Who are the leading extra-EU suppliers?
China led H1 2026 supplier value. The public table shows the five largest identified suppliers.
Top 5 concentration was 99.53%.
| Supplier | H1 2026 Import Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| China | €145.04M | 51.65% |
| Japan | €96.38M | 34.32% |
| South Korea | €29.36M | 10.45% |
| Brazil | €6.46M | 2.30% |
| United States | €2.30M | 0.82% |
Import development and supplier concentration
Import value changed from €254,253,007 in H1 2025 to €280,834,474 in H1 2026.
Net mass changed from 104,632,224 to 129,910,663 kilograms. These trade measures do not establish production, consumption or installed capacity.
What does the approved CN scope cover?
Extra-EU imports under CN 72251100 and 72261100.
Scope limitation: The scope covers only grain-oriented electrical steel in these two classes, not all electrical steel, the total steel market, transformer production, EU production or consumption.
H1 2025 vs H1 2026
Import value changed from €254.25 million to €280.83 million (+10.45%). Net mass changed from 104.63 million to 129.91 million kilograms.
Methodology & source
Extra-EU imports under CN8 72251100 and 72261100. CN8 72251100 covers grain-oriented silicon-electrical flat steel of width ≥ 600 mm; CN8 72261100 covers grain-oriented silicon-electrical flat steel of width < 600 mm, hot- or cold-rolled. The scope covers only these two specified CN8 classes and does not represent European production, consumption or the total electrical-steel market.
2026 figures currently cover January through June. Trade statistics may be revised by Eurostat after initial publication. No total-market size is inferred.