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Earthenware and ceramic tableware: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in earthenware and ceramic tableware totaled $2.9 billion (959 thousand tonnes). China accounted for 52% of exports, followed by Portugal (9%) and Thailand (6%); the top importers were the United States (14%), France (7%) and the Netherlands (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 11%.

Summary

World trade
$2.9billion
Tonnes
959thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,025
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.5 billion · 51.6%
  2. Portugal$273 million · 9.4%
  3. Thailand$170 million · 5.9%
  4. United Kingdom$100 million · 3.4%
  5. Germany$85 million · 2.9%
  6. France$63 million · 2.2%
  7. Netherlands$62 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  8. Italy$60 million · 2.1%
  9. Turkey$58 million · 2%
  10. Poland$55 million · 1.9%
  11. Japan$50 million · 1.7%
  12. Romania$43 million · 1.5%
  13. India$33 million · 1.2%
  14. Spain$33 million · 1.2%
  15. Mexico$28 million · 0.96%
  16. United States$27 million · 0.92%
  17. Belgium$25 million · 0.85%
    re-exports
  18. Denmark$19 million · 0.67%
  19. Indonesia$18 million · 0.64%
  20. Vietnam$14 million · 0.47%

Top importers

  1. United States$397 million · 13.7%
  2. France$190 million · 6.5%
  3. Netherlands$163 million · 5.6%
    re-exports
  4. Germany$138 million · 4.8%
  5. Canada$132 million · 4.5%
  6. Poland$105 million · 3.6%
  7. Spain$94 million · 3.3%
  8. United Kingdom$90 million · 3.1%
  9. Italy$88 million · 3%
  10. Australia$82 million · 2.8%
  11. Japan$67 million · 2.3%
  12. South Korea$64 million · 2.2%
  13. Belgium$54 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  14. Austria$49 million · 1.7%
  15. Switzerland$48 million · 1.7%
  16. Kazakhstan$45 million · 1.6%
  17. Sweden$44 million · 1.5%
  18. Denmark$39 million · 1.4%
  19. Brazil$35 million · 1.2%
  20. Czechia$35 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 1997

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

  • China 1.5
  • Portugal 0.27
  • Thailand 0.17
  • United Kingdom 0.1
  • Germany 0.09

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.191.5
Portugal0.130.27
Thailand0.090.17
United Kingdom0.250.1
Germany0.040.09

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $3,025 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,025

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,977
1996$2,640
1997$2,703
1998$2,594
1999$2,358
2000$1,926
2001$1,767
2002$1,757
2003$1,866
2004$1,986
2005$1,954
2006$2,065
2007$2,329
2008$2,440
2009$2,224
2010$2,203
2011$2,341
2012$2,621
2013$2,865
2014$2,735
2015$2,544
2016$2,675
2017$2,665
2018$2,858
2019$2,622
2020$2,944
2021$3,154
2022$3,040
2023$2,962
2024$3,025

What it includes

  • 6912 · Earthenware and ceramic tableware

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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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