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EU Low-Voltage Electrical Control & Distribution Panel Import Intelligence — 2026 Edition

EU Low-Voltage Electrical Control & Distribution Panel Imports — 2026 Edition

Extra-EU imports under CN8 85371098 increased from EUR 2.631 billion in H1 2025 to EUR 2.810 billion in H1 2026 (+6.82%). Net mass rose 15.25% to 43.03 million kg.

China accounted for 30.61% of official H1 2026 value, up from 27.07%. Top 3 concentration increased from 51.96% to 53.49%, while Top 5 concentration declined from 63.21% to 61.69%.

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H1 2026 official import value
EUR 2.810B
Import value growth
+6.82%
China official-value share
30.61%

Leading supplier countries

China remained first at EUR 860.25 million. Vietnam increased from EUR 28.04 million to EUR 56.81 million, moving from rank 15 to 13. North Macedonia stayed fourth despite a 25.47% value decline. These observations do not establish causes or end-use shifts.

SupplierH1 2025 shareH1 2026 share
China27.07%30.61%
United States18.20%16.74%
United Kingdom6.70%6.13%
North Macedonia5.96%4.16%
South Korea5.29%4.04%

Selected equipped apparatus under CN8 85371098

Extra-EU imports reported by EU27_2020 under CN8 85371098: other boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and similar bases equipped with two or more apparatus of headings 8535 or 8536, for electric control or distribution, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, subject to the official heading hierarchy and exclusions. Exclusions: 85371010: numerical control panels with built-in automatic data-processing machine; 85371091: programmable memory controllers; 85371095: specified touch-sensitive data input devices without display capabilities; 853720: equipment for voltages exceeding 1,000 V; Switching apparatus of heading 8517; 8538 parts, including unequipped bases under 85381000 and parts under 85389091/85389099.

Scope limitation: Selected equipped control/distribution apparatus under CN8 85371098 only. The title is shorthand for this classification, not all low-voltage panels, all heading 853710, or the entire European low-voltage electrical equipment market. Imports do not measure EU production, consumption, sales, equipment counts, installed capacity or total market size. CN8 does not identify final applications or end-use sector shares. No forecasts or causal explanations can be inferred from the observed changes. Suppliers are countries/statistical jurisdictions, not companies. Net mass is not equipment count or capacity; value per kilogram is not a market price or price index. Missing observations remain missing, not verified zero trade. H1 supplier amounts sum available observations. Entirely unobserved periods have no amount, rank or share. Residuals are separate and never redistributed. Trade statistics may subsequently be revised. Explicit zero mass is preserved and must not be used as a divisor.

Methodology & source

Eurostat Comext DS-045409; reporter EU27_2020; flow IMPORT; CN8 85371098. H1 means January-June 2025 versus January-June 2026. Sum official EXT_EU27_2020 monthly observations for totals. Shares and concentration use official extra-EU value. Net mass equals QUANTITY_IN_100KG multiplied by 100. Missing remains missing; QP and QW remain separate and reconcile the residual exactly. Suppliers are countries/statistical jurisdictions. Trade statistics may be revised.

SourceEurostat Comext DS-045409; EU27_2020; IMPORT; official partner EXT_EU27_2020.
PeriodsJanuary-June 2025 versus January-June 2026.
ClassificationCN8 85371098. Relevant official 2025 and 2026 classification hierarchy is identical; no bridge. 85371010: numerical control panels with built-in automatic data-processing machine; 85371091: programmable memory controllers; 85371095: specified touch-sensitive data input devices without display capabilities; 853720: equipment for voltages exceeding 1,000 V; Switching apparatus of heading 8517; 8538 parts, including unequipped bases under 85381000 and parts under 85389091/85389099.
Official totalsSix monthly observations per indicator in each H1. Official totals are not reconstructed from supplier sums.
SuppliersIdentifiable extra-EU countries/statistical jurisdictions. EU27 members, WORLD, geographic aggregates, stores/provisions, confidential/unspecified and pseudo partners excluded from rankings.
Shares and concentrationSupplier value and Top 3/Top 5 value divided by official EXT_EU27_2020 value.
Net massQUANTITY_IN_100KG multiplied by 100 gives kilograms.
ResidualOfficial minus identified suppliers. QP High seas and QW unspecified extra-Union trade explain value and mass residuals exactly in both years. QV is intra-Union and excluded.
Coverage12/12 official monthly observations for each indicator across both years. Sparse supplier observations remain missing.
SnapshotExtracted 14 October 2026; Eurostat dataset update 15 September 2026. Approved snapshot retained.

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