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EU–India trade in organic chemicals
In May 2026, the EU exported €145M of organic chemicals to India and imported €1.6B — a €1.4B deficit in this category.
The EU's organic chemicals deficit with India has widened by about 125% over the past year, from €631M to €1.4B.
India supplied about 18% of the EU's extra-EU imports of organic chemicals in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€145M
EU imports
€1.6B
Balance
−€1.4B
Top sub-categories traded with India
EU exports →
- 2933Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom{s} only€26M
- 2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives€14M
- 2915Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives€11M
- 2934Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom{s} only)€10M
- 2941Antibiotics€9.6M
← EU imports
- 2933Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom{s} only€1.3B
- 2934Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom{s} only)€40M
- 2921Amine-function compounds€26M
- 2924Carboxyamide-function compounds; amide-function compounds of carbonic acid€24M
- 2922Oxygen-function amino-compounds€21M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €145M | €1.6B | −€1.4B |
| April 2026 | €147M | €703M | −€556M |
| March 2026 | €173M | €1.7B | −€1.5B |
| February 2026 | €134M | €1.2B | −€1.1B |
| January 2026 | €113M | €907M | −€794M |
| December 2025 | €161M | €1.0B | −€857M |
| November 2025 | €131M | €822M | −€691M |
| October 2025 | €117M | €867M | −€750M |
| September 2025 | €119M | €635M | −€516M |
| August 2025 | €89M | €837M | −€749M |
| July 2025 | €146M | €832M | −€686M |
| June 2025 | €157M | €732M | −€574M |
| May 2025 | €135M | €766M | −€631M |
| April 2025 | €139M | €1.1B | −€973M |
| March 2025 | €171M | €1.0B | −€834M |
| February 2025 | €143M | €1.1B | −€997M |
| January 2025 | €160M | €924M | −€764M |
| December 2024 | €185M | €963M | −€779M |
| November 2024 | €167M | €1.0B | −€860M |
| October 2024 | €138M | €1.6B | −€1.5B |
| September 2024 | €138M | €660M | −€522M |
| August 2024 | €138M | €678M | −€540M |
| July 2024 | €183M | €907M | −€724M |
| June 2024 | €160M | €869M | −€708M |
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.