EU–Switzerland › Pearls, gemstones & precious metals
EU–Switzerland trade in pearls, gemstones & precious metals
In May 2026, the EU exported €3.6B of pearls, gemstones & precious metals to Switzerland and imported €1.8B — a €1.8B surplus in this category.
The EU's pearls, gemstones & precious metals surplus with Switzerland has widened by about 4861% over the past year, from €36M to €1.8B.
Switzerland supplied about 32% of the EU's extra-EU imports of pearls, gemstones & precious metals in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€3.6B
EU imports
€1.8B
Balance
€1.8B
Top sub-categories traded with Switzerland
EU exports →
- 7108Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, unwrought or not further worked than semi-manufactured or in powder form€2.1B
- 7113Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old)€641M
- 7112Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal or precious-metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (excl. waste and scrap melted down into unworked blocks, ingots, or similar forms)€352M
- 7106Silver, incl. silver plated with gold or platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form€312M
- 7110Platinum, incl. palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form€83M
← EU imports
- 7108Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, unwrought or not further worked than semi-manufactured or in powder form€870M
- 7113Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old)€658M
- 7106Silver, incl. silver plated with gold or platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form€90M
- 7112Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal or precious-metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (excl. waste and scrap melted down into unworked blocks, ingots, or similar forms)€79M
- 7110Platinum, incl. palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form€77M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €3.6B | €1.8B | €1.8B |
| April 2026 | €4.7B | €2.0B | €2.7B |
| March 2026 | €5.7B | €2.2B | €3.5B |
| February 2026 | €4.2B | €2.1B | €2.2B |
| January 2026 | €3.4B | €1.4B | €2.1B |
| December 2025 | €3.3B | €1.6B | €1.8B |
| November 2025 | €3.1B | €1.7B | €1.4B |
| October 2025 | €3.2B | €1.8B | €1.4B |
| September 2025 | €2.4B | €1.4B | €990M |
| August 2025 | €1.7B | €794M | €916M |
| July 2025 | €2.0B | €1.4B | €639M |
| June 2025 | €2.2B | €1.5B | €734M |
| May 2025 | €2.1B | €2.0B | €36M |
| April 2025 | €2.0B | €1.7B | €307M |
| March 2025 | €1.7B | €1.6B | €157M |
| February 2025 | €1.9B | €1.6B | €299M |
| January 2025 | €2.0B | €1.3B | €709M |
| December 2024 | €1.4B | €1.0B | €375M |
| November 2024 | €1.5B | €1.6B | −€140M |
| October 2024 | €1.4B | €1.5B | −€66M |
| September 2024 | €1.3B | €961M | €332M |
| August 2024 | €1.1B | €612M | €441M |
| July 2024 | €1.5B | €1.1B | €428M |
| June 2024 | €1.4B | €977M | €432M |
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.