Official customs data
France – Germany trade
Last 12 published months: April 2023 – March 2024
From April 2023 to March 2024, France imported €88.8B of goods from Germany and exported €77.8B there. This partner ranks number 1 among France's 234 trading partners, imports and exports combined.
France has a trade deficit of €10.9B with this partner.
Top import: Parties d’avions, d’hélicoptères ou de véhicules aériens sans pilote, n.d.a. (sauf celles…, worth €3.9B (4.4% of imports).
Top export: Turboréacteurs, poussée > 132 kN, worth €2.8B (3.6% of exports).
- Imports
- €88.8B
- 26,051,420 t
- Exports
- €77.8B
- 23,247,458 t
- Trade balance
- −€10.9B
Monthly trend
Imports· March 2024: -13.9% year on yearExports· March 2024: -19.6% year on year
Value
| Imports | Exports | |
|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | €8.7B | €7.9B |
| April 2023 | €7.1B | €6.4B |
| May 2023 | €7.4B | €6.7B |
| June 2023 | €8.3B | €7.2B |
| July 2023 | €7.1B | €6.2B |
| August 2023 | €6.4B | €5.9B |
| September 2023 | €7.7B | €6.7B |
| October 2023 | €7.8B | €6.6B |
| November 2023 | €7.9B | €7.3B |
| December 2023 | €6.7B | €5.4B |
| January 2024 | €7.2B | €6.4B |
| February 2024 | €7.8B | €6.8B |
| March 2024 | €7.5B | €6.4B |
Top imported products
Top exported products
Most traded chapters
Formalities to plan for
- No customs declaration: goods move freely within the single market.
- In France, monthly EMEBI return (statistics and VAT recapitulative statement) for dispatches and, above the threshold, intra-EU arrivals.
- Invoice showing both parties' EU VAT numbers, plus proof of transport for the VAT exemption.
- Excise goods (alcohol, tobacco, energy): electronic movement document in EMCS.
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