The European Union's total Imports in 2024 were valued at US$2.64 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. The European Union's main import partners were: China, the United States and the United Kingdom. The top three import commodities were: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products; Electrical, electronic equipment and Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers. Total Exports were valued at US$2.80 Trillion. In 2024, The European Union had a trade surplus of US$159.68 Billion.

In 2022, the most imported goods category by EU countries was mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials, with the category having more than doubled in value compared to the previous year. This rapid increase in the cost of fuel imports is tied to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has led to the European Union boycotting Russian fuel imports, previously its largest energy source. In 2023 and 2024, machinery and transport equipment once again became the most imported goods category in the EU, as fuel imports feel substantially compared to 2022.

European Union Imports from United States was US$355.76 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports from United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

The European Union has experienced a shift in its biggest trade partners since the early 2000s. Over the past two decades, the share of EU imports flowing from China has more than doubled, from around 8 percent in 2002 to over 20 percent in 2024, making China the EU's largest external import partner. At the same time, the proportion of total imports coming from the United Kingdom, which was historically a large importer to EU countries (the UK was an EU member state until 2020), have more than halved, from 18 percent to less than 7 percent. This secular trend existed before the UK voted to leave the EU in 2016, however, there has been a notable drop in imports from the UK since Brexit was enacted in 2020. By contrast the share of the EU's import trade taken by the U.S., Switzerland, and the Rest of World have remained relatively stable over this period. The share of exports coming from Russia was growing steadily in the period before 2014, after which the EU imposed economic sanctions on Russia due to the illegal annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. Imports from Russia collapsed in 2023, due to the effect of the additional economic sanctions placed on Russia in response to the full scale invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022.The Russian Federation is now only the tenth-largest exporter to the EU, after India, Japan, and South Korea.

The United States is the European Union's biggest trading partner as of 2023, with the total value of trade between the EU and the North American country exceeding ****billion dollars. China was the EU's second-largest trading partner, however, in contrast to the substantial trade surplus that the EU has with the United States, the EU has a large trade deficit with China. In 2022, the EU imported *** billion euros worth of goods from China than it exported to the East Asian country. Other prominent trade partners included the UK, Switzerland, and Turkey.

The European Union's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$2.80 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. The European Union's main export partners were: the United States, the United Kingdom and China. The top three export commodities were: Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers; Pharmaceutical products and Vehicles other than railway, tramway. Total Imports were valued at US$2.64 Trillion. In 2024, The European Union had a trade surplus of US$159.68 Billion.

For most European Union member states, the period since 1999 has been marked by increasing trade with other EU countries, as European integration has been deepened and the European economy has grown. This is notably the case for the imports of the EU's medium-sized economies, with Poland, Czechia, and Austria showing strong export growth in recent years. Poland is the member state out of these which has experienced the most dramatic increase in imports, as in 1999 only Czechia imported less out of these countries. As of 2022, however, Poland now imports roughly as much as Spain, an economy which has traditionally been much larger than Poland. The growth of the newer member states in Central & Eastern Europe to be not only important intra-EU exporters, but also importers of goods from throughout the union is essential for future economic growth in Europe.

In 2023, the category of motor cars and motor vehicles ranked first among goods imported from the European Union to Turkey, with nearly 13 billion euros in trade value. Ranking second, the motor vehicle parts category recorded 4.6 billion euros worth of imports.

European Union Imports from China was US$560.36 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

This statistic represents the major pharmaceutical trading partners regarding imports of the European Union from 2010 to 2024. In 2024, over seven percent of EU pharmaceutical imports came from the United Kingdom.

Over the period since 1999, Germany and France have been the European Union's largest importing countries. As they are the EU's largest member states in terms of population and gross domestic product (GDP), this is perhaps not surprising. The next three biggest importers in the union, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy all import relatively similar amounts. As Belgium and the Netherlands have smaller economies in absolute terms than Italy, their imports are a more significant part of their economy, measured as a share of GDP.

European Union Exports to United States was US$571.11 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Exports to United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Top Import Products of European union with Import value and Year on Year growth comparison

European Union Imports from India was US$77.06 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports from India - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Trade within the European Union is defined by the European Single Market, a union-wide trade area which ensures the free movement of goods, services, capital, and labor between EU member states. Over the period since 2002, Germany and France have been the two largest importers of goods from other member states, which is perhaps unsurprising, as they are by far the two largest economies and populations in the EU. As of 2023, Germany imports 22.2 percent of the goods traded within the EU, while France imported 11.7 percent. These two countries have consistently ran intra-EU goods deficits in the past few years, meaning that they import more from other EU countries than they export to them.

From January to December 2021, the European Union imported some 7.1 billion euros worth of medium and heavy commercial vehicles (MHCV) - vehicles weighing more than five metric tons - and buses, while exporting 12.96 billion euros worth of vehicles in return.

MHCV and buses: international trade was a profitable market Over the course of the past four years, the EU bus and MHCV market has seen a consistently positive trade balance which amounted to some 3.9 billion euros in the first eleven months of 2020. The trade surplus came amid a drop in both imports and exports from the previous year due in part to the Covid-19 pandemic which led to a slow-down of manufacturing plants' activities and tepid demand in a time of global economic uncertainty.

The leading source of exports was intra-Europe trade Turkey was the main country of origin for the European Union's commercial vehicle imports, dwarfing other countries by taking up more than half the European trade in value. This was due in part to the wide number of manufacturing plants owned by European manufacturers in the country. By contrast, countries from the European Free Trade Association and former EU-members were the leading destinations for MHCV exports. The United Kingdom had the highest trade in value, followed by Norway and Switzerland. This showcases the importance of trade partners in European territories outside the EU for the Union.

France and Germany belong to the top ten European Union countries importing the most rice from Italy as of August 31, 2023. According to data, France was the first importer with nearly ******* tons of refined rice, followed by Germany with just under ******* tons. Italy also exported ****** tons of rice to the Netherlands and another ****** tons to the Austria.

In the first 11 months of 2024, Turkey was the European Union's largest trade partner for finished steel products, with on average 357,000 metric tons of finished steel imports per month. Turkey was followed by India, which imported a monthly average of 295,000 metric tons of steel products that same period.

The statistic shows a ranking of the top 20 import countries worldwide in 2023. In 2023, the U.S. was the leading import country in the world with an import value of about 3.17 trillion U.S. dollars. Import and export worldwide Import and export are generally important pillars of a country’s economy. The trade balance of a country shows the relationship between the values of a country’s imports and exports. If the balance is positive, i.e. if the value of exports is higher than that of imports, it is called a trade surplus. If it is negative and import values exceed export values, it represents a trade deficit. Worldwide trade is regulated by the World Trade Organization (WTO). It provides a framework for trade agreements and helps in resolving disputes. Since its foundation in 1995, more than 150 countries have become members of the WTO and obligated themselves to follow its regulations. The worldwide export volume in trade since 1950 has tripled, and a similar development can be observed in the worldwide import trade volume since 1950. Europe is leading the ranking regarding the value of worldwide export volume of trade by region, but the value of goods exported by Asia is almost up to par. Both continents are also the top destination regions of inter-regional trade worldwide. The United States, China, and Germany are the leading import countries worldwide, and also the leading export countries worldwide, albeit in a different order. The top traded goods and commodities are oil and fuel, electronic equipment, and machinery. The volume of commodities traded worldwide has increased dramatically over the past few years.

This horizontal bar chart displays net energy imports (% of energy use) by country using the aggregation average in Europe. The data is about countries.