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Germany: imports of HS 5501

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Germany imported €12.1m of goods under HS 5501 from outside the EU in the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. Change on the 12 months before: -15.6%. €2.73m of it came from Türkiye, a share of 22.7%. 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
€12.1m
The 12 months before
€14.3m
Growth
-15.6%
Demand added in the year
-€2.23m
From Türkiye
€2.73m
Growth from Türkiye
+39.2%
Türkiye's share
22.7%13.7% the year before · +8.9 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)€12.1m
  • Imports grew by 10% or more (Not met)-15.6%
  • Türkiye's share under 10% (Not met)22.7%

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€1,279,303€456,842
July 2026€1,286,379€371,976
June 2026€1,603,450€436,453
May 2026€597,056€0
April 2026€978,617€110,924
March 2026€1,186,421€350,429
February 2026€865,474€181,950
January 2026€798,042€197,067
December 2025€902,557€113,465
November 2025€657,762€48,022
October 2025€791,398€197,475
September 2025€1,120,377€269,877
August 2025€1,371,776€260,704
July 2025€1,281,534€220,391
June 2025€508,061€11,627
May 2025€1,199,248€153,867
April 2025€972,527€218,363
March 2025€1,130,576€173,693
February 2025€1,131,775€142,885
January 2025€1,504,814€176,996
December 2024€988,718€42,126
November 2024€1,146,532€277,800
October 2024€1,803,183€172,614
September 2024€1,259,257€113,858
August 2024€1,588,489€250,862
July 2024€2,004,360€318,745
June 2024€1,409,180€57,056
May 2024€1,661,089€101,204
April 2024€1,758,902€175,247
March 2024€1,431,413€151,666
February 2024€1,052,797€151,540
January 2024€1,325,235€107,861
December 2023€1,354,424€272,150
November 2023€982,237€97,048
October 2023€1,606,087€114,091
September 2023€1,086,153€177,867

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
United States€8.41m69.7%
Türkiye€2.73m22.7%
Japan€389k3.2%
United Kingdom€332k2.8%
India€139k1.2%
Every other origin€67.4k0.6%

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