EU–United Kingdom › Organic chemicals
EU–United Kingdom trade in organic chemicals
In May 2026, the EU exported €240M of organic chemicals to the United Kingdom and imported €147M — a €93M surplus in this category.
The EU's organic chemicals surplus with the United Kingdom has widened by about 8% over the past year, from €87M to €93M.
The United Kingdom supplied about 2% of the EU's extra-EU imports of organic chemicals in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports76 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€240M
EU imports
€147M
Balance
€93M
Top sub-categories traded with United Kingdom
EU exports →
- 2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives€25M
- 2933Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom{s} only€21M
- 2902Cyclic hydrocarbons€18M
- 2915Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives€16M
- 2916Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives€13M
← EU imports
- 2915Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives€21M
- 2921Amine-function compounds€20M
- 2935Sulphonamides€16M
- 2933Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom{s} only€16M
- 2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons€13M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €240M | €147M | €93M |
| April 2026 | €235M | €181M | €54M |
| March 2026 | €207M | €185M | €22M |
| February 2026 | €236M | €203M | €33M |
| January 2026 | €187M | €181M | €5.3M |
| December 2025 | €168M | €202M | −€33M |
| November 2025 | €228M | €165M | €63M |
| October 2025 | €243M | €201M | €41M |
| September 2025 | €205M | €190M | €15M |
| August 2025 | €226M | €208M | €18M |
| July 2025 | €240M | €172M | €68M |
| June 2025 | €219M | €200M | €19M |
| May 2025 | €278M | €191M | €87M |
| April 2025 | €202M | €170M | €32M |
| March 2025 | €282M | €292M | −€10M |
| February 2025 | €225M | €249M | −€24M |
| January 2025 | €274M | €366M | −€92M |
| December 2024 | €181M | €197M | −€16M |
| November 2024 | €214M | €283M | −€69M |
| October 2024 | €258M | €227M | €31M |
| September 2024 | €226M | €320M | −€94M |
| August 2024 | €225M | €202M | €23M |
| July 2024 | €277M | €225M | €51M |
| June 2024 | €269M | €456M | −€187M |
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.