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EU–United Kingdom trade in copper
In May 2026, the EU exported €122M of copper to the United Kingdom and imported €69M — a €53M surplus in this category.
The EU's copper surplus with the United Kingdom has widened by about 9% over the past year, from €48M to €53M.
The United Kingdom supplied about 4% of the EU's extra-EU imports of copper in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports76 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€122M
EU imports
€69M
Balance
€53M
Top sub-categories traded with United Kingdom
EU exports →
- 7408Copper wire (excl. surgical sutures, stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like and other articles of heading 7413, electrically insulated wires and strings for musical instruments)€25M
- 7407Bars, rods and profiles, of copper, n.e.s.€22M
- 7411Copper tubes and pipes€21M
- 7403Copper, refined, and copper alloys, unwrought (excl. copper alloys of heading 7405)€11M
- 7409Plates, sheets and strip, of copper, of a thickness of > 0,15 mm (excl. expanded sheet and strip copper and electrically insulated strip)€11M
← EU imports
- 7404Waste and scrap, of copper (excl. ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted copper waste and scrap, ashes and residues containing copper, and waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators)€39M
- 7409Plates, sheets and strip, of copper, of a thickness of > 0,15 mm (excl. expanded sheet and strip copper and electrically insulated strip)€6.2M
- 7407Bars, rods and profiles, of copper, n.e.s.€4.7M
- 7411Copper tubes and pipes€4.4M
- 7406Powders and flakes, of copper (excl. grains of copper and spangles of heading 8308)€4.0M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €122M | €69M | €53M |
| April 2026 | €146M | €70M | €76M |
| March 2026 | €163M | €71M | €92M |
| February 2026 | €133M | €79M | €55M |
| January 2026 | €124M | €64M | €60M |
| December 2025 | €92M | €51M | €41M |
| November 2025 | €124M | €61M | €63M |
| October 2025 | €128M | €67M | €61M |
| September 2025 | €116M | €59M | €57M |
| August 2025 | €102M | €55M | €46M |
| July 2025 | €132M | €68M | €64M |
| June 2025 | €120M | €65M | €56M |
| May 2025 | €118M | €70M | €48M |
| April 2025 | €121M | €62M | €59M |
| March 2025 | €124M | €63M | €60M |
| February 2025 | €120M | €68M | €53M |
| January 2025 | €123M | €60M | €64M |
| December 2024 | €78M | €49M | €29M |
| November 2024 | €122M | €67M | €56M |
| October 2024 | €146M | €77M | €68M |
| September 2024 | €119M | €65M | €54M |
| August 2024 | €111M | €54M | €56M |
| July 2024 | €136M | €86M | €49M |
| June 2024 | €130M | €80M | €49M |
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.