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Bed, table and kitchen linen: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in bed, table and kitchen linen totaled $21.4 billion (2.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (35%), Pakistan (22%) and India (14%); the top importers were the United States (27%), Germany (7%) and France (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 13%.

Summary

World trade
$21.4billion
Tonnes
2.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$7,529
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$7.5 billion · 35.1%
  2. Pakistan$4.6 billion · 21.6%
  3. India$2.9 billion · 13.6%
  4. Turkey$1.2 billion · 5.5%
  5. Portugal$558 million · 2.6%
  6. Germany$526 million · 2.5%
  7. Bangladesh$494 million · 2.3%
  8. Vietnam$379 million · 1.8%
  9. Russia$254 million · 1.2%
  10. Italy$229 million · 1.1%
  11. Spain$228 million · 1.1%
  12. France$205 million · 0.96%
  13. Netherlands$201 million · 0.94%
    re-exports
  14. Uzbekistan$171 million · 0.8%
  15. Poland$141 million · 0.66%
  16. Egypt$131 million · 0.61%
  17. United States$107 million · 0.5%
  18. Czechia$104 million · 0.48%
  19. Belgium$101 million · 0.47%
    re-exports
  20. Mexico$93 million · 0.43%

Top importers

  1. United States$5.9 billion · 27.5%
  2. Germany$1.6 billion · 7.4%
  3. France$1.1 billion · 5.3%
  4. United Kingdom$1.1 billion · 5%
  5. Japan$1 billion · 4.8%
  6. Netherlands$791 million · 3.7%
    re-exports
  7. Australia$678 million · 3.2%
  8. Italy$542 million · 2.5%
  9. Spain$524 million · 2.4%
  10. Canada$517 million · 2.4%
  11. Poland$453 million · 2.1%
  12. Russia$391 million · 1.8%
  13. Kazakhstan$375 million · 1.8%
  14. Austria$271 million · 1.3%
  15. Switzerland$246 million · 1.2%
  16. Belgium$243 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  17. Thailand$231 million · 1.1%
  18. United Arab Emirates$231 million · 1.1%
  19. Mexico$216 million · 1%
  20. Chile$210 million · 0.98%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 7.5
  • Pakistan 4.6
  • India 2.9
  • Turkey 1.2
  • Portugal 0.56

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China1.57.5
Pakistan0.514.6
India0.432.9
Turkey0.271.2
Portugal0.60.56

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $7,529 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $7,529

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$7,602
1996$8,299
1997$7,838
1998$7,815
1999$7,095
2000$6,847
2001$6,588
2002$6,532
2003$6,799
2004$6,696
2005$7,137
2006$7,019
2007$7,108
2008$7,430
2009$7,241
2010$7,251
2011$8,813
2012$8,361
2013$8,309
2014$8,457
2015$7,849
2016$7,532
2017$7,475
2018$7,685
2019$7,592
2020$7,294
2021$7,645
2022$8,145
2023$7,819
2024$7,529

What it includes

  • 6302 · Bed, table and kitchen linen

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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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