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EU–United Kingdom trade in inorganic chemicals
In May 2026, the EU exported €217M of inorganic chemicals to the United Kingdom and imported €161M — a €56M surplus in this category.
The EU's inorganic chemicals surplus with the United Kingdom has narrowed by about 47% over the past year, from €104M to €56M.
The United Kingdom supplied about 9% of the EU's extra-EU imports of inorganic chemicals in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports76 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€217M
EU imports
€161M
Balance
€56M
Top sub-categories traded with United Kingdom
EU exports →
- 2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes, incl. their fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes, and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products€115M
- 2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals€25M
- 2836Carbonates; peroxocarbonates "percarbonates"; commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate€8.9M
- 2835Phosphinates "hypophosphites", phosphonates "phosphites" and phosphates; polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined€8.7M
- 2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals€7.5M
← EU imports
- 2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes, incl. their fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes, and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products€78M
- 2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals€62M
- 2811Inorganic acids and inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals (excl. hydrogen chloride "hydrochloric acid", chlorosulphuric acid, sulphuric acid, oleum, nitric acid, sulphonitric acids, diphosphorus pentaoxide, phosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acids, oxides of boron and boric acids)€2.3M
- 2836Carbonates; peroxocarbonates "percarbonates"; commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate€2.2M
- 2841Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids€1.9M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €217M | €161M | €56M |
| April 2026 | €246M | €157M | €89M |
| March 2026 | €129M | €205M | −€76M |
| February 2026 | €376M | €210M | €167M |
| January 2026 | €161M | €106M | €55M |
| December 2025 | €213M | €151M | €61M |
| November 2025 | €298M | €89M | €209M |
| October 2025 | €182M | €156M | €27M |
| September 2025 | €216M | €153M | €63M |
| August 2025 | €260M | €115M | €145M |
| July 2025 | €195M | €60M | €135M |
| June 2025 | €214M | €231M | −€17M |
| May 2025 | €226M | €122M | €104M |
| April 2025 | €194M | €134M | €59M |
| March 2025 | €190M | €163M | €28M |
| February 2025 | €187M | €163M | €23M |
| January 2025 | €123M | €150M | −€27M |
| December 2024 | €204M | €121M | €84M |
| November 2024 | €178M | €157M | €21M |
| October 2024 | €142M | €216M | −€74M |
| September 2024 | €133M | €64M | €69M |
| August 2024 | €152M | €175M | −€23M |
| July 2024 | €229M | €144M | €85M |
| June 2024 | €225M | €117M | €108M |
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.