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Germany: imports of HS 3208

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Germany imported €161m of goods under HS 3208 from outside the EU in the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. Change on the 12 months before: -7.2%. €4.66m of it came from Türkiye, a share of 2.9%. Source: Eurostat, DS-059341; last updated at the source: 16 October 2026.

Not openFigures for the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026.

From official customs statistics, never company records.

An EU member state's imports from outside the EU, by country of origin: inside the EU a partner is the country goods were sent from, not where they were made.

How it is computed (methodology version 2)

The last 12 months

Imports
€161m
The 12 months before
€174m
Growth
-7.2%
Demand added in the year
-€12.5m
From Türkiye
€4.66m
Growth from Türkiye
+17.3%
Türkiye's share
2.9%2.3% the year before · +0.6 pts

Why the market is not open

  • Every one of the last 24 months reported (Met)24 of 24 months
  • Figures at most 3 months behind the newest (Met)Newest month: August 2026
  • At least €1m of imports in 12 months (Met)€161m
  • Imports grew by 10% or more (Not met)-7.2%
  • Türkiye's share under 10% (Met)2.9%

Month by month

The last 36 months, to August 2026.

  • From Türkiye
  • From other countries
Every month in a table
Imports by month
MonthImportsFrom Türkiye
August 2026€13,383,192€485,788
July 2026€15,190,424€612,572
June 2026€13,737,411€549,066
May 2026€13,058,117€212,967
April 2026€14,414,979€330,467
March 2026€14,664,556€462,598
February 2026€12,698,221€301,114
January 2026€12,422,878€275,781
December 2025€10,547,133€270,347
November 2025€12,163,462€401,773
October 2025€13,743,413€385,692
September 2025€15,006,897€367,379
August 2025€13,915,241€256,331
July 2025€15,867,152€500,958
June 2025€14,603,515€364,110
May 2025€15,931,021€386,718
April 2025€15,410,877€322,437
March 2025€13,894,946€176,518
February 2025€14,190,923€698,438
January 2025€15,056,978€251,073
December 2024€10,390,401€229,786
November 2024€13,436,199€201,428
October 2024€16,087,985€260,977
September 2024€14,770,806€321,436
August 2024€13,092,166€270,412
July 2024€17,242,826€283,231
June 2024€14,831,685€246,937
May 2024€16,765,828€614,841
April 2024€14,827,004€321,370
March 2024€13,935,204€235,229
February 2024€16,537,416€184,444
January 2024€13,466,587€170,083
December 2023€9,318,395€357,234
November 2023€14,066,255€95,264
October 2023€14,201,092€246,980
September 2023€13,530,581€222,305

Where the imports come from

The largest origins of the last 12 months, with their share of the market's imports.

Where the imports come from
OriginImports, 12 monthsShare
Switzerland€84.4m52.4%
United Kingdom€29.9m18.6%
United States€25.4m15.8%
Japan€8.59m5.3%
Türkiye€4.66m2.9%
Every other origin€8.02m5%

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