Imports of goods
 18. Jun 2025
70,000-tonne increase in small rocks and sand imports

Total imports amounted to just over DKK 10 billion in the May 2024 - April 2025 period. This is DKK 871.5 million (7.9%) less than in the previous 12-month period.

The graphs below show import figures in May 2024 - April 2025 compared with the previous 12-month period.

There are several reasons why the import value has dropped by almost DKK 900 million. These include lower imports of raw materials for fish processing, which can be found in the ‘Food and live animals’ and ‘Crude materials, inedible, except fuels’ categories. Imports of fuel and ships have also gone down. Imports of fuel and other oils fell DKK 272.5 million. This is due to lower prices and lower volumes.

Imports of machinery, engines, ships and vehicles fell DKK 481.9 million (17%). Of this, ships account for DKK 331 million and vehicles account for DKK 87 million.

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The table below shows a considerable decline in imports from North America. This is mostly due to lower imports of medicines, technical equipment and vehicles from the US. There has been a notable decline in imports from the EU and a rise in imports from non-EU Europe. This is largely due to oil now being imported from Norway (non-EU) rather than the Netherlands (EU).

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Although imports from North America, which are mostly from the US, have been at a lower level over the past year, there are no indications that imports in recent months have been affected by the political situation in the US. Imports from the EU have fallen to levels not seen in more than a decade. In 2022 and 2023, imports from EU countries ranged between DKK 500 million and DKK 600 million per month. Meanwhile, imports from non-EU countries have been increasing in recent years, rising from DKK 100 million to DKK 150-200 million per month. Imports from Asia have remained steady in recent years.

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In terms of import volume, we see an increase of almost 70,000 tonnes (almost 20%) of ‘Crude fertilisers, other than those of Division 56, and crude minerals (excluding coal, petroleum and precious stones)’. This mostly consists of sand and small stones used in concrete.

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