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EU–Japan trade in organic chemicals
In May 2026, the EU exported €291M of organic chemicals to Japan and imported €142M — a €149M surplus in this category.
The EU's organic chemicals surplus with Japan has widened by about 69% over the past year, from €88M to €149M.
Japan supplied about 2% 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
€291M
EU imports
€142M
Balance
€149M
Top sub-categories traded with Japan
EU exports →
- 2932Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom{s} only€171M
- 2933Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom{s} only€38M
- 2934Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom{s} only)€12M
- 2935Sulphonamides€11M
- 2924Carboxyamide-function compounds; amide-function compounds of carbonic acid€5.8M
← EU imports
- 2934Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom{s} only)€46M
- 2933Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom{s} only€15M
- 2916Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives€13M
- 2922Oxygen-function amino-compounds€9.5M
- 2932Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom{s} only€8.2M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €291M | €142M | €149M |
| April 2026 | €123M | €116M | €6.9M |
| March 2026 | €259M | €135M | €124M |
| February 2026 | €168M | €104M | €64M |
| January 2026 | €248M | €121M | €127M |
| December 2025 | €125M | €80M | €45M |
| November 2025 | €229M | €156M | €73M |
| October 2025 | €116M | €95M | €21M |
| September 2025 | €105M | €118M | −€13M |
| August 2025 | €65M | €106M | −€41M |
| July 2025 | €148M | €146M | €1.5M |
| June 2025 | €218M | €150M | €68M |
| May 2025 | €255M | €167M | €88M |
| April 2025 | €129M | €181M | −€52M |
| March 2025 | €237M | €179M | €58M |
| February 2025 | €221M | €166M | €55M |
| January 2025 | €346M | €166M | €180M |
| December 2024 | €118M | €144M | −€26M |
| November 2024 | €239M | €194M | €46M |
| October 2024 | €291M | €244M | €47M |
| September 2024 | €155M | €207M | −€52M |
| August 2024 | €105M | €132M | −€27M |
| July 2024 | €133M | €159M | −€26M |
| June 2024 | €193M | €208M | −€15M |
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.