globaltraffic.earth

Where does Poland get its polyethylene? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Poland imported $1.9 billion of polyethylene (1.4 million tonnes), 2.3% of the world total. Its main sources were Germany (17%), the Netherlands (14%) and Belgium (12%). Poland was the world’s 11th-largest importer of polyethylene.

Summary

Value
$1.9billion
Tonnes
1.4million tonnes
Share of world total
2.3%
World rank
11th
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
Germany319Tonnes: 222,318USD per tonne: $1,43316.6%Land
Netherlands re-exports265Tonnes: 205,837USD per tonne: $1,28913.8%Sea
Belgium re-exports230Tonnes: 151,975USD per tonne: $1,51512%Sea
United States159Tonnes: 133,791USD per tonne: $1,1878.3%Sea
Saudi Arabia151Tonnes: 135,218USD per tonne: $1,1207.9%Sea
France107Tonnes: 65,656USD per tonne: $1,6285.6%Sea
Hungary92.3Tonnes: 70,847USD per tonne: $1,3034.8%Sea
Sweden82.8Tonnes: 50,186USD per tonne: $1,6494.3%Sea
South Korea75.8Tonnes: 54,804USD per tonne: $1,3844%Sea
Austria68Tonnes: 48,341USD per tonne: $1,4063.5%Sea
Italy57.7Tonnes: 24,981USD per tonne: $2,3083%Sea
Slovakia42.9Tonnes: 31,803USD per tonne: $1,3482.2%Land
Czechia37.3Tonnes: 27,551USD per tonne: $1,3551.9%Land
Spain28.9Tonnes: 20,892USD per tonne: $1,3811.5%Sea
Finland25.8Tonnes: 18,067USD per tonne: $1,4301.3%Sea
United Kingdom25.7Tonnes: 14,135USD per tonne: $1,8181.3%Sea
Canada22.6Tonnes: 19,478USD per tonne: $1,1591.2%Sea
China20.1Tonnes: 13,618USD per tonne: $1,4761.1%Sea
Uzbekistan16.1Tonnes: 13,979USD per tonne: $1,1490.84%Sea
Lithuania12.7Tonnes: 12,530USD per tonne: $1,0110.66%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Germany has been its main source since 2019

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

  • Germany 319
  • Netherlands 265
  • Belgium 230
  • United States 159
  • Saudi Arabia 151

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
Partner19952024
Germany17.3319
Netherlands6265
Belgium29230
United States1.8159
Saudi Arabia0.54151

Sources and methodology

Other products of this country

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.

See all products