gold, unwrought or semi manufactured (HS 7108): €1.7B in May 2025, +€627.3M on May 2024 (+56.4%).
  4. Coffee, green and roasted beans (HS 0901): €1.8B in May 2025, +€609.9M on May 2024 (+52.3%).
  5. Cocoa beans (HS 1801): €1.3B in May 2025, +€518M on May 2024 (+64.5%).

Imports that fell the most

  1. Crude oil (HS 2709): €16.4B in May 2025, −€7B on May 2024 (−29.9%).
  2. Refined petroleum products (gasoline, diesel, fuel oil) (HS 2710): €4.9B in May 2025, −€2.1B on May 2024 (−29.7%).
  3. Semiconductors, diodes, transistors, solar panels and LEDs (HS 8541): €1.2B in May 2025, −€703.6M on May 2024 (−36.5%).
  4. Passenger cars and automobiles (HS 8703): €6.1B in May 2025, −€620.8M on May 2024 (−9.3%).
  5. Computers, laptops and computer units (HS 8471): €5.3B in May 2025, −€347.9M on May 2024 (−6.1%).

Suppliers with the largest growth

  1. China: €44.7B in May 2025, +€1.3B on May 2024 (+3%).
  2. Switzerland: €12.6B in May 2025, +€1.3B on May 2024 (+11.2%).
  3. Mexico: €2.6B in May 2025, +€630M on May 2024 (+31.4%).
  4. Vietnam: €5B in May 2025, +€538.2M on May 2024 (+12.1%).
  5. Türkiye: €8.7B in May 2025, +€388.2M on May 2024 (+4.7%).

Suppliers with the largest decline

  1. United States: €27.5B in May 2025, −€2.2B on May 2024 (−7.3%).
  2. Saudi Arabia: €2.6B in May 2025, −€1.4B on May 2024 (−35.1%).
  3. Kazakhstan: €2.2B in May 2025, −€1.1B on May 2024 (−32.3%).
  4. India: €5.9B in May 2025, −€965.2M on May 2024 (−14.1%).
  5. United Kingdom: €12.7B in May 2025, −€850.1M on May 2024 (−6.3%).

Türkiye and the EU

EU imports from Türkiye were €8.7B in May 2025 (+4.7% on May 2024); EU exports to Türkiye were €9.6B (−4%).

Products from Türkiye with the largest growth

  1. Trucks, lorries and pickups (HS 8704): €413.7M in May 2025, +€173.3M on May 2024 (+72.1%).
  2. Passenger cars and automobiles (HS 8703): €867.8M in May 2025, +€166.2M on May 2024 (+23.7%).
  3. Hot rolled flat steel, width 600mm or more (HS 7208): €156.8M in May 2025, +€93.9M on May 2024 (+149.4%).
  4. Gold, unwrought or semi manufactured (HS 7108): €51.6M in May 2025, +€50.4M on May 2024.
  5. Motor vehicle parts and accessories (HS 8708): €422.7M in May 2025, +€40.6M on May 2024 (+10.6%).

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 May 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 2025-04, 2025-05, 2024-05. Licence: Eurostat reuse policy, free reuse with attribution. DS-045409:EU27:EXTRA:TOTAL:2025-05
  • 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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