EU–India › Optical, medical & precision instruments
EU–India trade in optical, medical & precision instruments
In May 2026, the EU exported €299M of optical, medical & precision instruments to India and imported €98M — a €201M surplus in this category.
The EU's optical, medical & precision instruments surplus with India has widened by about 5% over the past year, from €191M to €201M.
India supplied about 1% of the EU's extra-EU imports of optical, medical & precision instruments in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€299M
EU imports
€98M
Balance
€201M
Top sub-categories traded with India
EU exports →
- 9018Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, incl. scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments, n.e.s.€67M
- 9027Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, e.g. polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light, incl. exposure meters; microtomes€45M
- 9031Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines not elsewhere specified in chapter 90; profile projectors€40M
- 9021Orthopaedic appliances, incl. crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability€37M
- 9022Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta or gamma radiations, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, incl. radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, X-ray tubes and other X-ray generators, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or treatment tables, chairs and the like€22M
← EU imports
- 9018Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, incl. scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments, n.e.s.€30M
- 9001Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables (excl. made up of individually sheathed fibres of heading 8544); sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses, incl. contact lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements of any material, unmounted (excl. such elements of glass not optically worked)€20M
- 9022Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta or gamma radiations, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, incl. radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, X-ray tubes and other X-ray generators, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or treatment tables, chairs and the like€11M
- 9031Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines not elsewhere specified in chapter 90; profile projectors€10M
- 9032Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus (excl. taps, cocks and valves of heading 8481)€5.3M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €299M | €98M | €201M |
| April 2026 | €348M | €88M | €260M |
| March 2026 | €353M | €90M | €263M |
| February 2026 | €312M | €92M | €220M |
| January 2026 | €290M | €78M | €212M |
| December 2025 | €346M | €82M | €264M |
| November 2025 | €292M | €85M | €207M |
| October 2025 | €313M | €92M | €221M |
| September 2025 | €304M | €86M | €218M |
| August 2025 | €268M | €75M | €193M |
| July 2025 | €320M | €93M | €227M |
| June 2025 | €338M | €83M | €255M |
| May 2025 | €279M | €88M | €191M |
| April 2025 | €281M | €87M | €193M |
| March 2025 | €320M | €92M | €228M |
| February 2025 | €309M | €88M | €221M |
| January 2025 | €283M | €88M | €195M |
| December 2024 | €293M | €80M | €213M |
| November 2024 | €299M | €78M | €221M |
| October 2024 | €310M | €85M | €225M |
| September 2024 | €294M | €77M | €217M |
| August 2024 | €270M | €79M | €190M |
| July 2024 | €274M | €80M | €194M |
| June 2024 | €268M | €74M | €195M |
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.