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France is an important market for Portuguese industrial suppliers and for products used in construction, furnishing and interior design. This analysis presents French imports from the world and from Portugal, making it possible to compare the size of the market with Portugal’s presence in each product group.

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French imports in 2025

French imports from the world and Portugal

Sector

Habitat

In 2025, French imports of the selected Habitat products reached USD 18.25 billion. Imports from Portugal totalled USD 905.3 million, equivalent to a 4.96% share.

Imports in this basket grew by 0.3% in current US dollars. Imports from Portugal fell by 1.6%, reducing Portugal’s share from 5.06% in 2024 to 4.96% in 2025. Furniture and seats account for approximately half of imports of the selected products.

18.25 billion USDFrench imports from the world
905.3 million USDImports from Portugal
4,96%Portugal share
Product group
Product groupMundo M USDPortugal M USDPortugal share
Furniture and seats9 084,5438,34,82%
Mattresses and bedding articles819,256,16,85%
Lighting2 222,018,80,85%
Selected household textiles1 691,594,55,58%
Builders’ joinery and carpentry731,711,41,55%
Agglomerated cork and articles thereof165,782,249,61%
Worked stone300,224,18,02%
Ceramic tiles and sanitary ware1 375,1101,17,35%
Tableware and ornamental ceramics476,041,58,72%
Insulating safety glass and glassware1 015,28,30,81%
Prefabricated buildings371,329,17,83%
Basket total18 252,4905,34,96%

Imports reported by France in 2025. CIF values in millions of current US dollars. Source: UN Comtrade; own calculations.

Portugal has a particularly strong presence in agglomerated cork and articles thereof, accounting for 49.61% of French imports in this group. Portugal’s shares in tableware and ornamental ceramics, worked stone, and ceramic tiles and sanitary ware range from approximately 7% to 9%.

Sector

Metallurgy and Metalworking

In 2025, France imported USD 329.9 billion across the broad basket of metals, machinery, equipment and transport equipment analysed. Imports from Portugal reached USD 3.72 billion, corresponding to a 1.13% share.

French imports in the basket grew by 6.4% compared with 2024 in current US dollars. Imports from Portugal increased by 8.1%, allowing Portugal’s share to edge up from 1.11% to 1.13%.

329.9 billion USDFrench imports from the world
3.72 billion USDImports from Portugal
1,13%Portugal share
Product group
Product groupMundo M USDPortugal M USDPortugal share
Iron and steel and articles thereof26 560,7462,31,74%
Other metals and articles thereof19 169,0321,61,68%
Tools and other articles of base metal6 636,6133,32,01%
Mechanical machinery and equipment99 604,2470,10,47%
Electrical and electronic equipment69 492,5550,20,79%
Road vehicles and parts thereof79 542,31 696,62,13%
Railway, aircraft and ships28 903,684,90,29%
Basket total329 908,93 719,01,13%

Imports reported by France in 2025. CIF values in millions of current US dollars. Source: UN Comtrade; own calculations.

Mechanical machinery and equipment, road vehicles, and electrical and electronic equipment account for approximately 75% of imports in this basket. Road vehicles and components represent around 46% of imports from Portugal.

Methodology and sources

UN Comtrade, extract dated 30 October 2026. Reporter: France (251); imports (M); partners: World (0) and Portugal (620); HS 2022 classification (H6). Portugal’s share = imports from Portugal / imports from the world. Changes are calculated using unrounded 2024 and 2025 values.

Metalworking: HS chapters 72–76 and 78–89. Habitat: HS 4418, 4504, 6802, 6907, 6910–6913, 7007–7008, 7013, 6301–6304, 9401 and 9403–9406. These are product baskets, not official sector totals. Some codes include other applications, such as electronics, vehicle seats, transport glass and cork uses outside Habitat. The two sectors should not be added as mutually exclusive totals.

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