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Where does China get its jewelry? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $3.3 billion of jewelry (89 tonnes), 2.8% of the world total. Its main sources were France (36%), Switzerland (31%) and the United States (13%). China was the world’s 9th-largest importer of jewelry.

Summary

Value
$3.3billion
Tonnes
89tonnes
Share of world total
2.8%
World rank
9th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
France1.2Tonnes: 22USD per tonne: $53,805,82236.4%Air
Switzerland1Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $226,780,90031.4%Air
United States0.45Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $133,895,43313.5%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.23Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $26,686,0207%Land
Italy0.11Tonnes: 11USD per tonne: $10,788,6683.4%Air
Thailand0.07Tonnes: 14USD per tonne: $5,137,1152.2%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.04Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $8,003,9781.2%Air
Japan0.03Tonnes: 11USD per tonne: $2,877,5410.91%Air
United Kingdom0.03Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $119,496,4090.81%Air
Ireland0.03Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $36,312,3260.8%Air
India0.02Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $11,654,0080.49%Land
Germany0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $20,866,1840.32%Air
Macao0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $341,022,1000.31%Air
Belgium re-exports0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $59,074,7830.21%Air
South Africa< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $30,355,9250.15%Air
Singapore re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $13,930,1390.14%Air
Myanmar< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $72,5870.12%Land
Taiwan< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $44,538,5560.11%Air
Portugal< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $101,905,9630.08%Air
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $1,663,7600.08%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

France has been its main source since 2023

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • France 1.2
  • Switzerland 1
  • United States 0.45
  • Hong Kong 0.23
  • Italy 0.11

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
France< 0.011.2
Switzerland< 0.011
United States< 0.010.45
Hong Kong0.010.23
Italy< 0.010.11

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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