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Imports by Enterprise Size

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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 labelValue of Imports
Micro18.082
Small14.372
Medium24.819
Large31.849
X-axis labelNumber of Enterprises
Micro22129
Small7068
Medium1872
Large593
Table 3.1 Imports by Enterprise Size 2018
Enterprise Size€million% of totalNumber of Enterprises% of total
Micro18,0822022,12970
Small14,372167,06822
Medium24,819271,8726
SME57,2736331,06998
Large31,849355932
Unknown2,2402790
Total91,36210031,741100
Micro (0-9 employees), Small (10-49 employees), Medium (50-249 employees), Large (Over 250 employees)

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