Trade between the U.S and Europe continues to thrive, with the United States standing as the largest export market for the European Union. In 2024 alone, the EU exported approximately €531.6 billion worth of goods to the U.S, representing over 20% of all EU exports.
If you’re wondering what the US imports from the EU, or what the biggest EU exports to the US are, the list below provides a breakdown of the ten biggest product categories.
Top 10 Biggest EU Exports to the US
- Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Products: US$130.5 billion (22.6% of total EU exports to the US)
- Road Vehicles: US$55.5 billion (9.6% of US imports from the EU)
- General Industrial Machinery & Equipment: US$37.0 billion (6.4% of total EU exports to the US)
- Electrical Machinery & Appliances: US$34.8 billion (6.0% of total EU exports)
- Machinery for Specialised Industries: US$29.3 billion (5.1% of total imports from the EU to the US)
- Optical, Photographic & Medical Apparatus: US$21.7 billion (3.8% of total imports)
- Electronic Components & Devices: US$20.6 billion (3.6% of total imports)
- Vehicle Parts & Systems: US$18.4 billion (3.2% of total US imports from the EU)
- Boilers, Turbines & Industrial Reactors: US$17.3 billion (3.0% of total imports)
- Aircraft & Spacecraft (Including Parts): US$15.1 billion (2.6% of total EU exports to the US)
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Sources
This article is based on the latest available trade data from:
Eurostat: European Union’s official statistical office. Specifically, data on EU trade in goods with the United States (2024).
UN Comtrade Database: United Nations trade statistics providing detailed commodity-level data for EU exports to the U.S. (2024).
European Commission Trade Policy Reports: Context and analysis of EU–US trade relations and tariff impacts.
These sources collectively inform the export values and percentage shares cited, reflecting the most up-to-date and reliable figures on trade between the EU and the United States.