What France buys from Germany.
France imported USD 101bn of manufactured and processed goods from Germany in 2024, down 5 per cent on 2022. That is 18 per cent of everything France imported in these lines, and Germany is its largest source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Germany dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.
Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what France paid Germany for it at the border, Germany's share of everything France imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 37 per cent of the lane.
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Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730
Share of France's imports38 per cent, 129 source countriesChangeup 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 3.1bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 421,154 a tonne, 11,974 tonnesUSD 5.0bnin 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380
Share of France's imports38 per cent, 41 source countriesChangeup 174 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.1bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,415 a tonne, 163,724 tonnesUSD 3.0bnin 2024 -
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Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490
Share of France's imports21 per cent, 146 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 2.9bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 39,451 a tonne, 65,734 tonnesUSD 2.6bnin 2024 -
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Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360
Share of France's imports37 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.4bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 24,669 a tonne, 86,565 tonnesUSD 2.1bnin 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500ccHS 870332
Share of France's imports45 per cent, 55 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 2.2bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,846 a tonne, 94,117 tonnesUSD 1.9bnin 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322
Share of France's imports19 per cent, 67 source countriesChangeup 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.2bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,497 a tonne, 90,123 tonnesUSD 1.7bnin 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215
Share of France's imports17 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.0bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4.0m a tonne, 283 tonnesUSD 1.1bnin 2024 -
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Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of France's imports24 per cent, 27 source countriesChangefrom USD 111m in 2022Unit valueUSD 4.2m a tonne, 190 tonnesUSD 797min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of France's imports13 per cent, 163 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 871m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,029 a tonne, 196,463 tonnesUSD 791min 2024 -
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Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 130kWHS 870195
Share of France's imports66 per cent, 25 source countriesChangeup 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 501m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,535 a tonne, 40,302 tonnesUSD 787min 2024 -
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Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999
Share of France's imports39 per cent, 120 source countriesChangeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 597m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,564 a tonne, 48,597 tonnesUSD 708min 2024 -
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Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710
Share of France's imports24 per cent, 122 source countriesChangedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 722m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 110,928 a tonne, 6,111 tonnesUSD 678min 2024 -
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Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110
Share of France's imports21 per cent, 71 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 659m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,709 a tonne, 85,716 tonnesUSD 661min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of France's imports19 per cent, 177 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 708m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,633 a tonne, 61,731 tonnesUSD 656min 2024 -
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Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762
Share of France's imports12 per cent, 145 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 569m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 254,958 a tonne, 2,381 tonnesUSD 607min 2024 -
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Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130
Share of France's imports10 per cent, 132 source countriesChangedown 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.0bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 334,127 a tonne, 1,806 tonnesUSD 603min 2024 -
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Furniture: wooden, for kitchen useHS 940340
Share of France's imports65 per cent, 80 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 644m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,776 a tonne, 122,006 tonnesUSD 583min 2024 -
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Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of France's imports24 per cent, 124 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 617m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 35,967 a tonne, 15,541 tonnesUSD 559min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870423
Share of France's imports68 per cent, 24 source countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 602m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 22,305 a tonne, 23,602 tonnesUSD 526min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of France's imports38 per cent, 103 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 609m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,057 a tonne, 254,516 tonnesUSD 524min 2024 -
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Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by electric motorHS 842710
Share of France's imports53 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 385m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,002 a tonne, 51,887 tonnesUSD 519min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323
Share of France's imports23 per cent, 73 source countriesChangedown 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 902m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 22,844 a tonne, 21,948 tonnesUSD 501min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840
Share of France's imports23 per cent, 98 source countriesChangedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 495m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,043 a tonne, 34,691 tonnesUSD 487min 2024 -
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Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829
Share of France's imports21 per cent, 122 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 421m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,059 a tonne, 67,433 tonnesUSD 476min 2024 -
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Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 75kW but not exceeding 130kWHS 870194
Share of France's imports58 per cent, 28 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 480m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,756 a tonne, 25,289 tonnesUSD 474min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340
Share of France's imports6 per cent, 39 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 394m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,705 a tonne, 24,688 tonnesUSD 437min 2024 -
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Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing...HS 190590
Share of France's imports21 per cent, 135 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 390m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,582 a tonne, 167,924 tonnesUSD 434min 2024 -
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Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989
Share of France's imports27 per cent, 98 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 419m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 33,168 a tonne, 13,064 tonnesUSD 433min 2024 -
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Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219
Share of France's imports24 per cent, 112 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 446m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 68,341 a tonne, 6,182 tonnesUSD 422min 2024 -
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Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612
Share of France's imports35 per cent, 61 source countriesChangedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 536m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,406 a tonne, 95,198 tonnesUSD 419min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231
Share of France's imports29 per cent, 96 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 489m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 198,277 a tonne, 2,081 tonnesUSD 413min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439
