Optical, medical and measuring instruments
HS chapter 90
Trade of the 27 EU member states in HS chapter 90, Optical, medical and measuring instruments: 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
- 9,222EUR million
- 17.8% of it traded with other EU member states
- EU exportsAugust 2026
- 11,689EUR million
- 11.6% 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 | 9,222 | 11,689 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | United States | 2,234 | 24.2% |
| CN | China | 1,529 | 16.6% |
| CH | Switzerland | 646 | 7% |
| DE | Germany | 551 | 6% |
| GB | United Kingdom | 451 | 4.9% |
| JP | Japan | 446 | 4.8% |
| MX | Mexico | 410 | 4.4% |
| NL | Netherlands | 345 | 3.7% |
| SG | Singapore | 220 | 2.4% |
| MY | Malaysia | 209 | 2.3% |
Exports, by destination
| Code | Partner country | EUR million | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | United States | 2,676 | 22.9% |
| CN | China | 1,143 | 9.8% |
| GB | United Kingdom | 1,027 | 8.8% |
| CH | Switzerland | 494 | 4.2% |
| JP | Japan | 382 | 3.3% |
| DE | Germany | 361 | 3.1% |
| NL | Netherlands | 348 | 3% |
| IN | India | 326 | 2.8% |
| TR | Türkiye | 289 | 2.5% |
| TW | Taiwan | 277 | 2.4% |
Source: Eurostat Comext: EU international trade in goods by HS, partner and flow (monthly bulk) · August 2026 · retrieved Nov 11, 2026
Headings in chapter 90
Imports plus exports of the EU over the months held, EUR million.
- 9018Medical and surgical instruments5,924
- 9021Orthopedic appliances and implants3,261
- 9027Analytical instruments1,757
- 9031Other measuring and checking instruments1,649
- 9022X-ray equipment1,002
- 9030Electrical measuring instruments888
- 9026Flow, level and pressure instruments867
- 9032Automatic regulating instruments751
- 9001Optical fibers and lenses718
- 9019HS 9019487
- 9013Lasers and optical devices484
- 9004HS 9004373
- 9014HS 9014334
- 9002HS 9002269
- 9015HS 9015243
- 9025HS 9025241
- 9029HS 9029235
- 9003HS 9003224
- 9028HS 9028220
- 9012HS 9012218
- 9011HS 9011139
- 9023HS 902396.8
- 9033HS 903372.6
- 9020HS 902070
- 9024HS 902460.3
- 9005HS 900549.6
- 9006HS 900644
- 9017HS 901743
- 9016HS 901615.9
- 9010HS 901010.3
- 9007HS 90075.8
- 9008HS 90084.5
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.