Top non-EU exporter to EU
Brazil
2025
About Soy
Soy is one of the most internationally traded commodities in the world. The world’s top producers of soy are Brazil, the United States of America, Argentina, China, and India. Together, they represented 87% of global soy production in 2024. Soy cultivation has seen a massive expansion in South America while also being a major direct driver of forest and key global ecosystem loss. Historical deforestation associated with the production of soybeans is estimated at 6.5 million hectares between 2001-2023, mostly in Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia. A significant percentage of soy imports in the European Union originate from South America, predominantly from Brazil (48% of soy imports in 2024). Soy is therefore one of the key deforestation-risk commodities covered under the European Union Deforestation Regulation.
Brazil
Top EU importer
Spain
2025
HS products covered
4
soy products in EUDR scope
Forest-risk origin countries
43
sourcing soy to the EU · 2025
Top-5 global producers of Soy
No FAO data is available for soy in 2025.
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EU import overview · Soy
Every HS code that falls under the soy commodity group (in scope of EUDR), the total non-EU import volume per code, and the share each code holds within the commodity group for 2025.
Description
Total non-EU imports (MT)
1201
Soybeans
Soya beans, whether or not broken
14,211,200
MT
40.0%
120810
Soybean flour
Soya bean flour and meal
26,974
MT
0.0%
1507
Soybean oil
Soya-bean oil and its fractions
753,809
MT
2.0%
2304
Soy oilcake/meal
Oilcake and other solid residues from the extraction of soya-bean oil
20,857,910
MT
58.0%
Top-5 EU importers per HS code
For each soy HS code, the five EU member states importing the highest volume from non-EU origins. Each cell shows the country flag, name, share of that HS code's non-EU imports, and (on hover) the absolute volume.
Product
Top 5 EU importers
1201
Soybeans
Soya beans, whether or not broken
14,211,200
MT
26.2%
% of total imports for this HS code
3,722,249 MT
3,722,249 MT
22.2%
% of total imports for this HS code
3,160,720 MT
3,160,720 MT
16.7%
% of total imports for this HS code
2,374,622 MT
2,374,622 MT
15.5%
% of total imports for this HS code
2,201,968 MT
2,201,968 MT
6.2%
% of total imports for this HS code
881,386 MT
881,386 MT
120810
Soybean flour
Soya bean flour and meal
26,974
MT
62.0%
% of total imports for this HS code
16,721 MT
16,721 MT
5.0%
% of total imports for this HS code
1,346 MT
1,346 MT
4.4%
% of total imports for this HS code
1,177 MT
1,177 MT
3.6%
% of total imports for this HS code
962 MT
962 MT
3.5%
% of total imports for this HS code
934 MT
934 MT
1507
Soybean oil
Soya-bean oil and its fractions
753,809
MT
54.7%
% of total imports for this HS code
412,570 MT
412,570 MT
8.6%
% of total imports for this HS code
64,706 MT
64,706 MT
6.0%
% of total imports for this HS code
45,426 MT
45,426 MT
4.9%
% of total imports for this HS code
37,302 MT
37,302 MT
3.7%
% of total imports for this HS code
27,616 MT
27,616 MT
2304
Soy oilcake/meal
Oilcake and other solid residues from the extraction of soya-bean oil
20,857,910
MT
16.3%
% of total imports for this HS code
3,394,708 MT
3,394,708 MT
15.6%
% of total imports for this HS code
3,258,109 MT
3,258,109 MT
12.7%
% of total imports for this HS code
2,646,800 MT
2,646,800 MT
12.4%
% of total imports for this HS code
2,590,574 MT
2,590,574 MT
9.2%
