EU enterprises engaged in international goods trade remain heavily skewed towards import activity, with only a minority operating as balanced two-way traders, according to Eurostat.
According to the latest data, 21.3 per cent of enterprises trading goods internationally in 2024 were two-way traders , meaning they both import and export goods.
A much larger share, 70.6 per cent, were solely importers , while the remaining 8.1 per cent were exporters
