These aluminium import statistics track how much unwrought (primary) aluminium the European Union buys from the rest of the world, updated monthly from official EU trade data.
Below you'll find the EU's latest extra-EU aluminium trade: the import and export volumes in tonnes and value, the customs unit value in euros per tonne, the trade balance, and — most useful for sourcing — the top non-EU origin countries the EU imports aluminium from. For a From/To country breakdown by month, use the import statistics explorer.
Frequently asked questions
How much aluminium does the EU import?
Europe is a large net importer — hundreds of thousands of tonnes of primary aluminium per month from outside the bloc. The exact latest figure is in the data above.
Where does the EU import aluminium from?
Mainly Norway, China, Iceland, the UAE and India — see the top-origins table above.
What's the average import price?
The customs unit value (€/tonne) is shown above — a declared trade average, not the LME spot price.
See also: Aluminium import tariff · Aluminium overview · Import statistics explorer.