Among the EU (28) countries, Germany, UK and the Netherlands were the largest importers
respectively, with German imports reaching €510 million, UK €391 million and the Netherlands
€309.6 million. The combined share of these three countries was over 56%.
Of the EU (28)¡¯s 217,500 tons of socks imports in 2017, 56,300 tons came from Turkey and
111,000 tons came from China. China sells more socks because of its price advantage the
kilogram purchase price of Turkish socks was approximately €13 in 2017, with China weighing in
at €7.5 per kg.
