EU–Japan › Aircraft & spacecraft
EU–Japan trade in aircraft & spacecraft
In May 2026, the EU exported €131M of aircraft & spacecraft to Japan and imported €19M — a €112M surplus in this category.
The EU's aircraft & spacecraft surplus with Japan has widened by about 54% over the past year, from €73M to €112M.
Japan supplied about 1% of the EU's extra-EU imports of aircraft & spacecraft in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€131M
EU imports
€19M
Balance
€112M
Top sub-categories traded with Japan
EU exports →
- 8802Powered aircraft "e.g. helicopters and aeroplanes"; spacecraft, incl. satellites, and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles€120M
- 8807Parts of aircraft and spacecraft of heading 8801, 8802 or 8806, n.e.s.€11M
- 8805Aircraft launching gear (excl. motor winches for launching gliders); deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles, n.e.s.€0.2M
- 8804Parachutes, incl. dirigible parachutes and paragliders, and rotochutes; parts thereof and accessories thereto, n.e.s.€0.1M
- 8806Unmanned aircraft€0.0M
← EU imports
- 8807Parts of aircraft and spacecraft of heading 8801, 8802 or 8806, n.e.s.€19M
- 8806Unmanned aircraft€0.0M
- 8801Balloons and dirigibles; gliders, hang gliders and other non-powered aircraft€0.0M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €131M | €19M | €112M |
| April 2026 | €87M | €22M | €65M |
| March 2026 | €380M | €66M | €314M |
| February 2026 | €269M | €62M | €207M |
| January 2026 | €139M | €115M | €25M |
| December 2025 | €352M | €169M | €183M |
| November 2025 | €162M | €20M | €142M |
| October 2025 | €63M | €20M | €43M |
| September 2025 | €154M | €19M | €135M |
| August 2025 | €189M | €15M | €174M |
| July 2025 | €401M | €63M | €338M |
| June 2025 | €90M | €18M | €72M |
| May 2025 | €100M | €28M | €73M |
| April 2025 | €228M | €80M | €148M |
| March 2025 | €165M | €74M | €91M |
| February 2025 | €147M | €218M | −€71M |
| January 2025 | €212M | €96M | €116M |
| December 2024 | €225M | €102M | €122M |
| November 2024 | €102M | €63M | €38M |
| October 2024 | €219M | €25M | €195M |
| September 2024 | €64M | €24M | €39M |
| August 2024 | €254M | €15M | €238M |
| July 2024 | €202M | €41M | €161M |
| June 2024 | €54M | €26M | €28M |
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.