EU–United States › Pearls, gemstones & precious metals
EU–United States trade in pearls, gemstones & precious metals
In May 2026, the EU exported €793M of pearls, gemstones & precious metals to the United States and imported €637M — a €157M surplus in this category.
Over the past year the EU's pearls, gemstones & precious metals balance with the United States swung from a €17M deficit to a €157M surplus.
The United States supplied about 12% of the EU's extra-EU imports of pearls, gemstones & precious metals in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€793M
EU imports
€637M
Balance
€157M
Top sub-categories traded with United States
EU exports →
- 7113Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old)€197M
- 7110Platinum, incl. palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form€187M
- 7102Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set (excl. unmounted stones for pick-up styluses, worked stones, suitable for use as parts of meters, measuring instruments or other articles of chapter 90)€118M
- 7112Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal or precious-metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (excl. waste and scrap melted down into unworked blocks, ingots, or similar forms)€97M
- 7106Silver, incl. silver plated with gold or platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form€93M
← EU imports
- 7112Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal or precious-metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (excl. waste and scrap melted down into unworked blocks, ingots, or similar forms)€263M
- 7108Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, unwrought or not further worked than semi-manufactured or in powder form€124M
- 7110Platinum, incl. palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form€90M
- 7106Silver, incl. silver plated with gold or platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form€60M
- 7113Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old)€31M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €793M | €637M | €157M |
| April 2026 | €699M | €707M | −€7.5M |
| March 2026 | €716M | €849M | −€132M |
| February 2026 | €732M | €625M | €107M |
| January 2026 | €591M | €691M | −€100M |
| December 2025 | €750M | €439M | €311M |
| November 2025 | €591M | €577M | €14M |
| October 2025 | €643M | €466M | €177M |
| September 2025 | €540M | €529M | €11M |
| August 2025 | €378M | €398M | −€21M |
| July 2025 | €533M | €621M | −€88M |
| June 2025 | €467M | €469M | −€1.5M |
| May 2025 | €536M | €553M | −€17M |
| April 2025 | €508M | €485M | €23M |
| March 2025 | €603M | €425M | €178M |
| February 2025 | €690M | €267M | €423M |
| January 2025 | €564M | €777M | −€213M |
| December 2024 | €534M | €288M | €246M |
| November 2024 | €598M | €318M | €280M |
| October 2024 | €597M | €444M | €153M |
| September 2024 | €432M | €289M | €143M |
| August 2024 | €426M | €297M | €129M |
| July 2024 | €618M | €450M | €168M |
| June 2024 | €531M | €308M | €222M |
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.