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Where does France get its batteries? Import sources 2024

In 2024, France imported $4.9 billion of batteries (549 thousand tonnes), 3.2% of the world total. Its main sources were China (39%), Poland (20%) and Germany (10%). France was the world’s 6th-largest importer of batteries.

Summary

Value
$4.9billion
Tonnes
549thousand tonnes
Share of world total
3.2%
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 billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China1.9Tonnes: 87,685USD per tonne: $21,72338.7%Sea
Poland0.98Tonnes: 55,028USD per tonne: $17,79519.9%Sea
Germany0.51Tonnes: 67,288USD per tonne: $7,57210.4%Land
Spain0.26Tonnes: 94,098USD per tonne: $2,7755.3%Land
Japan0.26Tonnes: 6,389USD per tonne: $40,5875.3%Sea
Italy0.14Tonnes: 34,276USD per tonne: $3,9802.8%Land
Czechia0.13Tonnes: 51,334USD per tonne: $2,4872.6%Sea
South Korea0.1Tonnes: 16,358USD per tonne: $6,3402.1%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.09Tonnes: 4,369USD per tonne: $20,8731.9%Air
United Kingdom0.06Tonnes: 9,071USD per tonne: $7,0541.3%Sea
United States0.05Tonnes: 5,862USD per tonne: $8,7111%Air
Portugal0.03Tonnes: 9,830USD per tonne: $3,4680.69%Sea
Vietnam0.03Tonnes: 28,340USD per tonne: $1,1850.68%Sea
Austria0.03Tonnes: 10,012USD per tonne: $3,2880.67%Sea
Mexico0.03Tonnes: 5,031USD per tonne: $5,8450.6%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.03Tonnes: 5,518USD per tonne: $5,2470.59%Land
Slovenia0.03Tonnes: 9,416USD per tonne: $2,7820.53%Sea
Switzerland0.02Tonnes: 2,002USD per tonne: $11,5290.47%Land
Turkey0.02Tonnes: 8,044USD per tonne: $2,8660.47%Sea
Taiwan0.02Tonnes: 4,769USD per tonne: $4,7060.46%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2022

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

  • China 1.9
  • Poland 0.98
  • Germany 0.51
  • Spain 0.26
  • Japan 0.26

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.011.9
Poland< 0.010.98
Germany0.060.51
Spain0.040.26
Japan0.060.26

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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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