% of total imports for this HS code
1,910,908 MT
1,910,908 MT
HS
2304
Soy oilcake/meal
Oilcake and other solid residues from the extraction of soya-bean oil
Total
20.9 M
MT
Soy oilcake/meal
Oilcake and other solid residues from the extraction of soya-bean oil
Top 5 importers
-
1
Poland
16.3%
-
2
Spain
15.6%
-
3
Netherlands
12.7%
-
4
France
12.4%
-
5
Italy
9.2%
HS
1201
Soybeans
Soya beans, whether or not broken
Total
14.2 M
MT
Soybeans
Soya beans, whether or not broken
Top 5 importers
-
1
Netherlands
26.2%
-
2
Spain
22.2%
-
3
Germany
16.7%
-
4
Italy
15.5%
-
5
Portugal
6.2%
HS
1507
Soybean oil
Soya-bean oil and its fractions
Total
753.8 K
MT
Soybean oil
Soya-bean oil and its fractions
Top 5 importers
-
1
Poland
54.7%
-
2
Spain
8.6%
-
3
Italy
6.0%
-
4
Bulgaria
4.9%
-
5
Netherlands
3.7%
HS
120810
Soybean flour
Soya bean flour and meal
Total
27.0 K
MT
Soybean flour
Soya bean flour and meal
Top 5 importers
-
1
Ireland
62.0%
-
2
Poland
5.0%
-
3
Czechia
4.4%
-
4
Italy
3.6%
-
5
Romania
3.5%
Top-5 non-EU exporters per HS code
For each soy HS code, the five non-EU origins
supplying the highest volume to the EU. Countries flagged as
forest-risk for soy carry the deforestation icon
next to the country name.
Product
Top 5 non-EU exporters
1201
Soybeans
Soya beans, whether or not broken
14,211,302
MT
There is deforestation risk for commodities from this country
43.0%
% of total exports for this HS code
6,114,296 MT
6,114,296 MT
120810
Soybean flour
Soya bean flour and meal
27,038
MT
There is deforestation risk for commodities from this country
0.1%
% of total exports for this HS code
39 MT
39 MT
1507
Soybean oil
Soya-bean oil and its fractions
753,809
MT
There is deforestation risk for commodities from this country
4.9%
% of total exports for this HS code
37,143 MT
37,143 MT
2304
Soy oilcake/meal
Oilcake and other solid residues from the extraction of soya-bean oil
20,858,069
MT
There is deforestation risk for commodities from this country
52.3%
% of total exports for this HS code
10,913,650 MT
10,913,650 MT
There is deforestation risk for commodities from this country
33.2%
% of total exports for this HS code
6,928,997 MT
6,928,997 MT
There is deforestation risk for commodities from this country
3.0%
% of total exports for this HS code
625,799 MT
625,799 MT
There is deforestation risk for commodities from this country
1.1%
% of total exports for this HS code
225,980 MT
225,980 MT
HS
2304
Soy oilcake/meal
Oilcake and other solid residues from the extraction of soya-bean oil
Total
20.9 M
MT
Soy oilcake/meal
Oilcake and other solid residues from the extraction of soya-bean oil
Top 5 exporters
-
1
Brazil
52.3%
-
2
Argentina
33.2%
-
3
Ukraine
5.9%
-
4
India
3.0%
-
5
Paraguay
1.1%
HS
1201
Soybeans
Soya beans, whether or not broken
Total
14.2 M
MT
Soybeans
Soya beans, whether or not broken
Top 5 exporters
-
1
Brazil
43.0%
-
2
United States
39.1%
-
3
Ukraine
10.5%
-
4
Canada
6.2%
-
5
Togo
0.6%
HS
1507
Soybean oil
Soya-bean oil and its fractions
Total
753.8 K
MT
Soybean oil
Soya-bean oil and its fractions
Top 5 exporters
-
1
Ukraine
67.9%
-
2
Norway
8.2%
-
3
Serbia
6.9%
-
4
Argentina
4.9%
-
5
United Kingdom
4.0%
HS
120810
Soybean flour
Soya bean flour and meal
Total
27.0 K
MT
Soybean flour
Soya bean flour and meal
Top 5 exporters
-
1
United Kingdom
61.7%
-
2
Serbia
36.6%
-
3
China
0.8%
-
4
United States
0.2%
-
5
India
0.1%
Soy trade heatmaps
Where soy enters the EU in 2025. Use the
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