Greek exports to US reach €1.34 billion in first half despite tariffs

First-half shipments withstand new trade barriers

Greek exports to the United States reached €1.34 billion in the first half of the year despite tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, according to Euro2day. The headline figure indicates that Greek suppliers maintained substantial access to the US market after the introduction of additional trade barriers.

The available reporting does not state the comparable value for the previous year, the rate of growth or decline, or whether the €1.34 billion figure covers goods alone. Without those details, the result cannot be interpreted as proof that tariffs had no effect. Shipments may have risen, fallen or remained broadly stable compared with the corresponding period.

Product performance remains unclear

Euro2day framed its report around the products that the United States buys most from Greece, but the supplied source material contains no category names, shipment values, volumes or tariff rates. It is therefore not possible to identify which industries accounted for the largest share of exports or which recorded the strongest performance.

The absence of product-level data is particularly important when evaluating tariff exposure. A total export value can conceal sharply different outcomes among industries. Products outside the scope of new duties may continue trading normally, while affected goods may face lower margins, weaker demand or pressure to reduce prices. Changes in the composition of shipments can also support the aggregate value even when individual categories lose ground.

Prices and volumes must also be separated. Higher export revenue can reflect greater physical shipments, higher unit prices or a shift toward more valuable products. The €1.34 billion total does not show which of these factors was responsible. Currency movements, advance purchases before tariff implementation and the timing of large orders could also influence a six-month figure, but none is documented in the material provided.

Implications for Greek suppliers and US buyers

For Greek producers and exporters, the first-half total confirms that the United States remains a significant destination. Tariffs nevertheless add costs somewhere in the supply chain. Depending on contract terms and market conditions, that burden can fall on Greek suppliers through price concessions, on US importers through reduced margins, or on buyers through higher prices.

The commercial impact will vary according to the availability of substitutes. Greek products with distinctive characteristics or limited alternative supply may retain stronger pricing power. More standardized goods are generally more exposed when importers can switch origins. The source material, however, provides no evidence that would allow individual Greek export categories to be placed in either group.

A fuller assessment requires customs data by product, including export value, volume, unit price and year-on-year change, together with the tariff applied to each category. Those figures would show whether the €1.34 billion result reflects broad resilience or depends on a narrow group of products. Until that breakdown is available, the aggregate total is evidence of continued trade, not a complete measure of tariff resistance.