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Buttons and snap fasteners: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in buttons and snap fasteners totaled $1.9 billion (132 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (38%), Hong Kong (13%) and Italy (9%); the top importers were Morocco (15%), Vietnam (12%) and Bangladesh (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 8%.

Summary

World trade
$1.9billion
Tonnes
132thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$14,694
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$730 million · 37.7%
  2. Hong Kong$248 million · 12.8%
    re-exports
  3. Italy$170 million · 8.8%
  4. Spain$156 million · 8%
  5. Japan$108 million · 5.6%
  6. Germany$69 million · 3.6%
  7. Turkey$52 million · 2.7%
  8. France$45 million · 2.3%
  9. Portugal$45 million · 2.3%
  10. South Korea$41 million · 2.1%
  11. United States$38 million · 2%
  12. Taiwan$36 million · 1.9%
  13. Thailand$29 million · 1.5%
  14. Vietnam$24 million · 1.2%
  15. India$22 million · 1.1%
  16. United Kingdom$15 million · 0.79%
  17. Poland$12 million · 0.63%
  18. Ecuador$7 million · 0.36%
  19. Indonesia$6 million · 0.3%
  20. Mexico$5 million · 0.28%

Top importers

  1. Morocco$288 million · 14.9%
  2. Vietnam$237 million · 12.3%
  3. Bangladesh$172 million · 8.9%
  4. Hong Kong$107 million · 5.5%
    re-exports
  5. France$78 million · 4%
  6. India$75 million · 3.9%
  7. Indonesia$68 million · 3.5%
  8. China$67 million · 3.5%
  9. Cambodia$62 million · 3.2%
  10. Italy$46 million · 2.4%
  11. Myanmar$45 million · 2.3%
  12. Turkey$40 million · 2.1%
  13. Spain$35 million · 1.8%
  14. United States$33 million · 1.7%
  15. Pakistan$31 million · 1.6%
  16. Sri Lanka$31 million · 1.6%
  17. Romania$27 million · 1.4%
  18. Japan$26 million · 1.3%
  19. Germany$25 million · 1.3%
  20. Mexico$21 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2007

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

  • China 730
  • Hong Kong 248
  • Italy 170
  • Spain 156
  • Japan 108

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China80.9730
Hong Kong183248
Italy188170
Spain8.9156
Japan160108

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 30% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $14,694

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$11,269
1996$11,442
1997$10,867
1998$7,345
1999$8,447
2000$11,904
2001$13,457
2002$8,742
2003$10,738
2004$10,382
2005$12,109
2006$13,230
2007$14,217
2008$16,488
2009$14,022
2010$13,498
2011$17,577
2012$16,557
2013$14,820
2014$16,378
2015$15,957
2016$20,141
2017$15,077
2018$15,695
2019$13,949
2020$12,953
2021$14,441
2022$13,473
2023$14,521
2024$14,694

What it includes

  • 9606 · Buttons and snap fasteners

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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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