Make better decisions across complex borders.
A practical research desk for businesses moving goods between Asia and Europe. Model the landed cost of an import, stress-test a transport plan and read the numbers behind major trade routes—all in one place.
EU goods trade with China
Latest full-year comparison available from Eurostat.
Source: Eurostat, 10 April 2026 · Goods only, not services
Start with a number you can question.
Useful calculators built for early-stage decisions. Every output distinguishes your inputs from assumptions, so a planning estimate is never mistaken for a customs ruling or a carrier quote.
Import cost & VAT calculator
Build a landed-cost estimate from product value, border freight, insurance, duty and destination VAT. See each cost component clearly.
Open calculator TRANSPORT PLANNINGTransit scenario planner
Combine travel time, terminal handling, customs and contingency days. Compare your assumptions instead of accepting unexplained forecasts.
Build a scenario RESEARCH WORKFLOWCustom analysis brief
Turn an ambiguous business question into a structured lane, cost or market-study brief you can copy or export.
Prepare a briefRead the data. Then read the caveats.
Trade flows are often reduced to a headline figure. A useful decision needs more: where the data comes from, what it includes and what a change in composition might mean for the shipment on your desk.
Our trade view uses published Eurostat figures for 2025. It separates EU imports from exports and allows you to examine major HS product groups without confusing trade values with cargo volumes or freight demand.
Explore trade dataA corridor is a chain of handovers.
Distance alone rarely explains reliability. A route decision also depends on terminals, border procedures, service frequency, cargo requirements and the consequences of delay.
Ocean networks
Port schedules and vessel routings can shift quickly. Evaluate the full chain: origin pickup, ocean service, port discharge and inland delivery.
- Transshipment and schedule flexibility
- Port dwell and inland handoff
- Disruption and rerouting exposure
Trans-Caspian / Middle Corridor
Rail, Caspian shipping and onward road or rail links create optionality, but each transfer is an operational dependency.
- Caspian vessel availability
- Border and document continuity
- Terminal and rail capacity
Our corridor notes explain what to validate with carriers, forwarders and customs specialists.
Sources worth coming back to.
Concise summaries of the reports behind the discussion—each with dates, scope and a direct link to the original publication.
China and high-tech imports: what the 2025 mix tells us
Eurostat reports that China supplied 28% of the EU’s high-tech imports in 2025. What that says—and does not say—about supply chains.
Read analysis WORLD BANK · 28 SEP 2026The Middle Corridor has a capacity question
A new World Bank assessment places attention on investment and coordination rather than a simple promise of faster transit.
Read analysis PRACTICAL GUIDEImport VAT is not the same as customs duty
A worked example showing how the taxable base is built and why the same goods value may produce different cash requirements.
Read analysisFrom first estimate to a better brief.
Some questions fit a calculator. Others need product-level tariff checks, a verified route offer or analysis of multiple markets. Start with a transparent estimate and record the assumptions that require professional confirmation.