Plastics
HS chapter 39
Trade of the 27 EU member states in HS chapter 39, Plastics: monthly imports and exports, and who trades most.
The code is the identifier. The name is Voydar's own short name for it, not the legal text of the Harmonized System.
- EU importsAugust 2026
- 8,068EUR million
- 32.1% of it traded with other EU member states
- EU exportsAugust 2026
- 7,475EUR million
- 25.2% of it traded with other EU member states
Imports and exports by month
Voydar holds one month of this source so far: August 2026. A change on the year is shown once the same month a year earlier has been loaded.
| Month | EU imports, EUR million | EU exports, EUR million |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 8,068 | 7,475 |
Source: Eurostat Comext: EU international trade in goods by HS, partner and flow (monthly bulk) · August 2026 · retrieved Nov 11, 2026
By EU member state, August 2026
The ten member states with the largest imports and exports. Trade between member states is included.
Imports
Source: Eurostat Comext: EU international trade in goods by HS, partner and flow (monthly bulk) · August 2026 · retrieved Nov 11, 2026
By partner country, August 2026
Where the imports come from and where the exports go, other member states included.
Imports, by origin
| Code | Partner country | EUR million | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN | China | 1,683 | 20.9% |
| US | United States | 860 | 10.7% |
| DE | Germany | 735 | 9.1% |
| GB | United Kingdom | 480 | 5.9% |
| KR | South Korea | 413 | 5.1% |
| TR | Türkiye | 374 | 4.6% |
| CH | Switzerland | 281 | 3.5% |
| PL | Poland | 228 | 2.8% |
| FR | France | 227 | 2.8% |
| IT | Italy | 210 | 2.6% |
Exports, by destination
| Code | Partner country | EUR million | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB | United Kingdom | 872 | 11.7% |
| US | United States | 835 | 11.2% |
| CH | Switzerland | 483 | 6.5% |
| CN | China | 466 | 6.2% |
| DE | Germany | 423 | 5.7% |
| TR | Türkiye | 401 | 5.4% |
| FR | France | 237 | 3.2% |
| NO | Norway | 183 | 2.4% |
| IN | India | 180 | 2.4% |
| PL | Poland | 170 | 2.3% |
Source: Eurostat Comext: EU international trade in goods by HS, partner and flow (monthly bulk) · August 2026 · retrieved Nov 11, 2026
Headings in chapter 39
Imports plus exports of the EU over the months held, EUR million.
- 3926Other plastic articles2,531
- 3923Plastic packaging (boxes, bottles, bags)1,572
- 3920Plastic plates, sheets and film1,393
- 3901Polyethylene1,358
- 3907Polyesters, epoxy resins and PET1,195
- 3917HS 3917939
- 3902Polypropylene800
- 3921HS 3921742
- 3909HS 3909495
- 3919HS 3919481
- 3924HS 3924383
- 3906HS 3906372
- 3904PVC344
- 3903Polystyrene344
- 3925HS 3925336
- 3908HS 3908295
- 3918HS 3918274
- 3910HS 3910198
- 3911HS 3911197
- 3912HS 3912194
- 3916HS 3916188
- 3905HS 3905181
- 3913HS 3913154
- 3922HS 3922145
- 3914HS 391474.2
- 3915HS 391549.1
Sources and licences
Eurostat Comext: EU international trade in goods by HS, partner and flow (monthly bulk) · Eurostat (European Commission)
Source: Eurostat (Comext, international trade in goods), accessed August 2026. Modified: aggregated from CN8 to HS2 (or HS4/HS6); values in EUR as published.
Period held: August 2026 · Retrieved Nov 11, 2026 · Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) + Comext trade-data exceptions
Modified by Voydar: aggregated from the Combined Nomenclature (CN8) to HS4 headings and HS2 chapters and summed across partners and member states. Intra-EU trade is included. Eurostat's partner codes XU and XI are shown as the United Kingdom.