Trade lane

What Germany buys from Ireland.

Germany imported USD 23bn of manufactured and processed goods from Ireland in 2024, down 17 per cent on 2022. That is 2 per cent of everything Germany imported in these lines, and Ireland is its number 15 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Ireland 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.

USD 23bnfrom Ireland in 2024 (USD 28bn in 2022)
2 per centof Germany's imports in these lines, USD 1.1tn from every source
308product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#15Ireland's rank among Germany's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what Germany paid Ireland for it at the border, Ireland's share of everything Germany imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 93 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

    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 Germany's imports16 per cent, 95 source countries
    Changedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 5.4bn in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 331,447 a tonne, 12,585 tonnes
    USD 4.2bnin 2024
  2. 2

    Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499

    Share of Germany's imports62 per cent, 96 source countries
    Changeup 370 per cent on 2022 (USD 689m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 3.2bnin 2024
  3. 3

    Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN)HS 293379

    Share of Germany's imports79 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changedown 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 7.7bn in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 2.7bnin 2024
  4. 4

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for...HS 300214

    Share of Germany's imports29 per cent, 37 source countries
    Changedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 3.3bn in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 2.2bnin 2024
  5. 5

    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 Germany's imports12 per cent, 61 source countries
    Changeup 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 952m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4.3m a tonne, 391 tonnes
    USD 1.7bnin 2024
  6. 6

    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 Germany's imports24 per cent, 88 source countries
    Changeup 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 663m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 134,396 a tonne, 7,562 tonnes
    USD 1.0bnin 2024
  7. 7

    Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, n.e.c. in 2933.3HS 293339

    Share of Germany's imports38 per cent, 45 source countries
    Changedown 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.2bn in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 588min 2024
  8. 8

    Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological...HS 901819

    Share of Germany's imports25 per cent, 85 source countries
    Changeup 92 per cent on 2022 (USD 296m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 428,699 a tonne, 1,330 tonnes
    USD 570min 2024
  9. 9

    Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues: other than somatotropin, (its derivatives and structural...HS 293719

    Share of Germany's imports21 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 969m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 407.8m a tonne, 1.2 tonnes
    USD 509min 2024
  10. 10

    Heterocyclic compounds: containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure, (other than malonylurea and its derivatives...HS 293359

    Share of Germany's imports15 per cent, 39 source countries
    Changedown 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 626m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 508min 2024
  11. 11

    Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industriesHS 330210

    Share of Germany's imports57 per cent, 81 source countries
    Changeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 342m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 41,060 a tonne, 10,789 tonnes
    USD 443min 2024
  12. 12

    Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239

    Share of Germany's imports5 per cent, 112 source countries
    Changedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 450m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 343min 2024
  13. 13

    Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839

    Share of Germany's imports14 per cent, 85 source countries
    Changeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 273m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 322,691 a tonne, 1,032 tonnes
    USD 333min 2024
  14. 14

    Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170

    Share of Germany's imports9 per cent, 110 source countries
    Changedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 505m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 258,890 a tonne, 1,241 tonnes
    USD 321min 2024
  15. 15

    Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499

    Share of Germany's imports11 per cent, 84 source countries
    Changeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 238m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 299min 2024
  16. 16

    Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935HS 293590

    Share of Germany's imports52 per cent, 40 source countries
    Changeup 197 per cent on 2022 (USD 97m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 288min 2024
  17. 17

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or...HS 300213

    Share of Germany's imports48 per cent, 34 source countries
    Changefrom USD 35m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 39.4m a tonne, 6.7 tonnes
    USD 265min 2024
  18. 18

    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 Germany's imports2 per cent, 131 source countries
    Changeup 213 per cent on 2022 (USD 63m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 72,711 a tonne, 2,726 tonnes
    USD 198min 2024
  19. 19

    Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 300390

    Share of Germany's imports6 per cent, 62 source countries
    Changefrom USD 3m in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 135min 2024
  20. 20

    Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853690

    Share of Germany's imports5 per cent, 114 source countries
    Changefrom USD 16m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 85,297 a tonne, 1,374 tonnes
    USD 117min 2024
  21. 21

    Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241

    Share of Germany's imports3 per cent, 41 source countries
    Changeup 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 65m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3.4m a tonne, 33 tonnes
    USD 114min 2024
  22. 22

    Signalling apparatus: electric, sound or visual, burglar or fire alarms and similar, other than those of heading no. 8512 or 8530HS 853110

    Share of Germany's imports17 per cent, 68 source countries
    Changeup 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 74,079 a tonne, 1,210 tonnes
    USD 90min 2024
  23. 23

    Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690

    Share of Germany's imports1 per cent, 140 source countries
    Changeup 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 48m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 13,823 a tonne, 4,990 tonnes
    USD 69min 2024
  24. 24

    Lenses, contact: unmounted, of any material, excluding elements of glass not optically workedHS 900130

    Share of Germany's imports17 per cent, 50 source countries
    Changedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 101m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 90,858 a tonne, 714 tonnes
    USD 65min 2024
  25. 25

    Amino-alcohol-phenols, amino-acid-phenols and other amino-compounds with oxygen functionHS 292250

    Share of Germany's imports29 per cent, 42 source countries
    Changedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 93m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 62min 2024
  26. 26

    Electrical static convertersHS 850440

    Share of Germany's imports1 per cent, 129 source countries
    Changeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 110,849 a tonne, 517 tonnes
    USD 57min 2024
  27. 27

    Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190

    Share of Germany's imports4 per cent, 81 source countries
    Changedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 80m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 826,269 a tonne, 68 tonnes
    USD 56min 2024
  28. 28

    WhiskiesHS 220830

    Share of Germany's imports11 per cent, 67 source countries
    Changeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,795 a tonne, 7,153 tonnes
    USD 56min 2024
  29. 29

    Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901HS 190190

    Share of Germany's imports14 per cent, 72 source countries
    Changefrom USD 9m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 4,386 a tonne, 12,217 tonnes
    USD 54min 2024
  30. 30

    Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoaHS 170490

    Share of Germany's imports5 per cent, 104 source countries
    Changeup 89 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,443 a tonne, 6,271 tonnes
    USD 53min 2024
  31. 31

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212

    Share of Germany's imports1 per cent, 98 source countries
    Changedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 53m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 177,883 a tonne, 288 tonnes
    USD 51min 2024
  32. 32

    Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890

    Share of Germany's imports1 per cent, 131 source countries
    Changedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 62m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 90,859 a tonne, 563 tonnes
    USD 51min 2024
  33. 33

    Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131

    Share of Germany's imports6 per cent, 70 source countries
    Changeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 769,326 a tonne, 65 tonnes
    USD 50min 2024
  34. 34

    Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439

    Share of Germany's imports2 per cent, 55 source countries
    Changeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 214,179 a tonne, 216 tonnes
    USD 46min 2024
  35. 35

    Pharmaceutical goods: opacifying preparations for x-ray examinations, diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patientHS 300630

    Share of Germany's imports30 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changeup 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 64,689 a tonne, 703 tonnes
    USD 45min 2024
  36. 36

    Brushes: toothbrushesHS 960321

    Share of Germany's imports10 per cent, 63 source countries
    Changeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 38,322 a tonne, 1,137 tonnes
    USD 44min 2024
  37. 37

    Refrigerating or freezing equipment: n.e.c. in heading no. 8418HS 841869

    Share of Germany's imports5 per cent, 69 source countries
    Changedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 79m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 30,084 a tonne, 1,408 tonnes
    USD 42min 2024
  38. 38

    Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432

    Share of Germany's imports7 per cent, 38 source countries
    Changedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 146,659 a tonne, 269 tonnes
    USD 39min 2024
  39. 39

    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 Germany's importsunder 1 per cent, 135 source countries
    Changedown 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 104m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 259,030 a tonne, 146 tonnes
    USD 38min 2024
  40. 40

    Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail saleHS 190110

    Share of Germany's imports23 per cent, 40 source countries
    Changedown 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 72m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,375 a tonne, 6,797 tonnes
    USD 37min 2024
  41. 41

    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 Germany's importsunder 1 per cent, 128 source countries
    Changeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 434,914 a tonne, 81 tonnes
    USD 35min 2024
  42. 42

