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EU trade report · 2026-05

EU trade report: May 2026

In May 2026, the EU imported goods worth €231.9B from outside the EU (+12.4% on May 2025) and exported goods worth €216.6B (−0.8%). Compared with April 2026, imports changed by −1.6% and exports by −4.4%.

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Imports that grew the most

  1. Crude oil (HS 2709): €29.6B in May 2026, +€13.2B on May 2025 (+80.1%).
  2. Computers, laptops and computer units (HS 8471): €8.1B in May 2026, +€2.8B on May 2025 (+52.9%).
  3. Computer and office machine parts and accessories (HS 8473): €3B in May 2026, +€1.7B on May 2025 (+131.7%).
  4. Refined petroleum products (gasoline, diesel, fuel oil) (HS 2710): €6.2B in May 2026, +€1.3B on May 2025 (+26.8%).
  5. Memory cards, USB flash drives, SSDs, smart cards and media (HS 8523): €1.7B in May 2026, +€1.2B on May 2025 (+234.2%).

Imports that fell the most

  1. Hormones, steroids and insulin (HS 2937): €1.1B in May 2026, −€721.8M on May 2025 (−40.3%).
  2. Cocoa beans (HS 1801): €777M in May 2026, −€543.5M on May 2025 (−41.2%).
  3. Vaccines, blood plasma, antisera, immunological products (HS 3002): €4.8B in May 2026, −€370.9M on May 2025 (−7.2%).
  4. Tanks and armoured fighting vehicles (HS 8710): €54.5M in May 2026, −€360.5M on May 2025 (−86.9%).
  5. Coffee, green and roasted beans (HS 0901): €1.4B in May 2026, −€344.2M on May 2025 (−19.4%).

Suppliers with the largest growth

  1. United States: €32.8B in May 2026, +€5.3B on May 2025 (+19.4%).
  2. China: €48.1B in May 2026, +€3.4B on May 2025 (+7.6%).
  3. Norway: €9B in May 2026, +€2.9B on May 2025 (+47.8%).
  4. Kazakhstan: €4.7B in May 2026, +€2.5B on May 2025 (+110.9%).
  5. United Kingdom: €14.6B in May 2026, +€1.9B on May 2025 (+14.7%).

Suppliers with the largest decline

  1. Kuwait: €46.1M in May 2026, −€582.1M on May 2025 (−92.7%).
  2. Qatar: €56.4M in May 2026, −€515.7M on May 2025 (−90.1%).
  3. Nigeria: €1.1B in May 2026, −€467.8M on May 2025 (−29%).
  4. Japan: €5.1B in May 2026, −€381M on May 2025 (−7%).
  5. Cameroon: €130.3M in May 2026, −€296.4M on May 2025 (−69.5%).

Türkiye and the EU

EU imports from Türkiye were €8.5B in May 2026 (−2.3% on May 2025); EU exports to Türkiye were €8.3B (−13.1%).

Products from Türkiye with the largest growth

  1. Ammunition, cartridges, bombs and munitions (HS 9306): €128.8M in May 2026, +€121.7M on May 2025 (+1,726.6%).
  2. Refined petroleum products (gasoline, diesel, fuel oil) (HS 2710): €233.4M in May 2026, +€55.8M on May 2025 (+31.4%).
  3. Trucks, lorries and pickups (HS 8704): €469.3M in May 2026, +€55.6M on May 2025 (+13.4%).
  4. Turbojets, turboprops and gas turbines (HS 8411): €102.1M in May 2026, +€52.9M on May 2025 (+107.4%).
  5. Polyacetals, epoxy resins, polycarbonates, polyesters, PET (HS 3907): €105.9M in May 2026, +€38.9M on May 2025 (+57.9%).

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 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 2026-04, 2026-05, 2025-05. Licence: Eurostat reuse policy, free reuse with attribution. DS-045409:EU27:EXTRA:TOTAL:2026-05
  • 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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