EU–Japan › Optical, medical & precision instruments
EU–Japan trade in optical, medical & precision instruments
In May 2026, the EU exported €379M of optical, medical & precision instruments to Japan and imported €428M — a €48M deficit in this category.
The EU's optical, medical & precision instruments deficit with Japan has narrowed by about 7% over the past year, from €52M to €48M.
Japan supplied about 6% 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
€379M
EU imports
€428M
Balance
−€48M
Top sub-categories traded with Japan
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.€107M
- 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€66M
- 9031Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines not elsewhere specified in chapter 90; profile projectors€42M
- 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)€35M
- 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€30M
← EU imports
- 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€116M
- 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.€92M
- 9031Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines not elsewhere specified in chapter 90; profile projectors€54M
- 9002Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus (excl. such elements of glass not optically worked)€31M
- 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€15M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €379M | €428M | −€48M |
| April 2026 | €423M | €518M | −€96M |
| March 2026 | €430M | €482M | −€52M |
| February 2026 | €407M | €421M | −€14M |
| January 2026 | €392M | €413M | −€21M |
| December 2025 | €412M | €420M | −€8.3M |
| November 2025 | €421M | €438M | −€17M |
| October 2025 | €435M | €475M | −€40M |
| September 2025 | €421M | €449M | −€28M |
| August 2025 | €355M | €453M | −€97M |
| July 2025 | €505M | €511M | −€6.0M |
| June 2025 | €390M | €469M | −€79M |
| May 2025 | €401M | €453M | −€52M |
| April 2025 | €419M | €457M | −€38M |
| March 2025 | €422M | €508M | −€87M |
| February 2025 | €456M | €497M | −€40M |
| January 2025 | €461M | €396M | €65M |
| December 2024 | €411M | €452M | −€41M |
| November 2024 | €534M | €497M | €37M |
| October 2024 | €443M | €526M | −€83M |
| September 2024 | €384M | €481M | −€97M |
| August 2024 | €366M | €454M | −€88M |
| July 2024 | €397M | €498M | −€101M |
| June 2024 | €382M | €500M | −€118M |
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.