Iron and steel
HS chapter 72
Trade of the 27 EU member states in HS chapter 72, Iron and steel: 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
- 3,295EUR million
- 43.1% of it traded with other EU member states
- EU exportsAugust 2026
- 2,598EUR million
- 32% 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 | 3,295 | 2,598 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE | Germany | 321 | 9.7% |
| CN | China | 238 | 7.2% |
| IN | India | 197 | 6% |
| KR | South Korea | 177 | 5.4% |
| FR | France | 165 | 5% |
| PL | Poland | 151 | 4.6% |
| GB | United Kingdom | 126 | 3.8% |
| BR | Brazil | 120 | 3.7% |
| IT | Italy | 115 | 3.5% |
| VN | Vietnam | 113 | 3.4% |
Exports, by destination
| Code | Partner country | EUR million | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TR | Türkiye | 367 | 14.1% |
| US | United States | 234 | 9% |
| GB | United Kingdom | 233 | 9% |
| DE | Germany | 162 | 6.2% |
| CH | Switzerland | 129 | 5% |
| PL | Poland | 100 | 3.9% |
| IN | India | 86.4 | 3.3% |
| CN | China | 76.1 | 2.9% |
| PT | Portugal | 75.8 | 2.9% |
| IT | Italy | 75.3 | 2.9% |
Source: Eurostat Comext: EU international trade in goods by HS, partner and flow (monthly bulk) · August 2026 · retrieved Nov 11, 2026
Headings in chapter 72
Imports plus exports of the EU over the months held, EUR million.
- 7204Ferrous scrap774
- 7210Coated flat steel, wide (galvanized, tinplate)609
- 7208Hot-rolled flat steel, wide601
- 7225Alloy steel flat products, wide555
- 7202Ferroalloys438
- 7207Semi-finished steel (slabs, billets)363
- 7219Stainless steel flat products, wide294
- 7214Steel bars and rebar265
- 7216Steel angles, shapes and sections257
- 7213Steel wire rod210
- 7228Alloy steel bars and sections181
- 7209Cold-rolled flat steel, wide150
- 7217HS 7217117
- 7222HS 7222106
- 7218HS 721892.5
- 7226HS 722687.3
- 7220HS 722083.5
- 7212HS 721281.3
- 7211HS 721176.7
- 7224HS 722461.6
- 7205HS 720561
- 7229HS 722956.9
- 7223HS 722348.9
- 7201Pig iron40.7
- 7215HS 721537.3
- 7227HS 722737.3
- 7203Direct reduced iron (DRI, HBI)29.1
- 7206HS 720627.3
- 7221HS 722117.1
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.