Share of France's imports17 per cent, 61 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 430m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 536,510 a tonne, 769 tonnesUSD 412min 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212
Share of France's imports27 per cent, 95 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 392m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 406min 2024 -
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Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goodsHS 701090
Share of France's imports24 per cent, 102 source countriesChangeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 398m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,140 a tonne, 351,349 tonnesUSD 401min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of France's imports12 per cent, 143 source countriesChangedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 478m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 58,275 a tonne, 6,714 tonnesUSD 391min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870421
Share of France's imports10 per cent, 46 source countriesChangedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 508m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,086 a tonne, 37,680 tonnesUSD 380min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereofHS 870830
Share of France's imports25 per cent, 114 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 432m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,171 a tonne, 51,863 tonnesUSD 372min 2024 -
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Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760
Share of France's imports10 per cent, 85 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 290m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 36,227 a tonne, 10,124 tonnesUSD 367min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of France's imports14 per cent, 158 source countriesChangedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 391m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,579 a tonne, 78,482 tonnesUSD 359min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239
Share of France's imports23 per cent, 109 source countriesChangeup 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 295m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 337 tonnesUSD 357min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square)...HS 720712
Share of France's imports69 per cent, 18 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 347m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 718 a tonne, 496,565 tonnesUSD 356min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of France's imports15 per cent, 140 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 408m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 73,272 a tonne, 4,739 tonnesUSD 347min 2024 -
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Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399
Share of France's imports19 per cent, 122 source countriesChangedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 437m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 116,084 a tonne, 2,875 tonnesUSD 334min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 870321
Share of France's imports7 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 261m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,948 a tonne, 20,146 tonnesUSD 321min 2024 -
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Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690
Share of France's imports24 per cent, 108 source countriesChangeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 253m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,048 a tonne, 44,925 tonnesUSD 317min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by...HS 870370
Share of France's imports91 per cent, 20 source countriesChangeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 299m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 30,022 a tonne, 10,089 tonnesUSD 303min 2024 -
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Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)HS 870121
Share of France's imports21 per cent, 25 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 297m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,319 a tonne, 18,152 tonnesUSD 296min 2024 -
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Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion enginesHS 842139
Share of France's imports37 per cent, 101 source countriesChangeup 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 202m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 31,617 a tonne, 8,930 tonnesUSD 282min 2024 -
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Fungicides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articlesHS 380892
Share of France's imports45 per cent, 52 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 234m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,450 a tonne, 18,478 tonnesUSD 267min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of France's imports17 per cent, 177 source countriesChangeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 244m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,663 a tonne, 46,673 tonnesUSD 264min 2024
The lines that grew most since 2022.
Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.
- Cell cultures, whether or not modified: cell therapy productsHS 300251USD 101m in 2024, from USD 13m in 2022. Germany supplies 42 per cent of the line.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112USD 797m in 2024, from USD 111m in 2022. Germany supplies 24 per cent of the line.
- Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000ccHS 840734USD 185m in 2024, from USD 27m in 2022. Germany supplies 19 per cent of the line.
- Games: playing cardsHS 950440USD 60m in 2024, up 360 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Germany supplies 29 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: extruders, for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materialsHS 847720USD 25m in 2024, up 325 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Germany supplies 33 per cent of the line.
- Paper and paperboard: packing containers, including record sleeves, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, n.e.c. in heading no. 4819HS 481950USD 111m in 2024, up 285 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022). Germany supplies 45 per cent of the line.
- Mechanical appliances: agricultural or horticultural sprayers: other than portable sprayersHS 842449USD 85m in 2024, up 253 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022). Germany supplies 64 per cent of the line.
- Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)HS 160414USD 19m in 2024, up 245 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Germany supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: parts and accessories, front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows specified in subheading note 1 to this chapterHS 870822USD 39m in 2024, up 209 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Germany supplies 22 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870460USD 70m in 2024, up 195 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022). Germany supplies 32 per cent of the line.
- Graphite: artificialHS 380110USD 26m in 2024, up 189 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Germany supplies 31 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: parts of machinery for making or finishing paper or paperboardHS 843999USD 66m in 2024, up 187 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022). Germany supplies 65 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380USD 3.0bn in 2024, up 174 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.1bn in 2022). Germany supplies 38 per cent of the line.
- Heterocyclic compounds: with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only, no lactones or unfused furan rings in the structure, other than isosafrole, 1-(1,3-benzodiaxol-5-yl)...HS 293299USD 42m in 2024, up 167 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022). Germany supplies 15 per cent of the line.
- Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of plastics n.e.c. in heading no. 3917HS 391729USD 45m in 2024, up 160 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). Germany supplies 28 per cent of the line.
- Gases, rare: other than argonHS 280429USD 37m in 2024, up 160 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Germany supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers: with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: oxirane...HS 291010USD 25m in 2024, up 157 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Germany supplies 50 per cent of the line.
- Electrical machines and apparatus: parts of the electrical goods of heading no. 8543HS 854390USD 51m in 2024, up 145 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022). Germany supplies 15 per cent of the line.
- Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higherHS 220710USD 33m in 2024, up 145 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Germany supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Steel, stainless: seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gasHS 730424USD 34m in 2024, up 142 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Germany supplies 66 per cent of the line.
