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EU–United Kingdom trade in goods

In May 2026, the EU exported €29.9B of goods to the United Kingdom and imported €14.5B — a €15.4B surplus in this category.

The EU's all goods surplus with the United Kingdom has narrowed by about 6% over the past year, from €16.3B to €15.4B.

The United Kingdom supplied about 6% of the EU's extra-EU imports of all goods in May 2026.

Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports76 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€29.9B
EU imports
€14.5B
Balance
€15.4B

Top product categories traded with United Kingdom

EU exports →

  1. 87Vehicles€4.5B
  2. 84Machinery & mechanical appliances€4.0B
  3. 85Electrical machinery & electronics€2.2B
  4. 27Mineral fuels & oils€1.9B
  5. 30Pharmaceutical products€1.4B

← EU imports

  1. 27Mineral fuels & oils€2.7B
  2. 84Machinery & mechanical appliances€2.2B
  3. 87Vehicles€1.2B
  4. 88Aircraft & spacecraft€709M
  5. 85Electrical machinery & electronics€691M

Monthly figures

MonthEU exportsEU importsBalance
May 2026€29.9B€14.5B€15.4B
April 2026€30.3B€14.3B€16.0B
March 2026€33.4B€15.4B€18.0B
February 2026€28.8B€13.2B€15.6B
January 2026€28.2B€11.7B€16.5B
December 2025€25.9B€12.3B€13.6B
November 2025€28.4B€13.1B€15.3B
October 2025€30.4B€13.3B€17.0B
September 2025€29.4B€13.3B€16.1B
August 2025€25.2B€12.0B€13.1B
July 2025€30.9B€14.1B€16.8B
June 2025€30.2B€13.6B€16.6B
May 2025€29.3B€13.0B€16.3B
April 2025€28.1B€13.3B€14.8B
March 2025€30.8B€14.8B€16.0B
February 2025€28.6B€13.3B€15.3B
January 2025€28.3B€13.1B€15.2B
December 2024€24.0B€12.7B€11.2B
November 2024€30.2B€13.7B€16.5B
October 2024€31.5B€14.7B€16.8B
September 2024€28.6B€13.2B€15.3B
August 2024€25.7B€12.8B€12.8B
July 2024€30.2B€14.1B€16.2B
June 2024€28.2B€14.2B€14.0B

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.