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EU–United Kingdom trade in aircraft & spacecraft
In May 2026, the EU exported €685M of aircraft & spacecraft to the United Kingdom and imported €709M — a €24M deficit in this category.
Over the past year the EU's aircraft & spacecraft balance with the United Kingdom swung from a €282M surplus to a €24M deficit.
The United Kingdom supplied about 27% of the EU's extra-EU imports of aircraft & spacecraft in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports76 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€685M
EU imports
€709M
Balance
−€24M
Top sub-categories traded with United Kingdom
EU exports →
- 8802Powered aircraft "e.g. helicopters and aeroplanes"; spacecraft, incl. satellites, and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles€458M
- 8807Parts of aircraft and spacecraft of heading 8801, 8802 or 8806, n.e.s.€219M
- 8806Unmanned aircraft€5.1M
- 8805Aircraft launching gear (excl. motor winches for launching gliders); deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles, n.e.s.€1.4M
- 8804Parachutes, incl. dirigible parachutes and paragliders, and rotochutes; parts thereof and accessories thereto, n.e.s.€0.6M
← EU imports
- 8807Parts of aircraft and spacecraft of heading 8801, 8802 or 8806, n.e.s.€666M
- 8802Powered aircraft "e.g. helicopters and aeroplanes"; spacecraft, incl. satellites, and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles€41M
- 8805Aircraft launching gear (excl. motor winches for launching gliders); deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles, n.e.s.€1.0M
- 8804Parachutes, incl. dirigible parachutes and paragliders, and rotochutes; parts thereof and accessories thereto, n.e.s.€1.0M
- 8801Balloons and dirigibles; gliders, hang gliders and other non-powered aircraft€0.3M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €685M | €709M | −€24M |
| April 2026 | €424M | €576M | −€152M |
| March 2026 | €483M | €570M | −€88M |
| February 2026 | €270M | €588M | −€318M |
| January 2026 | €366M | €437M | −€72M |
| December 2025 | €505M | €586M | −€81M |
| November 2025 | €482M | €612M | −€130M |
| October 2025 | €655M | €557M | €97M |
| September 2025 | €750M | €537M | €214M |
| August 2025 | €324M | €343M | −€19M |
| July 2025 | €728M | €529M | €199M |
| June 2025 | €478M | €515M | −€37M |
| May 2025 | €672M | €390M | €282M |
| April 2025 | €416M | €482M | −€66M |
| March 2025 | €403M | €603M | −€200M |
| February 2025 | €441M | €512M | −€72M |
| January 2025 | €333M | €477M | −€144M |
| December 2024 | €653M | €525M | €128M |
| November 2024 | €366M | €519M | −€153M |
| October 2024 | €569M | €511M | €59M |
| September 2024 | €247M | €606M | −€359M |
| August 2024 | €493M | €346M | €147M |
| July 2024 | €632M | €337M | €295M |
| June 2024 | €666M | €443M | €224M |
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.