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Developed photographic plates and film: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in developed photographic plates and film totaled $2 billion (3 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (45%), Japan (18%) and Taiwan (13%); the top importers were Ireland (23%), Taiwan (15%) and the United States (11%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 20%.

Summary

World trade
$2billion
Tonnes
3thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$721,517
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$893 million · 45.4%
  2. Japan$353 million · 17.9%
  3. Taiwan$255 million · 13%
  4. Germany$158 million · 8%
  5. South Korea$76 million · 3.9%
  6. China$62 million · 3.1%
  7. Ireland$50 million · 2.6%
  8. United Kingdom$33 million · 1.7%
  9. Italy$28 million · 1.4%
  10. France$21 million · 1.1%
  11. Netherlands$15 million · 0.76%
    re-exports
  12. Belgium$8 million · 0.41%
    re-exports
  13. Canada$5 million · 0.25%
  14. Singapore$2 million · 0.12%
    re-exports
  15. Malaysia$2 million · 0.09%
  16. Switzerland$1 million · 0.06%
  17. Spain$1 million · 0.06%
  18. Czechia$682 thousand · 0.03%
  19. Vietnam$668 thousand · 0.03%
  20. Austria$594 thousand · 0.03%

Top importers

  1. Ireland$455 million · 23.2%
  2. Taiwan$290 million · 14.8%
  3. United States$211 million · 10.7%
  4. Israel$191 million · 9.7%
  5. China$187 million · 9.5%
  6. South Korea$186 million · 9.5%
  7. Singapore$158 million · 8%
    re-exports
  8. Japan$107 million · 5.5%
  9. France$52 million · 2.6%
  10. Netherlands$36 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  11. Germany$27 million · 1.4%
  12. Malaysia$13 million · 0.65%
  13. Austria$11 million · 0.54%
  14. Belgium$9 million · 0.44%
    re-exports
  15. Italy$8 million · 0.4%
  16. Switzerland$5 million · 0.23%
  17. United Kingdom$4 million · 0.18%
  18. Vietnam$3 million · 0.15%
  19. Canada$2 million · 0.11%
  20. Sweden$2 million · 0.08%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2019

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

  • United States 893
  • Japan 353
  • Taiwan 255
  • Germany 158
  • South Korea 76.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States99.6893
Japan75.5353
Taiwan4.5255
Germany47.9158
South Korea4.376.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 800% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $721,517

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$80,181
1996$71,157
1997$66,240
1998$51,084
1999$28,814
2000$71,529
2001$65,933
2002$72,005
2003$53,845
2004$6,398
2005$131,939
2006$150,340
2007$200,168
2008$179,614
2009$130,685
2010$201,560
2011$158,075
2012$119,594
2013$124,004
2014$161,465
2015$186,865
2016$280,404
2017$328,538
2018$501,788
2019$551,863
2020$598,646
2021$637,359
2022$624,457
2023$734,471
2024$721,517

What it includes

  • 3705 · Developed photographic plates and film

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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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