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EU Low-Voltage Electrical Plug & Socket Import Intelligence — 2026 Edition · CN8 85366910, 85366930 and 85366990 | Voltage not exceeding 1,000 V

EU Low-Voltage Electrical Plug & Socket Imports — 2026 Data

Official extra-EU imports within these three plug and socket classifications increased from EUR 1,567.7 million to EUR 1,779.7 million in H1 2026 (+13.52%). Net mass declined 0.18%. This divergence is descriptive and is not a price index.

The printed-circuit class, 85366930, grew fastest in value (+27.96%), contributing EUR 113.0 million of the EUR 212.0 million combined increase. China remained the leading country supplier, while its official-value share declined from 44.44% to 43.70%.

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H1 2026 official value
EUR 1,779.7M
Value growth
+13.52%
Net-mass change
-0.18%
China share
43.70%

Leading countries and supplier concentration

China, the United States and Switzerland remained the top three suppliers. Top 3 concentration declined from 64.96% to 63.28%; Top 5 declined from 75.06% to 73.46%. Supplier means country or statistical jurisdiction, not company.

SupplierH1 2025 shareH1 2026 share
China44.44%43.70%
United States12.98%12.02%
Switzerland7.53%7.56%
United Kingdom5.42%5.13%
Mexico4.69%5.06%

Three defined plug and socket classifications

Extra-EU imports reported by EU27_2020 under CN8 85366910, 85366930 and 85366990, the three mutually exclusive subdivisions of 853669 — Other plugs and sockets — under heading 8536 for voltages not exceeding 1,000 V. 85366910: Plugs and sockets for coaxial cables. 85366930: Plugs and sockets for printed circuits. 85366990: Other plugs and sockets within 853669.

Scope limitation: The scope covers only CN8 85366910, 85366930 and 85366990. It excludes lamp holders under 853661, optical-fibre connectors under 853670 and other heading 8536 apparatus outside the selected codes. This dataset is not the total EU electrical connector market, total EU plug and socket market, EU production, consumption, sales, installed stock or installed capacity, all electrical switching equipment or all apparatus under heading 8536. CN8 does not identify final application. Automotive, EV, renewable-energy, data-center, industrial-automation, semiconductor and other specific end-use connector markets cannot be isolated from this dataset. Suppliers are countries/statistical jurisdictions, not companies. Low-voltage refers to the heading 8536 ceiling of 1,000 V. Net mass is not equipment count or installed capacity. Value per kg is a descriptive trade metric, not a market price or price index. Observed changes are not proof of causation or forecasts. Missing observations are not verified zero trade. Residuals remain separate and unallocated. Trade statistics may be revised after extraction.

Methodology & source

Eurostat Comext DS-045409; EU27_2020; IMPORT. H1 means January-June 2025 versus January-June 2026. Official totals sum the selected EXT_EU27_2020 CN8 observations. Supplier shares and concentration use official values; residuals remain separate and unallocated. Net mass is QUANTITY_IN_100KG × 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-June 2025 or January-June 2026.
ClassificationCN 2025: Regulation (EU) 2024/2522. CN 2026: Regulation (EU) 2025/1926. All three codes and their relevant boundaries are unchanged; no classification bridge is required.
SuppliersIdentifiable extra-EU countries/statistical jurisdictions. Exclude EU27, WORLD, geographic aggregates, stores/provisions, confidential/unspecified and pseudo partners. Retain identifiable jurisdictions such as XS Serbia and XK Kosovo.
Shares and concentrationSupplier value and Top 3/Top 5 value sums divided by official extra-EU value for the same period and scope.
Net massQUANTITY_IN_100KG × 100 gives kilograms. Supplementary quantity is not used as equipment count.
ResidualOfficial minus identified. QP High seas and QW unspecified extra-Union trade reconcile exactly. Residuals are never redistributed. QV is intra-Union and excluded.
Missing dataOnly observed values are included. Missing is not zero; supplier counts show observation coverage. Explicit source-reported zeros remain zero.

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