Lines where Germany supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Germany ships at least 60 per cent of what France imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 130kWHS 87019566 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 787m; 25 source countries in all.
- Furniture: wooden, for kitchen useHS 94034065 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 583m; 80 source countries in all.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 87042368 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 526m; 24 source countries in all.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square)...HS 72071269 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 356m; 18 source countries in all.
- Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by...HS 87037091 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 303m; 20 source countries in all.
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, (other than grain-oriented)HS 72251990 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 176m; 16 source countries in all.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square)...HS 72071186 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 122m; 27 source countries in all.
- Trailers and semi-trailers: of the caravan type, for housing or campingHS 87161084 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 119m; 26 source countries in all.
- Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, hydraulic or pneumaticHS 90328170 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 119m; 54 source countries in all.
- Vehicles: crane lorriesHS 87051074 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 113m; 21 source countries in all.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameterHS 72139163 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 110m; 27 source countries in all.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbonHS 72072079 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 91m; 30 source countries in all.
- Mechanical appliances: agricultural or horticultural sprayers: other than portable sprayersHS 84244964 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 85m; 30 source countries in all.
- Harvesting machinery: for roots or tubersHS 84335381 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 70m; 22 source countries in all.
- Machinery: parts of machinery for making or finishing paper or paperboardHS 84399965 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 66m; 48 source countries in all.
- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polymers of styrene, cellularHS 39211166 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 64m; 55 source countries in all.
- Seeders, planters and transplanters: other than no-till direct seeders, planters and transplantersHS 84323966 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 58m; 32 source countries in all.
- Machine-tools: which can carry out different types of machining operations without tool change between such operations, for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard...HS 84651070 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 51m; 37 source countries in all.
- Fibreboard (other than MDF) of a density not exceeding 0.5g/cm3, of wood or other ligneous materials, bonded or not with resins or other organic substancesHS 44119473 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 45m; 35 source countries in all.
- Steel, alloy (not stainless steel): (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-sectionHS 73045979 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 44m; 35 source countries in all.
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where Germany's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to France at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730Germany: USD 5.0bn at USD 421,154 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 1.7bn (13 per cent of the line) at USD 240,502 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 516,267 a tonne.
- Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490Germany: USD 2.6bn at USD 39,451 a tonne. Italy: USD 934m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 22,599 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 56,440 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360Germany: USD 2.1bn at USD 24,669 a tonne. Spain: USD 671m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 16,527 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 22,662 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500ccHS 870332Germany: USD 1.9bn at USD 19,846 a tonne. Italy: USD 420m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 14,933 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,322 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322Germany: USD 1.7bn at USD 18,497 a tonne. Spain: USD 3.1bn (34 per cent of the line) at USD 13,773 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,786 a tonne.
- Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215Germany: USD 1.1bn at USD 4.0m a tonne. United States: USD 696m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 2.4m a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.0m a tonne.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112Germany: USD 797m at USD 4.2m a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 1.9bn (57 per cent of the line) at USD 982,904 a tonne, 77 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.1m a tonne.
- Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 130kWHS 870195Germany: USD 787m at USD 19,535 a tonne. Austria: USD 133m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 14,480 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,512 a tonne.
- Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999Germany: USD 708m at USD 14,564 a tonne. Italy: USD 159m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 9,128 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 22,256 a tonne.
- Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710Germany: USD 678m at USD 110,928 a tonne. China: USD 189m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 49,868 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 112,607 a tonne.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110Germany: USD 661m at USD 7,709 a tonne. China: USD 363m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 3,505 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,112 a tonne.
- Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690Germany: USD 656m at USD 10,633 a tonne. Italy: USD 306m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 7,109 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,451 a tonne.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762Germany: USD 607m at USD 254,958 a tonne. China: USD 1.4bn (28 per cent of the line) at USD 144,568 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 287,244 a tonne.
- Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130Germany: USD 603m at USD 334,127 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 142m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 198,898 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 279,455 a tonne.
- Furniture: wooden, for kitchen useHS 940340Germany: USD 583m at USD 4,776 a tonne. Spain: USD 78m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 2,003 a tonne, 58 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,586 a tonne.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180Germany: USD 559m at USD 35,967 a tonne. China: USD 368m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 11,608 a tonne, 68 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 34,408 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870423Germany: USD 526m at USD 22,305 a tonne. Belgium: USD 90m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 8,946 a tonne, 60 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,473 a tonne.
- Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499Germany: USD 524m at USD 2,057 a tonne. Spain: USD 70m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 1,510 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,450 a tonne.
- Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by electric motorHS 842710Germany: USD 519m at USD 10,002 a tonne. China: USD 84m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 4,314 a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,145 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323Germany: USD 501m at USD 22,844 a tonne. Spain: USD 224m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 16,120 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 16,764 a tonne.
What France buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.
Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.
Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to France with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.
Share is Germany's part of everything France imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.
Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.
A record of trade, not a shopping list.
What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.
Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.
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