EU–Russia › Optical, medical & precision instruments
EU–Russia trade in optical, medical & precision instruments
In May 2026, the EU exported €147M of optical, medical & precision instruments to Russia and imported €3.2M — a €143M surplus in this category.
The EU's optical, medical & precision instruments surplus with Russia has narrowed by about 13% over the past year, from €166M to €143M.
Russia supplied about 0% 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
€147M
EU imports
€3.2M
Balance
€143M
Top sub-categories traded with Russia
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.€73M
- 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€43M
- 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€10M
- 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)€7.6M
- 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€3.3M
← EU imports
- 9030Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities (excl. meters of heading 9028); instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, cosmic or other ionising radiations€1.9M
- 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.€0.6M
- 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€0.1M
- 9023Instruments, apparatus and models designed for demonstrational purposes, e.g. in education or exhibitions, unsuitable for other uses (excl. ground flying trainers of heading 8805, collectors' pieces of heading 9705 and antiques of an age > 100 years of heading 9706)€0.1M
- 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€0.1M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €147M | €3.2M | €143M |
| April 2026 | €165M | €1.2M | €164M |
| March 2026 | €220M | €1.7M | €219M |
| February 2026 | €161M | €0.8M | €161M |
| January 2026 | €120M | €0.9M | €119M |
| December 2025 | €184M | €1.1M | €183M |
| November 2025 | €226M | €1.8M | €224M |
| October 2025 | €270M | €1.4M | €269M |
| September 2025 | €221M | €1.2M | €220M |
| August 2025 | €196M | €2.5M | €194M |
| July 2025 | €178M | €2.1M | €175M |
| June 2025 | €188M | €1.2M | €187M |
| May 2025 | €167M | €1.6M | €166M |
| April 2025 | €176M | €1.9M | €174M |
| March 2025 | €211M | €1.6M | €209M |
| February 2025 | €158M | €1.4M | €157M |
| January 2025 | €124M | €1.3M | €122M |
| December 2024 | €175M | €1.5M | €173M |
| November 2024 | €191M | €1.9M | €189M |
| October 2024 | €180M | €0.9M | €179M |
| September 2024 | €190M | €1.3M | €188M |
| August 2024 | €163M | €1.7M | €161M |
| July 2024 | €184M | €0.9M | €183M |
| June 2024 | €201M | €2.2M | €199M |
EU exports, imports and balance by month — extra-EU, EU27 reporter, latest 24 months.
Related trade lanes
EU–China · Optical, medical & precision instruments →EU–United States · Optical, medical & precision instruments →EU–United Kingdom · Optical, medical & precision instruments →EU–Japan · Optical, medical & precision instruments →EU–India · Optical, medical & precision instruments →EU–Russia · all goods →
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.