China–EU Trade Pulse
In Q2 2026, imports from China rose on a year earlier in 25 of the 26 member states listed and fell in 1. Imports from China into each EU member state, read quarterly from Eurostat's official Comext trade database. Each country has its own page with its largest product chapters, fastest movers and every quarter since 2019.
Every member state, Q2 2026
| Country | Imports from China | Change on a year earlier | Fastest-rising heading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | €2.07bn | +34.1% | Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only (+142.2%) |
| Belgium | €10.46bn | +10.1% | Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (+451.3%) |
| Bulgaria | €1.29bn | +49.1% | Electric accumulators (+377.2%) |
| Croatia | €453m | +14.7% | Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the… (+269.2%) |
| Cyprus | €406m | +59.0% | Electric accumulators (+549.1%) |
| Czechia | €5.31bn | −7.5% | Electromechanical domestic appliances, with self-contained electric… (+56.6%) |
| Denmark | €2.16bn | +7.9% | Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and… (+503.2%) |
| Estonia | €361m | +30.5% | Electric accumulators (+372.3%) |
| Finland | €1.00bn | +13.2% | Parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the… (+1191.6%) |
| France | €12.34bn | +6.4% | Engines and motors (+386.8%) |
| Germany | €27.66bn | +10.4% | Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or… (+1809.4%) |
| Greece | €1.66bn | +0.6% | Motor vehicles for the transport of >= 10 persons (+607.6%) |
| Hungary | €3.93bn | +39.2% | Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the… (+610.4%) |
| Ireland | €2.79bn | +12.9% | Diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices (+208.6%) |
| Italy | €15.77bn | +1.8% | Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the… (+185.3%) |
| Latvia | €287m | +16.0% | Electric accumulators (+422.4%) |
| Lithuania | €602m | +7.3% | Electric accumulators (+2020.9%) |
| Malta | €118m | +4.8% | Seats, whether or not convertible into beds, and parts thereof, n.e.s. (+117.4%) |
| Netherlands | €28.86bn | +7.5% | Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the… (+286.5%) |
| Poland | €10.63bn | +22.0% | Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles (+274.6%) |
| Portugal | €1.67bn | +22.4% | Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined (+663.0%) |
| Romania | €2.32bn | +6.1% | Electric generating sets and rotary converters (+241.6%) |
| Slovakia | €1.17bn | +14.9% | Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material,… (+233.5%) |
| Slovenia | €3.43bn | +13.2% | Electric motors and generators (+202.1%) |
| Spain | €12.46bn | +15.4% | Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and… (+241.0%) |
| Sweden | €2.72bn | +1.6% | Pumps for liquids, whether or not fitted with a measuring device (+91.6%) |
The fastest-rising heading is the largest percentage rise among headings (HS4) big enough to count as movers on that country's page; each page states its threshold.
Data not yet available
These member states have no page yet because their Comext series is too sparse for a fair comparison. They are rechecked at every refresh.
- Luxembourg: fewer than three rising and three falling headings large enough to report
How to read this
- Figures are imports into the member state from China as recorded by that country's customs and published by Eurostat, in euros. Goods that clear customs in one EU country and travel on to another are counted where they were declared, so a port country such as the Netherlands or Belgium records goods consumed elsewhere.
- Each quarter is the sum of three published months and is compared with the same quarter a year earlier, so seasonal patterns (Chinese New Year, the run-up to Christmas) do not show as rises or falls.
- A heading only counts as a mover when it was large in both quarters; the threshold is stated under each table.
- Value per kg is value divided by net mass. It ranks products; it is not a freight rate.
Method and sources
Source: Eurostat. Re-use of Eurostat data is authorised provided the source is acknowledged (Eurostat copyright notice). The figures on this page are aggregated and calculated from Eurostat's monthly data by Cambridge China Bridge. Journalists and researchers may quote them with a link to this page.
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Cite as: Cambridge China Bridge, "China–EU Trade Pulse", Q2 2026, https://camchinabridge.co.uk/china-eu-trade-pulse/. Source: Eurostat (Comext, DS-045409); quarterly totals, changes and value per kg calculated by Cambridge China Bridge.
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