EU trade report · 2026-07
EU trade report: July 2026
In July 2026, the EU imported goods worth €243.3B from outside the EU (+10.9% on July 2025) and exported goods worth €247.3B (+7.9%). Compared with June 2026, imports changed by +0.5% and exports by +2%.
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Imports that grew the most
- Crude oil (HS 2709): €23.1B in July 2026, +€4.1B on July 2025 (+21.8%).
- Computers, laptops and computer units (HS 8471): €9B in July 2026, +€2.8B on July 2025 (+45.5%).
- Computer and office machine parts and accessories (HS 8473): €4.2B in July 2026, +€2.6B on July 2025 (+171.1%).
- Nitrogen heterocyclic compounds (melamine, caprolactam) (HS 2933): €5.4B in July 2026, +€2.3B on July 2025 (+74.4%).
- Passenger cars and automobiles (HS 8703): €8B in July 2026, +€1.7B on July 2025 (+26.7%).
Imports that fell the most
- Hormones, steroids and insulin (HS 2937): €1.3B in July 2026, −€1.6B on July 2025 (−54.7%).
- Cocoa beans (HS 1801): €494.7M in July 2026, −€500.4M on July 2025 (−50.3%).
- Coffee, green and roasted beans (HS 0901): €1.3B in July 2026, −€453.5M on July 2025 (−25.2%).
- Coated flat steel, galvanized and tinplate (HS 7210): €495.1M in July 2026, −€344.7M on July 2025 (−41%).
- Video game consoles, billiards and table games (HS 9504): €329.3M in July 2026, −€339.7M on July 2025 (−50.8%).
Suppliers with the largest growth
- China: €54.8B in July 2026, +€4.9B on July 2025 (+9.9%).
- Norway: €9B in July 2026, +€2.9B on July 2025 (+47.5%).
- Switzerland: €13.9B in July 2026, +€2.2B on July 2025 (+18.8%).
- Vietnam: €7.8B in July 2026, +€2B on July 2025 (+35%).
- Taiwan: €5.6B in July 2026, +€1.7B on July 2025 (+44.8%).
Suppliers with the largest decline
- Saudi Arabia: €2B in July 2026, −€545.5M on July 2025 (−21.5%).
- Côte d’Ivoire: €542.7M in July 2026, −€445.7M on July 2025 (−45.1%).
- Qatar: €77.5M in July 2026, −€291.3M on July 2025 (−79%).
- Kuwait: €528.6M in July 2026, −€229.2M on July 2025 (−30.2%).
- Cameroon: €113.6M in July 2026, −€228.4M on July 2025 (−66.8%).
Türkiye and the EU
EU imports from Türkiye were €9.7B in July 2026 (+4.3% on July 2025); EU exports to Türkiye were €9.4B (−7.6%).
Products from Türkiye with the largest growth
- Warships and lifeboats (HS 8906): €222.8M in July 2026, +€222.8M on July 2025.
- Crude oil (HS 2709): €70.9M in July 2026, +€70.9M on July 2025.
- Apricots, cherries, peaches, plums (HS 0809): €73.7M in July 2026, +€60.9M on July 2025 (+474.7%).
- Insulated wire, electric cables and optical fibre cables (HS 8544): €230.4M in July 2026, +€59.8M on July 2025 (+35.1%).
- Waste and scrap of precious metals (HS 7112): €45.4M in July 2026, +€44.3M on July 2025.
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 July 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 2026-06, 2026-07, 2025-07. Licence: Eurostat reuse policy, free reuse with attribution. DS-045409:EU27:EXTRA:TOTAL:2026-07
- 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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