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EU–United Kingdom trade in iron & steel
In May 2026, the EU exported €375M of iron & steel to the United Kingdom and imported €202M — a €173M surplus in this category.
The EU's iron & steel surplus with the United Kingdom has widened by about 208% over the past year, from €56M to €173M.
The United Kingdom supplied about 8% of the EU's extra-EU imports of iron & steel in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports76 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€375M
EU imports
€202M
Balance
€173M
Top sub-categories traded with United Kingdom
EU exports →
- 7216Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel, n.e.s.€65M
- 7208Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width >= 600 mm, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated€52M
- 7225Flat-rolled products of alloy steel other than stainless, of a width of >= 600 mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled "cold-reduced"€42M
- 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€38M
- 7219Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled "cold-reduced"€26M
← EU imports
- 7218Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms (excl. remelting scrap ingots and products obtained by continuous casting); semi-finished products of stainless steel€49M
- 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)€34M
- 7202Ferro-alloys€27M
- 7225Flat-rolled products of alloy steel other than stainless, of a width of >= 600 mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled "cold-reduced"€17M
- 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€15M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €375M | €202M | €173M |
| April 2026 | €340M | €209M | €131M |
| March 2026 | €314M | €260M | €54M |
| February 2026 | €270M | €202M | €68M |
| January 2026 | €268M | €163M | €105M |
| December 2025 | €221M | €162M | €60M |
| November 2025 | €259M | €179M | €80M |
| October 2025 | €273M | €224M | €50M |
| September 2025 | €310M | €216M | €95M |
| August 2025 | €272M | €170M | €101M |
| July 2025 | €302M | €226M | €76M |
| June 2025 | €310M | €252M | €57M |
| May 2025 | €324M | €268M | €56M |
| April 2025 | €324M | €258M | €66M |
| March 2025 | €332M | €258M | €75M |
| February 2025 | €378M | €225M | €152M |
| January 2025 | €392M | €193M | €199M |
| December 2024 | €265M | €167M | €98M |
| November 2024 | €356M | €229M | €127M |
| October 2024 | €376M | €265M | €111M |
| September 2024 | €350M | €246M | €104M |
| August 2024 | €329M | €236M | €93M |
| July 2024 | €367M | €263M | €104M |
| June 2024 | €327M | €300M | €27M |
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.