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Ceramic toilets, sinks and sanitary ware: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in ceramic toilets, sinks and sanitary ware totaled $8 billion (3.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (48%), Mexico (9%) and Germany (5%); the top importers were the United States (22%), Germany (5%) and Vietnam (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 11%.

Summary

World trade
$8billion
Tonnes
3.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,339
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$3.8 billion · 48.1%
  2. Mexico$690 million · 8.7%
  3. Germany$411 million · 5.1%
  4. Turkey$283 million · 3.5%
  5. Vietnam$226 million · 2.8%
  6. Poland$217 million · 2.7%
  7. Italy$215 million · 2.7%
  8. Thailand$209 million · 2.6%
  9. India$171 million · 2.1%
  10. Portugal$153 million · 1.9%
  11. Egypt$153 million · 1.9%
  12. Bulgaria$109 million · 1.4%
  13. Spain$108 million · 1.4%
  14. Czechia$107 million · 1.3%
  15. Morocco$82 million · 1%
  16. Romania$73 million · 0.91%
  17. Indonesia$70 million · 0.87%
  18. Hungary$69 million · 0.86%
  19. France$69 million · 0.86%
  20. Sweden$54 million · 0.68%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.8 billion · 22%
  2. Germany$409 million · 5.1%
  3. Vietnam$382 million · 4.8%
  4. France$292 million · 3.7%
  5. United Kingdom$283 million · 3.6%
  6. Saudi Arabia$267 million · 3.3%
  7. Canada$242 million · 3%
  8. Spain$237 million · 3%
  9. Italy$171 million · 2.1%
  10. Australia$155 million · 1.9%
  11. United Arab Emirates$149 million · 1.9%
  12. Poland$144 million · 1.8%
  13. Netherlands$136 million · 1.7%
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  14. South Korea$131 million · 1.6%
  15. Japan$121 million · 1.5%
  16. Taiwan$100 million · 1.3%
  17. Mexico$99 million · 1.2%
  18. Russia$97 million · 1.2%
  19. Austria$91 million · 1.1%
  20. Portugal$90 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2003

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

  • China 3.8
  • Mexico 0.69
  • Germany 0.41
  • Turkey 0.28
  • Vietnam 0.23

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.013.8
Mexico0.10.69
Germany0.120.41
Turkey0.070.28
Vietnam< 0.010.23

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $2,339 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,339

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,384
1996$1,996
1997$1,918
1998$1,829
1999$1,732
2000$1,642
2001$1,540
2002$1,775
2003$1,953
2004$2,012
2005$1,996
2006$2,068
2007$2,219
2008$2,426
2009$2,005
2010$2,051
2011$1,987
2012$2,006
2013$2,077
2014$2,252
2015$2,105
2016$2,021
2017$2,057
2018$2,222
2019$2,212
2020$2,363
2021$2,448
2022$2,583
2023$2,494
2024$2,339

What it includes

  • 6910 · Ceramic toilets, sinks and sanitary ware

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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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