    Peptones and their derivatives: other protein substances and their derivatives n.e.c. or included, hide powder, whether or not chromedHS 350400

    Share of Germany's imports7 per cent, 54 source countries
    Changeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 9,052 a tonne, 3,879 tonnes
    USD 35min 2024
  43. 43

    Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150

    Share of Germany's imports18 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changeup 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7.7m a tonne, 4.6 tonnes
    USD 35min 2024
  44. 44

    Heat pumps: other than air conditioning machines of heading no. 8415HS 841861

    Share of Germany's imports4 per cent, 49 source countries
    Changeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 30,893 a tonne, 1,103 tonnes
    USD 34min 2024
  45. 45

    Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: tubular metal needles and needles for suturesHS 901832

    Share of Germany's imports13 per cent, 59 source countries
    Changeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 107,742 a tonne, 316 tonnes
    USD 34min 2024
  46. 46

    Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41HS 847149

    Share of Germany's imports3 per cent, 87 source countries
    Changedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 207,595 a tonne, 160 tonnes
    USD 33min 2024
  47. 47

    Engines: hydraulic power engines and motors, linear acting (cylinders)HS 841221

    Share of Germany's imports5 per cent, 80 source countries
    Changedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,877 a tonne, 5,541 tonnes
    USD 33min 2024
  48. 48

    Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by other than electric motorHS 842720

    Share of Germany's imports5 per cent, 44 source countries
    Changedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 10,398 a tonne, 3,064 tonnes
    USD 32min 2024
  49. 49

    Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431HS 843149

    Share of Germany's imports1 per cent, 87 source countries
    Changeup 117 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 9,419 a tonne, 2,868 tonnes
    USD 27min 2024
  50. 50

    Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829

    Share of Germany's importsunder 1 per cent, 92 source countries
    Changeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 18,573 a tonne, 1,426 tonnes
    USD 26min 2024
Fastest growing

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.

  1. Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or...HS 300213USD 265m in 2024, from USD 35m in 2022. Ireland supplies 48 per cent of the line.
  2. Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853690USD 117m in 2024, from USD 16m in 2022. Ireland supplies 5 per cent of the line.
  3. Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901HS 190190USD 54m in 2024, from USD 9m in 2022. Ireland supplies 14 per cent of the line.
  4. Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499USD 3.2bn in 2024, up 370 per cent on 2022 (USD 689m in 2022). Ireland supplies 62 per cent of the line.
  5. 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 853710USD 198m in 2024, up 213 per cent on 2022 (USD 63m in 2022). Ireland supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  6. Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935HS 293590USD 288m in 2024, up 197 per cent on 2022 (USD 97m in 2022). Ireland supplies 52 per cent of the line.
  7. Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431HS 843149USD 27m in 2024, up 117 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Ireland supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  8. Signalling apparatus: electric, sound or visual, burglar or fire alarms and similar, other than those of heading no. 8512 or 8530HS 853110USD 90m in 2024, up 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022). Ireland supplies 17 per cent of the line.
  9. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological...HS 901819USD 570m in 2024, up 92 per cent on 2022 (USD 296m in 2022). Ireland supplies 25 per cent of the line.
  10. Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoaHS 170490USD 53m in 2024, up 89 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022). Ireland supplies 5 per cent of the line.
  11. 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 300215USD 1.7bn in 2024, up 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 952m in 2022). Ireland supplies 12 per cent of the line.
  12. Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241USD 114m in 2024, up 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 65m in 2022). Ireland supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  13. Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150USD 35m in 2024, up 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022). Ireland supplies 18 per cent of the line.
  14. Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs)HS 902750USD 13m in 2024, up 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Ireland supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  15. Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420USD 11m in 2024, up 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Ireland supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  16. Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690USD 24m in 2024, up 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). Ireland supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  17. 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 382219USD 1.0bn in 2024, up 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 663m in 2022). Ireland supplies 24 per cent of the line.
  18. Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4016, of non-cellular rubberHS 401699USD 19m in 2024, up 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Ireland supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  19. Glass fibres: closed woven fabrics, plain weave, of yarns, coated or laminated, (other than rovings)HS 701964USD 9m in 2024, up 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Ireland supplies 22 per cent of the line.
  20. Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690USD 69m in 2024, up 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 48m in 2022). Ireland supplies 1 per cent of the line.
Where Ireland dominates

Lines where Ireland supplies 60 per cent or more.

