EU exports and imports many merchandise, and sporting goods are not any exception. This group of merchandise contains tools for sports activities actions (e.g. fishing, water sports activities, athletics, golf), clothes (swimwear and footwear) and a few articles that can be utilized for sports activities and leisure actions (e.g. boats, rackets and bicycles).

In 2022, extra-EU exports of sporting items had been valued at €7.5 billion, a rise of 10.9% in contrast with 2021 (€6.7 billion). 

The three most exported sporting items had been in classes ‘boats and water sport equipment’, ‘gymnastic, athletic and swimming equipment’ and ‘sports footwear’. Altogether, they accounted for 62.4% of the worth of sporting items exported exterior the EU, with ‘boats and water sport equipment’ representing 28.2% ‘, gymnastic, athletic and swimming equipment’ 20.7%, and ‘sports footwear’ 13.5%. 

Source dataset: sprt_trd_prd

EU imported €14.3 billion price of sporting items in 2022

In 2022, the EU’s whole worth of sporting items imports amounted to €14.3 billion, up 17.6% in contrast with 2021 (€12.2 billion). 

The three primary teams of imported sporting items accounted for nearly two-thirds (64.2%) of the worth of extra-EU imports. The ‘sports footwear’ class represented the best share of imports with 28.8% of all imported sporting items, adopted by ‘gymnastic, athletic and swimming equipment’ (25.9%). In third place was ‘bicycles’ (9.5%).

US and China: primary buying and selling companions

In 2022, when it comes to worth, the main extra-EU locations for exported sporting items had been the United States (24.5%), the United Kingdom (14.1%) and Switzerland (12.9%), which collectively accounted for greater than half (51.5%) of the entire worth of exports of sporting items. In fourth place got here Norway (7.3%) after which Türkiye (4.8%). 

In 2022, China was the primary import companion with virtually half of the EU worth for imports of sporting items (46.9%), displaying a rise of three.4% since 2021 (€6.5 billion to €6.7 billion). The second highest share belonged to Vietnam (16.1%), adopted by Indonesia (6.3%), then Cambodia (4.7%) and Taiwan (4.4%). 

Source dataset: sprt_trd_prt