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EU Electrical Connection & Contact Element Import Intelligence — 2026 Edition

EU Electrical Connection & Contact Element Imports — 2026 Edition

Extra-EU imports under CN8 85369010 rose from EUR 655.4 million in H1 2025 to EUR 703.7 million in H1 2026 (+7.38%). Net mass increased 8.05% to 20.36 million kg.

China remained the largest country supplier, increasing its share from 29.40% to 30.52%. Overall concentration nevertheless declined: Top 3 fell from 52.65% to 51.09%, and Top 5 from 69.55% to 67.28%.

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H1 2026 official import value
EUR 703.7M
Import value growth
+7.38%
H1 2026 net mass
20.36M kg
China official-value share
30.52%
Top 5 supplier concentration
67.28%

Leading countries and changing ranks

The United Kingdom remained second despite lower import value. Switzerland moved ahead of the United States into third place; India rose from sixth to fifth. These are statistical country/jurisdiction rankings.

SupplierH1 2025 shareH1 2026 share
China29.40%30.52%
United Kingdom12.48%11.09%
Switzerland9.45%9.48%
United States10.78%9.08%
India5.93%7.10%

Connections and contact elements under CN8 85369010

Extra-EU imports reported by EU27_2020 under CN8 85369010, covering connections and contact elements for wire and cables for voltages not exceeding 1,000 V. Plug-and-socket connections under 853669 and prefabricated elements are excluded.

Scope limitation: Only CN8 85369010 is covered: connections and contact elements for wire and cables, for voltages not exceeding 1,000 V. Plugs, sockets and prefabricated elements are excluded. This is not the total EU connector, cable-accessories or electrical equipment market, EU production, consumption, sales, installed stock or installed capacity. CN8 does not establish final application or end-use shares. Automotive, EV, renewable-energy, grid, industrial and other specific end-use markets cannot be isolated. Suppliers are countries/statistical jurisdictions, not companies. Net mass is not equipment count, terminal count, installed capacity or physical market size. Value per kilogram is not a market price or price index. Observed trade changes do not establish causes or forecasts. Missing observations are not verified zero trade. Residuals remain separate and unallocated. Trade statistics may subsequently be revised.

Methodology & source

Eurostat Comext DS-045409; EU27_2020; IMPORT; CN8 85369010. H1 means January through June 2025 versus January through June 2026. Official totals sum EXT_EU27_2020 monthly observations. Supplier shares and concentration use official values. Residuals remain separate and unallocated. Net mass is QUANTITY_IN_100KG multiplied by 100. Suppliers are countries/statistical jurisdictions. Missing is not zero. Trade statistics may be revised.

SourceEurostat Comext DS-045409; EU27_2020; IMPORT; official partner EXT_EU27_2020.
PeriodsH1 means January through June. Comparison: H1 2025 versus H1 2026.
ClassificationCN 2025: Regulation (EU) 2024/2522. CN 2026: Regulation (EU) 2025/1926. CN8 85369010 is unchanged and directly comparable; no bridge is applied.
Official totalsSum the six monthly EXT_EU27_2020 observations; never reconstruct official totals by summing suppliers.
SuppliersIdentifiable extra-EU countries/statistical jurisdictions. Exclude EU27, WORLD, geographic aggregates, stores/provisions, confidential/unspecified and pseudo partners. XS Serbia and XK Kosovo are retained where observed.
Shares and concentrationSupplier value and Top 3/Top 5 supplier value sums divided by official extra-EU value for the same period.
Net massQUANTITY_IN_100KG multiplied by 100 gives kilograms. Supplementary quantity is not used.
ResidualOfficial minus identified. QP High seas and QW unspecified extra-Union trade reconcile exactly. Residuals are never redistributed. QV is intra-Union and excluded.
Coverage12/12 official value and 12/12 mass observations. One CN8, six months, two years. No duplicate keys or negative retained observations.

2026 figures currently cover January through June. Trade statistics may be revised by Eurostat after initial publication. No total-market size is inferred.