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Clasps, buckles and hooks: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in clasps, buckles and hooks totaled $4.4 billion (360 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (37%), Italy (10%) and France (6%); the top importers were France (11%), Vietnam (6%) and Germany (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 17%.

Summary

World trade
$4.4billion
Tonnes
360thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$12,312
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.7 billion · 37.5%
  2. Italy$448 million · 10.1%
  3. France$248 million · 5.6%
  4. Germany$236 million · 5.3%
  5. United States$224 million · 5.1%
  6. Hong Kong$185 million · 4.2%
    re-exports
  7. Taiwan$157 million · 3.6%
  8. Romania$138 million · 3.1%
  9. Switzerland$121 million · 2.7%
  10. Portugal$108 million · 2.5%
  11. South Korea$100 million · 2.2%
  12. Poland$82 million · 1.9%
  13. Turkey$79 million · 1.8%
  14. United Kingdom$76 million · 1.7%
  15. Netherlands$53 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  16. Vietnam$50 million · 1.1%
  17. Austria$48 million · 1.1%
  18. Spain$46 million · 1.1%
  19. Japan$41 million · 0.93%
  20. Mexico$39 million · 0.88%

Top importers

  1. France$492 million · 11.1%
  2. Vietnam$272 million · 6.1%
  3. Germany$263 million · 5.9%
  4. Italy$246 million · 5.6%
  5. Cambodia$217 million · 4.9%
  6. United States$216 million · 4.9%
  7. India$181 million · 4.1%
  8. Romania$162 million · 3.7%
  9. Spain$148 million · 3.3%
  10. Hong Kong$140 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  11. Indonesia$139 million · 3.1%
  12. China$115 million · 2.6%
  13. Mexico$107 million · 2.4%
  14. Switzerland$106 million · 2.4%
  15. Bangladesh$94 million · 2.1%
  16. Poland$86 million · 1.9%
  17. United Kingdom$84 million · 1.9%
  18. Turkey$76 million · 1.7%
  19. Hungary$68 million · 1.5%
  20. Portugal$65 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2005

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

  • China 1.7
  • Italy 0.45
  • France 0.25
  • Germany 0.24
  • United States 0.22

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.071.7
Italy0.220.45
France0.060.25
Germany0.130.24
United States0.090.22

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 90% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $12,312

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$6,487
1996$6,977
1997$6,679
1998$6,801
1999$6,291
2000$6,867
2001$6,566
2002$6,607
2003$6,964
2004$6,838
2005$8,614
2006$9,121
2007$9,888
2008$10,354
2009$9,425
2010$9,547
2011$11,617
2012$11,538
2013$10,784
2014$11,879
2015$10,900
2016$12,272
2017$10,963
2018$11,066
2019$10,904
2020$11,138
2021$10,562
2022$12,305
2023$11,465
2024$12,312

What it includes

  • 8308 · Clasps, buckles and hooks

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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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