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Carbon and copy paper: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in carbon and copy paper totaled $801 million (445 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (33%), Indonesia (12%) and South Korea (12%); the top importers were Mexico (5%), Indonesia (5%) and the United States (5%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 8%.

Summary

World trade
$801million
Tonnes
445thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,798
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$265 million · 33.1%
  2. Indonesia$99 million · 12.4%
  3. South Korea$99 million · 12.3%
  4. Germany$97 million · 12.1%
  5. Thailand$36 million · 4.5%
  6. Spain$34 million · 4.3%
  7. Netherlands$30 million · 3.8%
    re-exports
  8. United States$30 million · 3.8%
  9. Japan$19 million · 2.4%
  10. Brazil$13 million · 1.7%
  11. Italy$10 million · 1.3%
  12. Egypt$6 million · 0.8%
  13. France$6 million · 0.74%
  14. Czechia$5 million · 0.59%
  15. Malaysia$4 million · 0.53%
  16. United Kingdom$4 million · 0.5%
  17. Taiwan$4 million · 0.5%
  18. Turkey$3 million · 0.36%
  19. South Africa$3 million · 0.36%
  20. Hong Kong$3 million · 0.33%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. Mexico$40 million · 5.1%
  2. Indonesia$38 million · 4.7%
  3. United States$36 million · 4.5%
  4. France$32 million · 4%
  5. Philippines$31 million · 3.9%
  6. Poland$24 million · 3%
  7. United Kingdom$23 million · 2.9%
  8. India$22 million · 2.8%
  9. Colombia$22 million · 2.7%
  10. Vietnam$20 million · 2.6%
  11. Malaysia$20 million · 2.5%
  12. United Arab Emirates$19 million · 2.4%
  13. Pakistan$18 million · 2.2%
  14. South Africa$17 million · 2.2%
  15. Italy$17 million · 2.2%
  16. Thailand$17 million · 2.1%
  17. Canada$16 million · 2%
  18. South Korea$14 million · 1.8%
  19. Taiwan$13 million · 1.7%
  20. Russia$13 million · 1.7%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2016

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

  • China 265
  • Indonesia 99.3
  • South Korea 98.6
  • Germany 96.6
  • Thailand 36

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China4265
Indonesia17.299.3
South Korea8.398.6
Germany43696.6
Thailand1.836

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 13% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,798

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,063
1996$1,691
1997$1,631
1998$1,471
1999$1,279
2000$1,364
2001$1,282
2002$1,256
2003$1,264
2004$1,383
2005$1,439
2006$1,508
2007$1,597
2008$1,702
2009$1,614
2010$1,665
2011$1,783
2012$1,715
2013$1,658
2014$1,720
2015$1,553
2016$1,589
2017$1,572
2018$1,833
2019$1,763
2020$1,691
2021$1,850
2022$2,076
2023$2,013
2024$1,798

What it includes

  • 4809 · Carbon and copy paper

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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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