Imports into France rose 3.0% month-on-month to €57.9 billion in December 2025, led by transport equipment (+10.3%), mechanical and electronic equipment (+2.1%), and refined petroleum products (+8.0%). By region, imports increased from the Middle East (+24.6%), Asia (+8.6%), the Americas (+5.6%), and the EU (+0.3%), but fell from Africa (-4.1%). source: Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances

Imports in France increased to 57904.80 EUR Million in December from 56214.20 EUR Million in November of 2025. Imports in France averaged 24687.82 EUR Million from 1970 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 69979.30 EUR Million in September of 2022 and a record low of 1151.90 EUR Million in May of 1970. This page provides the latest reported value for - France Imports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. France Imports - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on February of 2026.

Imports in France increased to 57904.80 EUR Million in December from 56214.20 EUR Million in November of 2025. Imports in France is expected to be 59000.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the France Imports is projected to trend around 61000.00 EUR Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-08 07:45 AM
Imports
Nov €56.4B €55.3B €55.9B
2026-02-06 07:45 AM
Imports
Dec €57.9B €56.2B €57.1B
2026-03-06 07:45 AM
Imports
Jan €57.9B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -4843.20 -4036.20 EUR Million Dec 2025
Current Account -557.00 -333.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Exports 53061.60 52178.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Imports 57904.80 56214.20 EUR Million Dec 2025


France Imports
France imports mainly mechanical equipment, electronic and computer equipment (21 percent of total imports); transport equipment (19 percent), of which aeronautics (11 percent) and automobile industry (7 percent); chemicals, perfumes, cosmetics (8 percent); agro-food industry products (8 percent); metallurgical and metal products (7 percent); natural hydrocarbons, other mining products, electricity (7 percent); textiles, leather (7 percent); jewelry, toys, furniture (5 percent); pharmaceuticals (5 percent); and rubber and plastic products, miscellaneous mineral products (5 percent). Main import partners are: Germany (16 percent of total imports), China (9 percent), Italy (8 percent), Belgium (7 percent), the US and Spain (6 percent each), the UK and the Netherlands (5 percent each).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
57904.80 56214.20 69979.30 1151.90 1970 - 2025 EUR Million Monthly
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