Leading partner countries and jurisdictions
Rankings represent statistical partner countries/jurisdictions, not companies.
| Supplier | H1 2025 value | H1 2026 value | 2025 share | 2026 share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | €14,15M | €16,71M | 43,88% | 46,59% |
| Switzerland | €5,12M | €5,82M | 15,87% | 16,22% |
| United States | €3,88M | €4,83M | 12,03% | 13,45% |
| United Kingdom | €2,65M | €2,54M | 8,23% | 7,09% |
| India | €3,09M | €2,18M | 9,59% | 6,07% |
Supplier concentration increased
China remained the leading statistical partner jurisdiction, increasing from €14.15M to €16.71M and from 43.88% to 46.59% of official import value.
Top 3 concentration increased from 71.79% to 76.27%, while Top 5 remained near 89%. These figures describe statistical partner concentration and do not establish underlying causes.
What does CN8 85354000 cover?
Extra-EU imports reported by EU27_2020 under CN8 85354000, covering lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors for a voltage exceeding 1,000 V.
Scope limitation: The dataset is not the total EU surge-protection or grid-protection market, EU production, EU consumption, installed equipment or installed capacity. It excludes low-voltage surge protection and products outside CN8 85354000, even if commercially described as surge protection. CN8 85354000 does not establish exclusive transmission, distribution, utility-grid, renewable-energy or other final application. The classification does not separate lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors into individual subcategories. Statistical suppliers are partner countries or jurisdictions, not companies. “High-Voltage” refers to the CN threshold exceeding 1,000 V; some of this range may be described as medium voltage under engineering conventions. Value/mass divergence is descriptive, not a price index. Net mass is not equipment count or installed capacity. Missing observations are not verified zero trade. Residuals are disclosed separately and never redistributed.
H1 2025 versus H1 2026
Official value increased from €32,241,793 to €35,868,074 (+€3,626,281; +11.25%). Net mass decreased from 1,384,239 kg to 1,263,988 kg (-8.69%). Value and mass therefore moved in opposite directions; this is descriptive and is not a price index.
Methodology & source
Eurostat Comext DS-045409; reporter EU27_2020; flow IMPORT; January-June 2025 versus January-June 2026. Official totals use EXT_EU27_2020. Identified suppliers exclude EU27 members, WORLD, geographic aggregates, stores/provisions, unspecified/confidential and pseudo partners. Identifiable statistical jurisdictions such as XS (Serbia) and XK (Kosovo) are retained when present. Shares and Top 3/Top 5 use official extra-EU value. Net mass = QUANTITY_IN_100KG × 100. Residuals equal official minus identified totals and are never redistributed. H1 totals sum reported observations; counts disclose coverage.
2026 figures currently cover January through June. Trade statistics may be revised by Eurostat after initial publication. No total-market size is inferred.