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EU–United Kingdom trade in mineral fuels & oils
In May 2026, the EU exported €1.9B of mineral fuels & oils to the United Kingdom and imported €2.7B — a €761M deficit in this category.
The EU's mineral fuels & oils deficit with the United Kingdom has widened by about 14% over the past year, from €667M to €761M.
The United Kingdom supplied about 6% of the EU's extra-EU imports of mineral fuels & oils in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports76 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€1.9B
EU imports
€2.7B
Balance
−€761M
Top sub-categories traded with United Kingdom
EU exports →
- 2710Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. crude); preparations containing >= 70% by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, n.e.s.; waste oils containing mainly petroleum or bituminous minerals(2002-2500);Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. crude); preparations containing >= 70% by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, n.e.s.(1988-2001)€1.6B
- 27162716€233M
- 2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents€67M
- 2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oil or of oil obtained from bituminous minerals, n.e.s.€30M
- 2711Petroleum gas and other gaseous hydrocarbons€7.1M
← EU imports
- 2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude€1.4B
- 2711Petroleum gas and other gaseous hydrocarbons€548M
- 2710Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. crude); preparations containing >= 70% by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, n.e.s.; waste oils containing mainly petroleum or bituminous minerals(2002-2500);Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. crude); preparations containing >= 70% by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, n.e.s.(1988-2001)€443M
- 27162716€122M
- 2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents€121M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €1.9B | €2.7B | −€761M |
| April 2026 | €1.8B | €2.8B | −€1.0B |
| March 2026 | €1.6B | €2.2B | −€611M |
| February 2026 | €1.1B | €1.6B | −€517M |
| January 2026 | €1.2B | €1.7B | −€428M |
| December 2025 | €1.3B | €1.5B | −€184M |
| November 2025 | €1.1B | €1.7B | −€597M |
| October 2025 | €1.1B | €1.6B | −€503M |
| September 2025 | €1.0B | €1.6B | −€637M |
| August 2025 | €1.3B | €2.1B | −€811M |
| July 2025 | €1.3B | €2.0B | −€658M |
| June 2025 | €1.0B | €1.7B | −€634M |
| May 2025 | €1.1B | €1.8B | −€667M |
| April 2025 | €1.1B | €2.1B | −€1.0B |
| March 2025 | €1.5B | €2.2B | −€712M |
| February 2025 | €1.4B | €1.7B | −€350M |
| January 2025 | €1.2B | €2.1B | −€843M |
| December 2024 | €862M | €2.1B | −€1.3B |
| November 2024 | €1.0B | €1.7B | −€603M |
| October 2024 | €1.3B | €2.3B | −€1.1B |
| September 2024 | €1.3B | €1.8B | −€561M |
| August 2024 | €1.1B | €2.5B | −€1.4B |
| July 2024 | €1.4B | €2.4B | −€1.1B |
| June 2024 | €1.2B | €2.6B | −€1.4B |
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.