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EU–China trade in mineral fuels & oils
In May 2026, the EU exported €112M of mineral fuels & oils to China and imported €209M — a €97M deficit in this category.
The EU's mineral fuels & oils deficit with China has widened by about 216% over the past year, from €31M to €97M.
China supplied about 0% of the EU's extra-EU imports of mineral fuels & oils in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€112M
EU imports
€209M
Balance
−€97M
Top sub-categories traded with China
EU exports →
- 2710Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. crude); preparations containing >= 70% by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, n.e.s.; waste oils containing mainly petroleum or bituminous minerals(2002-2500);Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. crude); preparations containing >= 70% by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, n.e.s.(1988-2001)€100M
- 2703Peat, incl. peat litter, whether or not agglomerated€8.3M
- 2712Petroleum jelly, paraffin wax, micro- crystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured€2.5M
- 2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oil or of oil obtained from bituminous minerals, n.e.s.€0.7M
- 2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents€0.2M
← EU imports
- 2710Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. crude); preparations containing >= 70% by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, n.e.s.; waste oils containing mainly petroleum or bituminous minerals(2002-2500);Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. crude); preparations containing >= 70% by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, n.e.s.(1988-2001)€177M
- 2712Petroleum jelly, paraffin wax, micro- crystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured€27M
- 2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oil or of oil obtained from bituminous minerals, n.e.s.€1.4M
- 2711Petroleum gas and other gaseous hydrocarbons€1.1M
- 2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal€1.0M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €112M | €209M | −€97M |
| April 2026 | €275M | €142M | €133M |
| March 2026 | €163M | €235M | −€71M |
| February 2026 | €70M | €156M | −€86M |
| January 2026 | €73M | €192M | −€120M |
| December 2025 | €105M | €209M | −€104M |
| November 2025 | €147M | €243M | −€96M |
| October 2025 | €190M | €244M | −€54M |
| September 2025 | €119M | €310M | −€191M |
| August 2025 | €95M | €211M | −€115M |
| July 2025 | €59M | €173M | −€115M |
| June 2025 | €44M | €37M | €7.2M |
| May 2025 | €56M | €87M | −€31M |
| April 2025 | €43M | €78M | −€35M |
| March 2025 | €57M | €121M | −€63M |
| February 2025 | €102M | €148M | −€46M |
| January 2025 | €144M | €55M | €89M |
| December 2024 | €99M | €121M | −€22M |
| November 2024 | €43M | €55M | −€12M |
| October 2024 | €50M | €79M | −€29M |
| September 2024 | €42M | €191M | −€149M |
| August 2024 | €41M | €118M | −€77M |
| July 2024 | €43M | €295M | −€252M |
| June 2024 | €60M | €375M | −€315M |
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.