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Copper plates and strip: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in copper plates and strip totaled $10.2 billion (945 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (22%), China (13%) and Japan (12%); the top importers were China (11%), the United States (10%) and Italy (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 30%.

Summary

World trade
$10.2billion
Tonnes
945thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$10,796
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$2.3 billion · 22.3%
  2. China$1.3 billion · 13.2%
  3. Japan$1.3 billion · 12.4%
  4. South Korea$765 million · 7.5%
  5. Bulgaria$608 million · 6%
  6. United States$491 million · 4.8%
  7. Finland$420 million · 4.1%
  8. Italy$351 million · 3.4%
  9. Thailand$299 million · 2.9%
  10. Taiwan$251 million · 2.5%
  11. Turkey$243 million · 2.4%
  12. Peru$221 million · 2.2%
  13. France$185 million · 1.8%
  14. Brazil$168 million · 1.6%
  15. Serbia$153 million · 1.5%
  16. United Kingdom$146 million · 1.4%
  17. India$113 million · 1.1%
  18. Netherlands$99 million · 0.97%
    re-exports
  19. Czechia$87 million · 0.86%
  20. Hong Kong$76 million · 0.74%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. China$1.1 billion · 10.7%
  2. United States$1 billion · 10.1%
  3. Italy$735 million · 7.2%
  4. Germany$671 million · 6.6%
  5. France$580 million · 5.7%
  6. Mexico$522 million · 5.1%
  7. Thailand$450 million · 4.4%
  8. Taiwan$338 million · 3.3%
  9. Czechia$322 million · 3.2%
  10. Vietnam$319 million · 3.1%
  11. South Korea$291 million · 2.9%
  12. Japan$290 million · 2.8%
  13. India$273 million · 2.7%
  14. Malaysia$266 million · 2.6%
  15. Switzerland$227 million · 2.2%
  16. Singapore$180 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  17. Philippines$165 million · 1.6%
  18. Netherlands$160 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  19. Austria$156 million · 1.5%
  20. United Kingdom$155 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Germany 2.3
  • China 1.3
  • Japan 1.3
  • South Korea 0.76
  • Bulgaria 0.61

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany0.922.3
China0.11.3
Japan0.681.3
South Korea0.180.76
Bulgaria< 0.010.61

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 144% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $10,796

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,432
1996$3,985
1997$3,777
1998$3,274
1999$3,160
2000$3,417
2001$3,073
2002$3,041
2003$3,208
2004$3,863
2005$4,652
2006$6,828
2007$8,409
2008$8,813
2009$6,934
2010$8,464
2011$9,913
2012$9,218
2013$8,757
2014$8,632
2015$7,450
2016$6,577
2017$7,579
2018$8,438
2019$7,987
2020$7,887
2021$10,392
2022$10,624
2023$10,658
2024$10,796

What it includes

  • 7409 · Copper plates and strip

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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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