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EU trade report · 2026-04

EU trade report: April 2026

In April 2026, the EU imported goods worth €235.7B from outside the EU (+11.1% on April 2025) and exported goods worth €226.6B (+3.2%). Compared with March 2026, imports changed by −0.1% and exports by −4%.

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Imports that grew the most

  1. Crude oil (HS 2709): €28.7B in April 2026, +€10.7B on April 2025 (+59.5%).
  2. Computer and office machine parts and accessories (HS 8473): €3.5B in April 2026, +€2.3B on April 2025 (+190.9%).
  3. Computers, laptops and computer units (HS 8471): €8B in April 2026, +€1.6B on April 2025 (+25.8%).
  4. Integrated circuits, chips and microprocessors (HS 8542): €4.1B in April 2026, +€1.2B on April 2025 (+40%).
  5. Passenger cars and automobiles (HS 8703): €7.1B in April 2026, +€1.1B on April 2025 (+18.6%).

Imports that fell the most

  1. Nitrogen heterocyclic compounds (melamine, caprolactam) (HS 2933): €2.4B in April 2026, −€1.3B on April 2025 (−35%).
  2. Hormones, steroids and insulin (HS 2937): €1.5B in April 2026, −€976.1M on April 2025 (−39.5%).
  3. Medicines in doses or retail packs (HS 3004): €3.7B in April 2026, −€915.7M on April 2025 (−19.6%).
  4. Aircraft, helicopters, satellites and spacecraft (HS 8802): €1.5B in April 2026, −€418.3M on April 2025 (−21.3%).
  5. Cocoa beans (HS 1801): €770.5M in April 2026, −€352.3M on April 2025 (−31.4%).

Suppliers with the largest growth

  1. China: €49.4B in April 2026, +€3.7B on April 2025 (+8%).
  2. Norway: €9.1B in April 2026, +€2.8B on April 2025 (+44.4%).
  3. Kazakhstan: €4.3B in April 2026, +€2B on April 2025 (+90.1%).
  4. Taiwan: €5.6B in April 2026, +€1.8B on April 2025 (+47.6%).
  5. Vietnam: €6.5B in April 2026, +€1.5B on April 2025 (+29.4%).

Suppliers with the largest decline

  1. India: €5.8B in April 2026, −€417.6M on April 2025 (−6.7%).
  2. South Korea: €5.9B in April 2026, −€385.8M on April 2025 (−6.1%).
  3. Bangladesh: €1.7B in April 2026, −€367.4M on April 2025 (−18.2%).
  4. Kuwait: €238.2M in April 2026, −€360.7M on April 2025 (−60.2%).
  5. Qatar: €220M in April 2026, −€289.1M on April 2025 (−56.8%).

Türkiye and the EU

EU imports from Türkiye were €9.1B in April 2026 (+1.5% on April 2025); EU exports to Türkiye were €9.7B (−5.9%).

Products from Türkiye with the largest growth

  1. Trucks, lorries and pickups (HS 8704): €512.7M in April 2026, +€96M on April 2025 (+23%).
  2. Aircraft, helicopters, satellites and spacecraft (HS 8802): €79.9M in April 2026, +€79.9M on April 2025.
  3. Hot rolled flat steel, width 600mm or more (HS 7208): €185.3M in April 2026, +€66M on April 2025 (+55.2%).
  4. Motor vehicle parts and accessories (HS 8708): €467.8M in April 2026, +€48.6M on April 2025 (+11.6%).
  5. Buses, coaches and minibuses (HS 8702): €229.8M in April 2026, +€41.7M on April 2025 (+22.2%).

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 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 2026-03, 2026-04, 2025-04. Licence: Eurostat reuse policy, free reuse with attribution. DS-045409:EU27:EXTRA:TOTAL:2026-04
  • 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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