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EU–China trade in inorganic chemicals
In May 2026, the EU exported €104M of inorganic chemicals to China and imported €320M — a €216M deficit in this category.
The EU's inorganic chemicals deficit with China has widened by about 84% over the past year, from €117M to €216M.
China supplied about 18% of the EU's extra-EU imports of inorganic chemicals in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€104M
EU imports
€320M
Balance
−€216M
Top sub-categories traded with China
EU exports →
- 2825Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; inorganic bases, metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, n.e.s.€28M
- 2803Carbon "carbon blacks and other forms of carbon", n.e.s.€17M
- 2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals€14M
- 2818Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide€9.8M
- 2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals€9.8M
← EU imports
- 2841Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids€93M
- 2826Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts (excl. inorganic or organic compounds of mercury)€29M
- 2825Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; inorganic bases, metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, n.e.s.€26M
- 2835Phosphinates "hypophosphites", phosphonates "phosphites" and phosphates; polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined€21M
- 2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals€20M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €104M | €320M | −€216M |
| April 2026 | €110M | €294M | −€184M |
| March 2026 | €101M | €246M | −€145M |
| February 2026 | €80M | €228M | −€149M |
| January 2026 | €96M | €202M | −€106M |
| December 2025 | €101M | €205M | −€104M |
| November 2025 | €90M | €183M | −€93M |
| October 2025 | €88M | €167M | −€79M |
| September 2025 | €91M | €167M | −€76M |
| August 2025 | €90M | €162M | −€72M |
| July 2025 | €93M | €215M | −€122M |
| June 2025 | €88M | €223M | −€134M |
| May 2025 | €77M | €195M | −€117M |
| April 2025 | €83M | €199M | −€116M |
| March 2025 | €77M | €212M | −€135M |
| February 2025 | €79M | €184M | −€104M |
| January 2025 | €80M | €218M | −€138M |
| December 2024 | €77M | €148M | −€70M |
| November 2024 | €91M | €146M | −€55M |
| October 2024 | €84M | €200M | −€116M |
| September 2024 | €215M | €172M | €42M |
| August 2024 | €213M | €196M | €17M |
| July 2024 | €114M | €190M | −€76M |
| June 2024 | €109M | €187M | −€78M |
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.