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EU–BrazilOres, slag & ash

EU–Brazil trade in ores, slag & ash

In May 2026, the EU exported €16M of ores, slag & ash to Brazil and imported €496M — a €481M deficit in this category.

The EU's ores, slag & ash deficit with Brazil has widened by about 35% over the past year, from €357M to €481M.

Brazil supplied about 21% of the EU's extra-EU imports of ores, slag & ash in May 2026.

Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€16M
EU imports
€496M
Balance
−€481M

Top sub-categories traded with Brazil

EU exports →

  1. 2608Zinc ores and concentrates€10M
  2. 2601Iron ores and concentrates, incl. roasted iron pyrites€3.8M
  3. 2604Nickel ores and concentrates€0.7M
  4. 2613Molybdenum ores and concentrates€0.6M
  5. 2614Titanium ores and concentrates€0.1M

← EU imports

  1. 2603Copper ores and concentrates€331M
  2. 2601Iron ores and concentrates, incl. roasted iron pyrites€109M
  3. 2604Nickel ores and concentrates€36M
  4. 2606Aluminium ores and concentrates€13M
  5. 2616Precious-metal ores and concentrates€4.8M

Monthly figures

MonthEU exportsEU importsBalance
May 2026€16M€496M−€481M
April 2026€1.5M€297M−€296M
March 2026€1.4M€531M−€529M
February 2026€1.6M€250M−€248M
January 2026€1.4M€643M−€642M
December 2025€1.7M€322M−€321M
November 2025€1.9M€401M−€399M
October 2025€2.2M€553M−€551M
September 2025€0.6M€296M−€295M
August 2025€3.8M€437M−€433M
July 2025€1.3M€278M−€277M
June 2025€4.7M€210M−€205M
May 2025€0.9M€358M−€357M
April 2025€2.0M€279M−€277M
March 2025€1.8M€336M−€335M
February 2025€1.0M€177M−€176M
January 2025€2.5M€529M−€527M
December 2024€0.9M€364M−€363M
November 2024€0.1M€372M−€372M
October 2024€1.2M€449M−€447M
September 2024€1.7M€371M−€369M
August 2024€1.2M€372M−€371M
July 2024€1.3M€323M−€321M
June 2024€0.9M€406M−€405M

EU exports, imports and balance by month — extra-EU, EU27 reporter, latest 24 months.

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Source: Eurostat — Comext DS-059341 · EU27 reporter · extra-EU trade · value in EUR. Figures are indicative and may be revised; verify against Eurostat before relying on them.