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Cast iron pipes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in cast iron pipes totaled $1.7 billion (1.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (31%), France (14%) and India (10%); the top importers were Italy (8%), Indonesia (5%) and Kuwait (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 3%.

Summary

World trade
$1.7billion
Tonnes
1.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,246
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$535 million · 30.8%
  2. France$244 million · 14.1%
  3. India$177 million · 10.2%
  4. United Arab Emirates$125 million · 7.2%
  5. Germany$120 million · 6.9%
  6. Spain$93 million · 5.4%
  7. Turkey$76 million · 4.4%
  8. United States$49 million · 2.8%
  9. Austria$43 million · 2.5%
  10. Philippines$37 million · 2.1%
  11. Saudi Arabia$28 million · 1.6%
  12. Italy$20 million · 1.2%
  13. Japan$15 million · 0.87%
  14. Switzerland$14 million · 0.82%
  15. United Kingdom$13 million · 0.76%
  16. Bahrain$13 million · 0.72%
  17. Brazil$9 million · 0.5%
  18. Belgium$9 million · 0.49%
    re-exports
  19. Croatia$8 million · 0.48%
  20. Czechia$8 million · 0.46%

Top importers

  1. Italy$133 million · 7.7%
  2. Indonesia$88 million · 5.1%
  3. Kuwait$78 million · 4.5%
  4. France$74 million · 4.3%
  5. Germany$73 million · 4.2%
  6. United States$62 million · 3.6%
  7. Saudi Arabia$56 million · 3.3%
  8. Egypt$53 million · 3%
  9. United Kingdom$52 million · 3%
  10. Iraq$50 million · 2.9%
  11. Canada$46 million · 2.7%
  12. Switzerland$43 million · 2.5%
  13. Philippines$41 million · 2.4%
  14. Morocco$38 million · 2.2%
  15. Romania$37 million · 2.1%
  16. Hong Kong$36 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  17. Spain$35 million · 2%
  18. Tunisia$32 million · 1.9%
  19. Thailand$31 million · 1.8%
  20. Belgium$27 million · 1.6%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2007

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

  • China 535
  • France 244
  • India 177
  • United Arab Emirates 125
  • Germany 120

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China18535
France196244
India4.5177
United Arab Emirates0.18125
Germany107120

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 32% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,246

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$946
1996$870
1997$760
1998$758
1999$735
2000$638
2001$693
2002$794
2003$768
2004$838
2005$860
2006$866
2007$790
2008$1,317
2009$1,273
2010$820
2011$1,083
2012$1,204
2013$1,084
2014$1,237
2015$1,079
2016$1,098
2017$1,086
2018$1,138
2019$1,091
2020$1,075
2021$1,118
2022$1,391
2023$1,365
2024$1,246

What it includes

  • 7303 · Cast iron 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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