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EU trade report · 2026-03

EU trade report: March 2026

In March 2026, the EU imported goods worth €236B from outside the EU (+5.8% on March 2025) and exported goods worth €236.1B (−8.3%). Compared with February 2026, imports changed by +19% and exports by +14.5%.

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Imports that grew the most

  1. Crude oil (HS 2709): €21.8B in March 2026, +€3.7B on March 2025 (+20.3%).
  2. Computers, laptops and computer units (HS 8471): €8.6B in March 2026, +€2.8B on March 2025 (+47.1%).
  3. Computer and office machine parts and accessories (HS 8473): €3.5B in March 2026, +€2.2B on March 2025 (+161.5%).
  4. Refined petroleum products (gasoline, diesel, fuel oil) (HS 2710): €6.7B in March 2026, +€2.1B on March 2025 (+45%).
  5. Passenger cars and automobiles (HS 8703): €8.4B in March 2026, +€1.8B on March 2025 (+27.9%).

Imports that fell the most

  1. Petroleum gases, natural gas, LPG, LNG (HS 2711): €7.9B in March 2026, −€1.9B on March 2025 (−19.1%).
  2. Vaccines, blood plasma, antisera, immunological products (HS 3002): €4.8B in March 2026, −€771.2M on March 2025 (−13.9%).
  3. Nitrogen fertilizers (urea, ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulphate) (HS 3102): €204.9M in March 2026, −€199M on March 2025 (−49.3%).
  4. Military weapons (HS 9301): €862.1K in March 2026, −€180.6M on March 2025 (−99.5%).
  5. Tanks and armoured fighting vehicles (HS 8710): €34.6M in March 2026, −€169.9M on March 2025 (−83.1%).

Suppliers with the largest growth

  1. China: €52.2B in March 2026, +€2.4B on March 2025 (+4.9%).
  2. Taiwan: €5.2B in March 2026, +€1.8B on March 2025 (+51.9%).
  3. Vietnam: €7B in March 2026, +€1.6B on March 2025 (+29%).
  4. Switzerland: €13.9B in March 2026, +€1.4B on March 2025 (+11.4%).
  5. Saudi Arabia: €3.5B in March 2026, +€1.1B on March 2025 (+45.6%).

Suppliers with the largest decline

  1. Algeria: €2.1B in March 2026, −€750M on March 2025 (−26%).
  2. Kazakhstan: €2.5B in March 2026, −€572.3M on March 2025 (−18.6%).
  3. Angola: €138.6M in March 2026, −€475.5M on March 2025 (−77.4%).
  4. South Korea: €5.4B in March 2026, −€453.4M on March 2025 (−7.7%).
  5. Bangladesh: €1.8B in March 2026, −€442.9M on March 2025 (−19.3%).

Türkiye and the EU

EU imports from Türkiye were €8.8B in March 2026 (−1.9% on March 2025); EU exports to Türkiye were €9.7B (−6.3%).

Products from Türkiye with the largest growth

  1. Trucks, lorries and pickups (HS 8704): €464.7M in March 2026, +€76.4M on March 2025 (+19.7%).
  2. Buses, coaches and minibuses (HS 8702): €258.4M in March 2026, +€43.1M on March 2025 (+20%).
  3. Insulated wire, electric cables and optical fibre cables (HS 8544): €198.4M in March 2026, +€38.9M on March 2025 (+24.4%).
  4. Tractors and road tractors (HS 8701): €99.4M in March 2026, +€32.5M on March 2025 (+48.7%).
  5. Motor vehicle parts and accessories (HS 8708): €465.4M in March 2026, +€30.8M on March 2025 (+7.1%).

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 March 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 2026-02, 2026-03, 2025-03. Licence: Eurostat reuse policy, free reuse with attribution. DS-045409:EU27:EXTRA:TOTAL:2026-03
  • 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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