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Corrugated paper and paperboard: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in corrugated paper and paperboard totaled $2.2 billion (1.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (24%), Germany (18%) and France (7%); the top importers were Mexico (12%), Canada (12%) and the Netherlands (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 4%.

Summary

World trade
$2.2billion
Tonnes
1.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,229
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$536 million · 24.5%
  2. Germany$401 million · 18.3%
  3. France$154 million · 7%
  4. China$104 million · 4.7%
  5. Switzerland$77 million · 3.5%
  6. Czechia$74 million · 3.4%
  7. Poland$73 million · 3.3%
  8. United Kingdom$69 million · 3.2%
  9. Italy$64 million · 2.9%
  10. Netherlands$56 million · 2.6%
    re-exports
  11. Canada$48 million · 2.2%
  12. Austria$45 million · 2%
  13. Spain$38 million · 1.7%
  14. Sweden$34 million · 1.5%
  15. Denmark$29 million · 1.3%
  16. Belgium$29 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  17. Saudi Arabia$27 million · 1.2%
  18. Croatia$20 million · 0.91%
  19. South Korea$19 million · 0.85%
  20. Vietnam$17 million · 0.78%

Top importers

  1. Mexico$265 million · 12.1%
  2. Canada$257 million · 11.7%
  3. Netherlands$144 million · 6.6%
    re-exports
  4. Poland$127 million · 5.8%
  5. Germany$106 million · 4.8%
  6. United States$88 million · 4%
  7. Belgium$79 million · 3.6%
    re-exports
  8. France$75 million · 3.4%
  9. Italy$68 million · 3.1%
  10. Austria$66 million · 3%
  11. Czechia$66 million · 3%
  12. Hungary$60 million · 2.7%
  13. China$53 million · 2.4%
  14. United Kingdom$47 million · 2.2%
  15. Slovakia$42 million · 1.9%
  16. Ireland$32 million · 1.5%
  17. Switzerland$29 million · 1.3%
  18. Denmark$24 million · 1.1%
  19. India$23 million · 1.1%
  20. Cambodia$22 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • United States 536
  • Germany 401
  • France 154
  • China 104
  • Switzerland 76.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States152536
Germany132401
France42154
China18.7104
Switzerland5676.9

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 10% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,229

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,120
1996$886
1997$851
1998$802
1999$727
2000$858
2001$882
2002$777
2003$849
2004$943
2005$973
2006$973
2007$1,084
2008$1,185
2009$1,079
2010$1,163
2011$1,327
2012$1,177
2013$1,183
2014$1,103
2015$1,088
2016$1,041
2017$1,079
2018$1,161
2019$1,126
2020$1,061
2021$1,216
2022$1,331
2023$1,335
2024$1,229

What it includes

  • 4808 · Corrugated paper and paperboard

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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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