The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Ireland ships at least 60 per cent of what Germany imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.

  1. Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 29349962 per cent of Germany's imports of the line, USD 3.2bn; 96 source countries in all.
  2. Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN)HS 29337979 per cent of Germany's imports of the line, USD 2.7bn; 36 source countries in all.
Another source, lower unit value

Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.

Lines worth USD 5m or more where Ireland's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Germany 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.

  1. Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490Ireland: USD 4.2bn at USD 331,447 a tonne. Switzerland: USD 2.9bn (11 per cent of the line) at USD 111,670 a tonne, 66 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 75,438 a tonne.
  2. 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 300215Ireland: USD 1.7bn at USD 4.3m a tonne. United States: USD 2.0bn (14 per cent of the line) at USD 2.6m a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3.3m a tonne.
  3. 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 382219Ireland: USD 1.0bn at USD 134,396 a tonne. Poland: USD 82m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 98,844 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 153,596 a tonne.
  4. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological...HS 901819Ireland: USD 570m at USD 428,699 a tonne. China: USD 84m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 154,116 a tonne, 64 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 323,586 a tonne.
  5. Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues: other than somatotropin, (its derivatives and structural...HS 293719Ireland: USD 509m at USD 407.8m a tonne. Netherlands: USD 63m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 309.8m a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 104.8m a tonne.
  6. Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industriesHS 330210Ireland: USD 443m at USD 41,060 a tonne. France: USD 66m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 29,146 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,241 a tonne.
  7. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839Ireland: USD 333m at USD 322,691 a tonne. Malaysia: USD 266m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 58,045 a tonne, 82 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 69,751 a tonne.
  8. Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170Ireland: USD 321m at USD 258,890 a tonne. Italy: USD 13m (under 1 per cent of the line) at USD 188,255 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 390,123 a tonne.
  9. Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or...HS 300213Ireland: USD 265m at USD 39.4m a tonne. United States: USD 62m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 8.5m a tonne, 78 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 8.3m a tonne.
  10. 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 853710Ireland: USD 198m at USD 72,711 a tonne. Poland: USD 627m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 56,469 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 102,709 a tonne.
  11. Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853690Ireland: USD 117m at USD 85,297 a tonne. China: USD 271m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 32,538 a tonne, 62 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 39,555 a tonne.
  12. Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241Ireland: USD 114m at USD 3.4m a tonne. United States: USD 188m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 2.2m a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.1m a tonne.
  13. Signalling apparatus: electric, sound or visual, burglar or fire alarms and similar, other than those of heading no. 8512 or 8530HS 853110Ireland: USD 90m at USD 74,079 a tonne. China: USD 78m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 44,181 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 112,324 a tonne.
  14. Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690Ireland: USD 69m at USD 13,823 a tonne. China: USD 1.1bn (16 per cent of the line) at USD 7,942 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,693 a tonne.
  15. Electrical static convertersHS 850440Ireland: USD 57m at USD 110,849 a tonne. China: USD 2.3bn (26 per cent of the line) at USD 34,491 a tonne, 69 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 59,810 a tonne.
  16. Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190Ireland: USD 56m at USD 826,269 a tonne. China: USD 82m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 162,894 a tonne, 80 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 651,167 a tonne.
  17. WhiskiesHS 220830Ireland: USD 56m at USD 7,795 a tonne. Spain: USD 14m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 3,505 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,023 a tonne.
  18. Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901HS 190190Ireland: USD 54m at USD 4,386 a tonne. Belgium: USD 64m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 3,006 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,015 a tonne.
  19. Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoaHS 170490Ireland: USD 53m at USD 8,443 a tonne. Belgium: USD 175m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 4,953 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,245 a tonne.
  20. Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212Ireland: USD 51m at USD 177,883 a tonne. Iran: USD 26m (under 1 per cent of the line) at USD 97,268 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 339,248 a tonne.
What this record says

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 Germany 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 Ireland's part of everything Germany 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.

What it does not say

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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