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EU–United Kingdom trade in machinery & mechanical appliances
In May 2026, the EU exported €4.0B of machinery & mechanical appliances to the United Kingdom and imported €2.2B — a €1.8B surplus in this category.
The EU's machinery & mechanical appliances surplus with the United Kingdom has widened by about 3% over the past year, from €1.8B to €1.8B.
The United Kingdom supplied about 8% of the EU's extra-EU imports of machinery & mechanical appliances in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports76 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€4.0B
EU imports
€2.2B
Balance
€1.8B
Top sub-categories traded with United Kingdom
EU exports →
- 8471Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, n.e.s.€866M
- 8411Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines€597M
- 8409Parts suitable for use solely or principally with internal combustion piston engine of heading 8407 or 8408€168M
- 8479Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof€165M
- 8481Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, incl. pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves; parts thereof€152M
← EU imports
- 8411Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines€578M
- 8471Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, n.e.s.€397M
- 8429Self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and roadrollers€113M
- 8421Centrifuges, incl. centrifugal dryers (excl. those for isotope separation); filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, for liquids or gases; parts thereof (excl. artificial kidneys)€105M
- 8408Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine"€76M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €4.0B | €2.2B | €1.8B |
| April 2026 | €4.6B | €2.1B | €2.5B |
| March 2026 | €4.8B | €2.4B | €2.5B |
| February 2026 | €3.9B | €2.1B | €1.8B |
| January 2026 | €3.9B | €1.8B | €2.2B |
| December 2025 | €3.3B | €1.8B | €1.6B |
| November 2025 | €3.8B | €1.9B | €1.9B |
| October 2025 | €3.9B | €2.0B | €1.9B |
| September 2025 | €3.6B | €1.9B | €1.7B |
| August 2025 | €3.1B | €1.6B | €1.5B |
| July 2025 | €3.8B | €2.0B | €1.9B |
| June 2025 | €3.7B | €1.9B | €1.8B |
| May 2025 | €3.6B | €1.9B | €1.8B |
| April 2025 | €3.7B | €2.0B | €1.7B |
| March 2025 | €4.4B | €2.0B | €2.4B |
| February 2025 | €3.9B | €1.9B | €2.0B |
| January 2025 | €4.0B | €1.8B | €2.1B |
| December 2024 | €3.0B | €1.6B | €1.4B |
| November 2024 | €3.8B | €2.0B | €1.8B |
| October 2024 | €3.7B | €2.0B | €1.7B |
| September 2024 | €3.5B | €1.8B | €1.6B |
| August 2024 | €3.2B | €1.5B | €1.8B |
| July 2024 | €3.6B | €1.8B | €1.8B |
| June 2024 | €3.4B | €1.8B | €1.6B |
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.