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Where does France get its air conditioners? Import sources 2024

In 2024, France imported $2.1 billion of air conditioners (143 thousand tonnes), 3% of the world total. Its main sources were China (20%), Thailand (12%) and Spain (11%). France was the world’s 6th-largest importer of air conditioners.

Summary

Value
$2.1billion
Tonnes
143thousand tonnes
Share of world total
3%
World rank
6th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China420Tonnes: 43,883USD per tonne: $9,57320.4%Sea
Thailand255Tonnes: 16,298USD per tonne: $15,62112.3%Sea
Spain235Tonnes: 11,305USD per tonne: $20,74411.4%Land
Czechia206Tonnes: 12,377USD per tonne: $16,62610%Sea
Italy147Tonnes: 10,417USD per tonne: $14,1277.1%Land
Germany146Tonnes: 8,069USD per tonne: $18,0567.1%Land
Turkey120Tonnes: 8,901USD per tonne: $13,4325.8%Sea
Belgium re-exports101Tonnes: 7,473USD per tonne: $13,5764.9%Land
South Korea62.2Tonnes: 3,382USD per tonne: $18,4023%Sea
Malaysia58.3Tonnes: 4,675USD per tonne: $12,4672.8%Sea
United Kingdom47.1Tonnes: 1,746USD per tonne: $26,9602.3%Sea
Poland39.5Tonnes: 2,847USD per tonne: $13,8841.9%Sea
United States38.8Tonnes: 871USD per tonne: $44,5381.9%Air
Japan38.6Tonnes: 2,015USD per tonne: $19,1501.9%Sea
Sweden23.2Tonnes: 976USD per tonne: $23,7811.1%Sea
Lithuania16Tonnes: 1,162USD per tonne: $13,7430.77%Sea
Netherlands re-exports14.1Tonnes: 1,227USD per tonne: $11,5270.69%Sea
Hungary11.6Tonnes: 828USD per tonne: $14,0620.56%Sea
Denmark11Tonnes: 502USD per tonne: $21,9020.53%Sea
Austria9.8Tonnes: 537USD per tonne: $18,2230.47%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2023

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

  • China 420
  • Thailand 255
  • Spain 235
  • Czechia 206
  • Italy 147

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China5.4420
Thailand19255
Spain28.4235
Czechia0.23206
Italy92.8147

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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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