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Book cloth and painting canvas: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in book cloth and painting canvas totaled $516 million (128 thousand tonnes). China accounted for 53% of exports, followed by Vietnam (8%) and Cambodia (5%); the top importers were the United States (19%), Germany (7%) and Vietnam (4%). Compared with 2019, the value was stable.

Summary

World trade
$516million
Tonnes
128thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,949
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$274 million · 53.2%
  2. Vietnam$41 million · 8%
  3. Cambodia$27 million · 5.3%
  4. Netherlands$26 million · 5%
    re-exports
  5. Czechia$15 million · 3%
  6. Germany$13 million · 2.6%
  7. Poland$13 million · 2.5%
  8. India$13 million · 2.5%
  9. Italy$13 million · 2.4%
  10. United States$9 million · 1.7%
  11. South Korea$8 million · 1.6%
  12. France$6 million · 1.2%
  13. Jordan$6 million · 1.1%
  14. Japan$4 million · 0.75%
  15. Bangladesh$4 million · 0.75%
  16. Taiwan$4 million · 0.72%
  17. United Kingdom$3 million · 0.66%
  18. Belgium$3 million · 0.61%
    re-exports
  19. Spain$3 million · 0.58%
  20. Mexico$3 million · 0.58%

Top importers

  1. United States$96 million · 18.7%
  2. Germany$36 million · 7%
  3. Vietnam$19 million · 3.7%
  4. France$19 million · 3.7%
  5. Netherlands$17 million · 3.4%
    re-exports
  6. Bangladesh$15 million · 2.9%
  7. Poland$15 million · 2.9%
  8. United Kingdom$15 million · 2.9%
  9. Canada$12 million · 2.4%
  10. Russia$11 million · 2.2%
  11. Qatar$11 million · 2.2%
  12. Philippines$11 million · 2.2%
  13. United Arab Emirates$11 million · 2.1%
  14. Australia$10 million · 2%
  15. Saudi Arabia$10 million · 2%
  16. Thailand$9 million · 1.8%
  17. South Korea$9 million · 1.8%
  18. Spain$8 million · 1.6%
  19. Italy$8 million · 1.5%
  20. Cambodia$7 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 1999

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

  • China 274
  • Vietnam 41
  • Cambodia 27.1
  • Netherlands 25.5
  • Czechia 15.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China5.8274
Vietnam041
Cambodia027.1
Netherlands11.125.5
Czechia5.515.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 46% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,949

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$7,259
1996$7,265
1997$5,876
1998$560
1999$5,809
2000$5,089
2001$5,356
2002$5,174
2003$5,147
2004$4,857
2005$5,727
2006$5,925
2007$6,100
2008$6,871
2009$2,486
2010$2,365
2011$5,411
2012$6,694
2013$5,090
2014$5,323
2015$5,141
2016$5,160
2017$4,738
2018$4,726
2019$4,638
2020$4,206
2021$3,913
2022$4,541
2023$3,830
2024$3,949

What it includes

  • 5901 · Book cloth and painting canvas

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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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