Germany Imports of Lithium-Ion Batteries (HS 850760): July 2026 Trade Profile
German import declarations · July 2026 · data retrieved 15 Oct 2026, 07:56 UTC
HS 850760 covers lithium-ion accumulators — the battery cells and packs that sit inside EVs, e-bikes, power tools and home storage systems. Germany is Europe’s largest battery importer, so this line is a leading indicator for anyone shipping electrification hardware into the EU market.
Who ships Germany its lithium-ion batteries?
Partner-country detail, HS 850760
| Partner | Import value (EUR) | Share | Weight (kg) | Avg unit value | Top CN8 line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
China CN | €798,812,151 | 94.9% | 50,877,632 | €15.70 | 85076000 |
United States US | €41,987,843 | 5.0% | 1,457,584 | €28.81 | 85076000 |
Vietnam VN | €742,665 | 0.1% | 15,306 | €48.52 | 85076000 |
Türkiye TR | €453,238 | 0.1% | 16,530 | €27.42 | 85076000 |
India IN | €53,394 | 0.0% | 10,169 | €5.25 | 85076000 |
Every cell above is recomputed at render time from the underlying Eurostat Comext monthly dataset — no figure is hand-copied.
What the numbers say
China holds 94.9% of Germany’s €842M July 2026 import bill for HS 850760, while the runner-up, United States, sits at 5.0%. Average declared unit values span €5.25/kg (India) to €48.52/kg (Vietnam) — real product-mix differences inside one headline code: low-end and premium configurations share the same HS6.
For sourcing teams the actionable read is concentration risk: with China holding 94.9% of the lane, a tariff action, export control or logistics disruption in that country reprices the whole lane overnight. Pair this page with the HS code lookup guide and the tariff calculator to cost your specific shipment, or cross-check the counterpart export view in the port directory.
Frequently asked questions
- Which country supplies most of Germany's July 2026 imports under HS 850760?
- China leads with €798.8M (94.9% of the HS 850760 total). United States follows at 5.0%.
- How much did Germany import in July 2026 under HS 850760?
- Germany recorded €842,049,291 of imports (52,377,221 kg declared weight) across 6 CN8 declaration lines from 5 partner countries.
- Do origins differ in unit value for HS 850760?
- Yes — average declared unit value spans €5.25/kg (India) to €48.52/kg (Vietnam), reflecting different product mixes within the headline.
- Where does this data come from and may I reuse it?
- From the Eurostat Comext bulk download facility (monthly PRODUCTS volume), © European Union. Reuse is authorised with attribution to Eurostat under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU (CC BY 4.0); ExportSonar republishes the slice with source and retrieval timestamp attached.
Methodology & licence
Source: Eurostat Comext bulk download facility (monthly PRODUCTS volume), © European Union 1995–2026. Reuse authorised with attribution to Eurostat per Commission Decision 2011/833/EU (editorial content CC BY 4.0). The Swiss/Liechtenstein restriction on classification data does not affect this slice: reporter is Germany throughout.
Retrieval timestamp 2026-10-15T07:56:23Z. Upstream, 391 masked
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six-character placeholder product codes) are excluded from partner totals
and accounted for in the dataset metadata rather than silently dropped.
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