At $7.1 billion, the country’s chemicals and chemical products industry ranked second in exports to the EU during the six-month period after the auto sector. Readymade garments exports to the EU stood at $4.7 billion during the period, the industry chamber said.
Turkiye’s exports to the EU rose by 4.7 per cent YoY to $54.5 billion in H1 2026 as the bloc shifted its supply chains to more reliable and closer regions during the Middle East crisis, the Turkiye Exporters Assembly said.
At $7.1 billion, its chemicals and chemical products industry ranked second in exports to the EU during the period.
Garments exports to the EU stood at $4.7 billion during the period.
Germany was the largest recipient of Turkish exports in the period—worth $10.1 billion, up by 4.3 per cent YoY, followed by Italy with $6.8 billion, Spain with $5.6 billion, France with $5.3 billion and Romania with $3.7 billion, according to a domestic media outlet.
The underway restructuring of global supply chains is further elevating Turkiye’s potential to turn a reliable production and supply hub for Europe.
On the other hand, factors like green and digital transformation, the need to diversify supply chains and the potential updating of the Customs Union could further deepen trade integration between Turkiye and the EU, the media outlet added.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)
