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EU–United States trade in machinery & mechanical appliances
In May 2026, the EU exported €7.9B of machinery & mechanical appliances to the United States and imported €5.2B — a €2.8B surplus in this category.
The EU's machinery & mechanical appliances surplus with the United States has widened by about 6% over the past year, from €2.6B to €2.8B.
The United States supplied about 18% of the EU's extra-EU imports of machinery & mechanical appliances in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€7.9B
EU imports
€5.2B
Balance
€2.8B
Top sub-categories traded with United States
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.€1.1B
- 8411Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines€1.1B
- 8479Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof€465M
- 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€320M
- 8483Transmission shafts, incl. camshafts and crankshafts, and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings for machines; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws, gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, incl. pulley blocks, clutches and shaft couplings, incl. universal joints; parts thereof€302M
← EU imports
- 8411Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines€2.6B
- 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.€834M
- 8486Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays; machines and apparatus specified in note 9 C to chapter 84; parts and accessories, n.e.s.€224M
- 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€181M
- 8421Centrifuges, incl. centrifugal dryers (excl. those for isotope separation); filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, for liquids or gases; parts thereof (excl. artificial kidneys)€165M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €7.9B | €5.2B | €2.8B |
| April 2026 | €8.5B | €5.2B | €3.3B |
| March 2026 | €8.8B | €5.3B | €3.6B |
| February 2026 | €7.1B | €4.6B | €2.5B |
| January 2026 | €6.1B | €4.4B | €1.7B |
| December 2025 | €8.2B | €5.3B | €2.9B |
| November 2025 | €7.0B | €4.3B | €2.8B |
| October 2025 | €7.5B | €4.7B | €2.8B |
| September 2025 | €7.9B | €4.8B | €3.0B |
| August 2025 | €6.3B | €4.5B | €1.9B |
| July 2025 | €7.8B | €4.9B | €2.9B |
| June 2025 | €7.3B | €4.7B | €2.6B |
| May 2025 | €7.2B | €4.5B | €2.6B |
| April 2025 | €7.7B | €5.0B | €2.6B |
| March 2025 | €8.7B | €5.3B | €3.3B |
| February 2025 | €7.5B | €4.8B | €2.7B |
| January 2025 | €7.2B | €4.3B | €2.8B |
| December 2024 | €7.8B | €4.2B | €3.6B |
| November 2024 | €7.7B | €4.3B | €3.4B |
| October 2024 | €8.6B | €4.6B | €4.0B |
| September 2024 | €7.3B | €4.3B | €2.9B |
| August 2024 | €7.0B | €4.2B | €2.7B |
| July 2024 | €7.7B | €4.7B | €3.1B |
| June 2024 | €7.4B | €4.3B | €3.2B |
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.