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Imports by Enterprise Size

Table 3.1 Imports by enterprise size 2017
 €million   
Enterprise sizeValue% of totalNumber of enterprises% of total
Micro16,8892022,20070
Small13,557167,03022
Medium23,125281,8176
SMEs53,5716531,04798
Large27,110335382
Unknown1,9142760
Total82,59510031,661100
Micro (0-9 employees), Small (10-49 employees), Medium (50-249 employees), Large (over 250 employees).

SMEs account for 65% of all imports

There were 31,661 importing enterprises in 2017 (i.e. with goods imports of over €5,000 in the year). There were 70% of these enterprises classified as micro (less than 10 employees), and these accounted for €16.9 billion, or 20% of total imports.

Only 2% of all importing enterprises in 2017 were large in size but they imported a third of total imports in 2017. There were 31,047 SMEs importing in 2017 accounting for €53.5 billion of goods.

Percentage of Imports
Micro20.4479029411933
Small16.4139504430523
Medium27.9985174401628
Large32.822713851955
Unknown2.3169153236366
Number of enterprises
Micro22200
Small7030
Medium1817
Large538
Unknown76

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