Since the beginning of 2023, the EU has had a number of new regulations related to import activities. Most of these are regulations related to agriculture, forestry and fisheries.

While many seafood exports dropped sharply, fishery exports to Mexico increased sharply in April 2023, up more than 117% over the same period in 2022.

Inflation fell simultaneously in many major European economies.

Compared to the same period last year, the number of export groups with a turnover of "tens of billions of dollars" (from 10 billion dollars or more) remained unchanged, but the turnover of all four groups decreased.