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Aluminum tubes and pipes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in aluminum tubes and pipes totaled $2.5 billion (423 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (19%), the United States (14%) and Germany (11%); the top importers were Mexico (12%), Germany (9%) and the United States (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 8%.

Summary

World trade
$2.5billion
Tonnes
423thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$5,937
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$484 million · 19.3%
  2. United States$355 million · 14.1%
  3. Germany$266 million · 10.6%
  4. Denmark$121 million · 4.8%
  5. Italy$121 million · 4.8%
  6. Belgium$91 million · 3.6%
    re-exports
  7. Greece$83 million · 3.3%
  8. Turkey$82 million · 3.3%
  9. Mexico$75 million · 3%
  10. South Korea$68 million · 2.7%
  11. Poland$50 million · 2%
  12. Romania$49 million · 1.9%
  13. Spain$42 million · 1.7%
  14. Hungary$42 million · 1.7%
  15. France$37 million · 1.5%
  16. Czechia$37 million · 1.5%
  17. Japan$36 million · 1.4%
  18. South Africa$34 million · 1.4%
  19. Netherlands$34 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  20. Vietnam$34 million · 1.3%

Top importers

  1. Mexico$310 million · 12.3%
  2. Germany$223 million · 8.9%
  3. United States$215 million · 8.6%
  4. Czechia$108 million · 4.3%
  5. Poland$106 million · 4.2%
  6. Canada$89 million · 3.6%
  7. France$88 million · 3.5%
  8. Thailand$87 million · 3.5%
  9. India$73 million · 2.9%
  10. Netherlands$72 million · 2.9%
    re-exports
  11. Austria$51 million · 2%
  12. Romania$50 million · 2%
  13. Malaysia$46 million · 1.9%
  14. Turkey$45 million · 1.8%
  15. Hungary$44 million · 1.8%
  16. Brazil$41 million · 1.6%
  17. Spain$41 million · 1.6%
  18. United Kingdom$40 million · 1.6%
  19. Vietnam$37 million · 1.5%
  20. Italy$34 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2014

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

  • China 484
  • United States 355
  • Germany 266
  • Denmark 121
  • Italy 121

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China3.6484
United States123355
Germany88.9266
Denmark41.1121
Italy57.6121

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 19% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $5,937

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,989
1996$4,432
1997$4,781
1998$4,690
1999$3,293
2000$3,785
2001$4,175
2002$3,615
2003$4,517
2004$4,658
2005$5,066
2006$4,602
2007$5,993
2008$6,302
2009$5,406
2010$5,478
2011$6,263
2012$6,024
2013$5,652
2014$5,836
2015$5,223
2016$5,195
2017$5,320
2018$5,556
2019$5,459
2020$5,118
2021$5,637
2022$6,593
2023$6,366
2024$5,937

What it includes

  • 7608 · Aluminum tubes and pipes

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Sources and methodology

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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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