France energy imports (CIF): petroleum products
France energy imports (CIF): petroleum products stood at 4,611.33 EUR million in Aug 2026, according to Eurostat – imports and exports of oil and petroleum products by partner country, monthly (nrg_ti_oilm, nrg_te_oilm). It is one of the indicators in the Energy trade table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1981 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Energy trade table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
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| Imports (CIF) | |||||||||||
| Petroleum products | 4,611.33 | 4,709.13 | 4,707.06 | 5,085.44 | 5,938.33 | 5,193.13 | 4,139.71 | 3,337.16 | 3,832.83 | 3,879.59 | |
| Crude oil | 2,586.88 | 2,578.91 | 2,369.46 | 2,650.57 | 3,646.97 | 2,958.22 | 2,592.3 | 1,634.7 | 2,234.32 | 2,344.98 |
Understanding france energy imports (CIF): petroleum products
Border trade declarations and maritime port discharge manifests aggregate the gross financial expenditure spent specifically on incoming refined petroleum derivatives under cost, insurance, and freight terms. This subset captures processed liquid hydrocarbons such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and jet kerosene, isolating them from crude oil feedstocks and gaseous or solid fuels. By focusing exclusively on finished refinery output, this measure reflects downstream industrial and transport fuel dependencies rather than primary energy extraction inputs. Excluded are crude petroleum destined for domestic refineries, gaseous energy commodities, and all outgoing shipments of petroleum derivatives originating from national facilities.
Evaluating these trade values necessitates distinguishing between wholesale petroleum price fluctuations on international markets and actual physical shifts in fuel consumption volumes. Monthly figures exhibit clear seasonal patterns driven by agricultural harvesting cycles, tourism travel peaks, and winter heating oil requirements. Analysts should prioritize matching period-on-period evaluations against the identical calendar cycle from the previous year rather than relying on sequential monthly changes, which are prone to weather and holiday skews. Early statistical estimates are subject to periodic administrative revisions as delayed customs manifests and corrected carrier billings are fully processed.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series include unrefined crude oil imports?
- No, unrefined crude petroleum is tracked under a separate dedicated category, leaving this row strictly for processed derivatives.
- How do transport freight charges affect this specific product valuation?
- Because values are recorded under cost, insurance, and freight terms, fluctuations in maritime tanker shipping rates directly impact the recorded monthly expenditure.
- Why do these figures often fluctuate independently of natural gas import trends?
- Refined petroleum markets respond primarily to transport, petrochemical, and seasonal heating demands, which follow different pricing and supply dynamics than gas networks.