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EU–United Kingdom trade in oil seeds & oleaginous fruits
In May 2026, the EU exported €56M of oil seeds & oleaginous fruits to the United Kingdom and imported €10M — a €46M surplus in this category.
The EU's oil seeds & oleaginous fruits surplus with the United Kingdom has widened by about 77% over the past year, from €26M to €46M.
The United Kingdom supplied about 1% of the EU's extra-EU imports of oil seeds & oleaginous fruits in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports76 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€56M
EU imports
€10M
Balance
€46M
Top sub-categories traded with United Kingdom
EU exports →
- 1205Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken(2002-2500);Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken(1988-2001)€29M
- 1209Seeds, fruits and spores, for sowing (excl. leguminous vegetables and sweetcorn, coffee, tea, maté and spices, cereals, oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, and seeds and fruit used primarily in perfumery, medicaments or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes)€10M
- 1211Plants and parts of plants, incl. seeds and fruits, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered€4.7M
- 1206Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken€3.3M
- 1214Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, alfalfa, clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products, whether or not in the form of pellets€3.1M
← EU imports
- 1205Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken(2002-2500);Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken(1988-2001)€6.7M
- 1211Plants and parts of plants, incl. seeds and fruits, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered€1.1M
- 1209Seeds, fruits and spores, for sowing (excl. leguminous vegetables and sweetcorn, coffee, tea, maté and spices, cereals, oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, and seeds and fruit used primarily in perfumery, medicaments or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes)€1.1M
- 1208Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits (excl. mustard)€0.4M
- 1212Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones and kernels and other vegetable products, incl. unroasted chicory roots of the variety Cichorium intybus sativum, of a kind used primarily for human consumption, n.e.s.€0.3M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €56M | €10M | €46M |
| April 2026 | €37M | €8.9M | €28M |
| March 2026 | €46M | €8.1M | €37M |
| February 2026 | €52M | €12M | €40M |
| January 2026 | €61M | €4.9M | €56M |
| December 2025 | €52M | €13M | €39M |
| November 2025 | €57M | €9.1M | €48M |
| October 2025 | €95M | €7.4M | €88M |
| September 2025 | €65M | €11M | €53M |
| August 2025 | €52M | €7.6M | €44M |
| July 2025 | €41M | €6.3M | €34M |
| June 2025 | €44M | €7.8M | €36M |
| May 2025 | €38M | €12M | €26M |
| April 2025 | €49M | €9.2M | €40M |
| March 2025 | €58M | €7.3M | €51M |
| February 2025 | €63M | €10M | €53M |
| January 2025 | €68M | €8.8M | €60M |
| December 2024 | €37M | €8.6M | €28M |
| November 2024 | €48M | €8.2M | €40M |
| October 2024 | €45M | €18M | €28M |
| September 2024 | €34M | €6.6M | €27M |
| August 2024 | €79M | €7.0M | €72M |
| July 2024 | €34M | €4.8M | €29M |
| June 2024 | €33M | €5.8M | €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.