EU trade report · 2026-02
EU trade report: February 2026
In February 2026, the EU imported goods worth €198.3B from outside the EU (−2.6% on February 2025) and exported goods worth €206.1B (−8.8%). Compared with January 2026, imports changed by −0.1% and exports by +8.2%.
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Imports that grew the most
- Passenger cars and automobiles (HS 8703): €6.6B in February 2026, +€1.2B on February 2025 (+22%).
- Computer and office machine parts and accessories (HS 8473): €2.1B in February 2026, +€1.1B on February 2025 (+106.1%).
- Hormones, steroids and insulin (HS 2937): €2.6B in February 2026, +€986M on February 2025 (+62.4%).
- Computers, laptops and computer units (HS 8471): €5.7B in February 2026, +€703.5M on February 2025 (+14%).
- Accumulators, rechargeable batteries (HS 8507): €2.8B in February 2026, +€555.4M on February 2025 (+24.8%).
Imports that fell the most
- Crude oil (HS 2709): €16.4B in February 2026, −€3.2B on February 2025 (−16.1%).
- Petroleum gases, natural gas, LPG, LNG (HS 2711): €6.5B in February 2026, −€1.7B on February 2025 (−21.1%).
- Medicines in doses or retail packs (HS 3004): €4B in February 2026, −€737.6M on February 2025 (−15.5%).
- Refined petroleum products (gasoline, diesel, fuel oil) (HS 2710): €4.1B in February 2026, −€722.8M on February 2025 (−15%).
- Nitrogen heterocyclic compounds (melamine, caprolactam) (HS 2933): €3.3B in February 2026, −€512.3M on February 2025 (−13.4%).
Suppliers with the largest growth
- China: €45.4B in February 2026, +€1.6B on February 2025 (+3.8%).
- Vietnam: €5.6B in February 2026, +€882M on February 2025 (+18.7%).
- Taiwan: €3.7B in February 2026, +€852.9M on February 2025 (+29.7%).
- South Africa: €1.8B in February 2026, +€511.2M on February 2025 (+40.2%).
- Malaysia: €2.7B in February 2026, +€391.7M on February 2025 (+17.2%).
Suppliers with the largest decline
- Russia: €1.6B in February 2026, −€1.3B on February 2025 (−45.9%).
- South Korea: €4.8B in February 2026, −€843M on February 2025 (−15%).
- Türkiye: €7.7B in February 2026, −€591.1M on February 2025 (−7.2%).
- Kazakhstan: €1.8B in February 2026, −€571M on February 2025 (−23.8%).
- Algeria: €1.7B in February 2026, −€551.3M on February 2025 (−24.2%).
Türkiye and the EU
EU imports from Türkiye were €7.7B in February 2026 (−7.2% on February 2025); EU exports to Türkiye were €9B (−9.6%).
Products from Türkiye with the largest growth
- Buses, coaches and minibuses (HS 8702): €221.2M in February 2026, +€60.6M on February 2025 (+37.7%).
- Tractors and road tractors (HS 8701): €89.4M in February 2026, +€49.9M on February 2025 (+126.3%).
- Turbojets, turboprops and gas turbines (HS 8411): €103.9M in February 2026, +€35.7M on February 2025 (+52.3%).
- Copper wire (HS 7408): €72.9M in February 2026, +€28.7M on February 2025 (+64.8%).
- Insulated wire, electric cables and optical fibre cables (HS 8544): €179.1M in February 2026, +€26M on February 2025 (+17%).
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 February 2026.
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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 2026-01, 2026-02, 2025-02. Licence: Eurostat reuse policy, free reuse with attribution. DS-045409:EU27:EXTRA:TOTAL:2026-02
- 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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