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There were 31,741 importing enterprises in 2018 who had goods imports of over €5,000 in the year. 70% of these were classified as micro enterprises (less than 10 employees), and they accounted for €18.1 billion, or 20% of total imports.
Only 2% of all importing enterprises in 2018 were large in size, however they imported 35% of the total value of imports in the year. There were 31,069 SMEs importing in 2018 accounting for €57.3 billion of goods.
| X-axis label | Value of Imports |
|---|---|
| Micro | 18.082 |
| Small | 14.372 |
| Medium | 24.819 |
| Large | 31.849 |
| X-axis label | Number of Enterprises |
|---|---|
| Micro | 22129 |
| Small | 7068 |
| Medium | 1872 |
| Large | 593 |
| Table 3.1 Imports by Enterprise Size 2018 | ||||
| Enterprise Size | €million | % of total | Number of Enterprises | % of total |
| Micro | 18,082 | 20 | 22,129 | 70 |
| Small | 14,372 | 16 | 7,068 | 22 |
| Medium | 24,819 | 27 | 1,872 | 6 |
| SME | 57,273 | 63 | 31,069 | 98 |
| Large | 31,849 | 35 | 593 | 2 |
| Unknown | 2,240 | 2 | 79 | 0 |
| Total | 91,362 | 100 | 31,741 | 100 |
| Micro (0-9 employees), Small (10-49 employees), Medium (50-249 employees), Large (Over 250 employees) | ||||
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