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From 2024, exports rose 7% from €563 billion and imports rose 7% from €324 billion. These figures cover extra-EU trade.","Germany was the largest EU exporter of chemicals and related products to non-EU countries at €130 billion, followed by Ireland (€115 billion), Belgium (€60 billion), Italy (€56 billion) and France (€54 billion). The main destinations were the United States (€206 billion), Switzerland (€76 billion), the United Kingdom (€48 billion), China (€32 billion) and Türkiye (€17 billion). Eurostat’s chemicals definition covers SITC Rev. 4 groups 51–59. 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