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EU–Switzerland trade in iron & steel

In May 2026, the EU exported €159M of iron & steel to Switzerland and imported €73M — a €85M surplus in this category.

The EU's iron & steel surplus with Switzerland has narrowed by about 13% over the past year, from €98M to €85M.

Switzerland supplied about 3% of the EU's extra-EU imports of iron & steel in May 2026.

Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€159M
EU imports
€73M
Balance
€85M

Top sub-categories traded with Switzerland

EU exports →

  1. 7217Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils (excl. bars and rods)€17M
  2. 7213Bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils€15M
  3. 7216Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel, n.e.s.€15M
  4. 7219Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled "cold-reduced"€11M
  5. 7210Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width >= 600 mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled "cold-reduced", clad, plated or coated€10M

← EU imports

  1. 7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel (excl. slag, scale and other waste from the production of iron or steel; radioactive waste and scrap; fragments of pigs, blocks or other primary forms of pig iron or spiegeleisen)€23M
  2. 7213Bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils€14M
  3. 7222Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel, n.e.s.€7.3M
  4. 7227Bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils€4.6M
  5. 7216Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel, n.e.s.€3.7M

Monthly figures

MonthEU exportsEU importsBalance
May 2026€159M€73M€85M
April 2026€170M€75M€95M
March 2026€187M€86M€101M
February 2026€171M€78M€93M
January 2026€164M€52M€112M
December 2025€91M€46M€45M
November 2025€157M€70M€87M
October 2025€172M€72M€100M
September 2025€164M€70M€94M
August 2025€122M€36M€87M
July 2025€169M€75M€94M
June 2025€169M€72M€97M
May 2025€179M€81M€98M
April 2025€179M€76M€102M
March 2025€184M€84M€99M
February 2025€170M€79M€91M
January 2025€173M€64M€109M
December 2024€91M€49M€41M
November 2024€173M€81M€92M
October 2024€182M€86M€97M
September 2024€175M€85M€89M
August 2024€136M€51M€85M
July 2024€175M€105M€70M
June 2024€184M€83M€101M

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.