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Malta: imports of HS 8480

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Malta imported €2.96m of goods under HS 8480 from outside the EU in the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. Change on the 12 months before: -8.5%. €40.5k of it came from Türkiye, a share of 1.4%. 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
€2.96m
The 12 months before
€3.24m
Growth
-8.5%
Demand added in the year
-€274k
From Türkiye
€40.5k
Growth from Türkiye
-83.8%
Türkiye's share
1.4%7.7% the year before · -6.4 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)€2.96m
  • Imports grew by 10% or more (Not met)-8.5%
  • Türkiye's share under 10% (Met)1.4%

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€281,119€0
July 2026€147,384€0
June 2026€114,082€0
May 2026€167,039€70
April 2026€303,798€5
March 2026€205,857€92
February 2026€130,789€14,510
January 2026€395,780€0
December 2025€469,554€12,120
November 2025€161,186€0
October 2025€127,511€68
September 2025€457,332€13,629
August 2025€614,614€19,360
July 2025€447,291€3,856
June 2025€85,974€19,000
May 2025€424,081€92,790
April 2025€232,726€1,254
March 2025€624,733€29,110
February 2025€100,070€12,019
January 2025€127,315€24,687
December 2024€271,048€15,750
November 2024€63,191€11,374
October 2024€121,199€21,050
September 2024€123,034€0
August 2024€34,879€67
July 2024€88,077€659
June 2024€338,143€30,667
May 2024€121,604€18,145
April 2024€218,855€68,859
March 2024€79,120€0
February 2024€357,629€0
January 2024€292,738€6,885
December 2023€156,381€0
November 2023€112,783€0
October 2023€666,867€351
September 2023€677,531€17,105

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
China€2.18m73.7%
United Kingdom€313k10.6%
Switzerland€200k6.8%
Serbia€69.3k2.3%
Egypt€59.5k2%
Every other originTürkiye among them: €40.5k, 1.4%€136k4.6%

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