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Enamels and glazes for ceramics and glass: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in enamels and glazes for ceramics and glass totaled $4.9 billion (2.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were Spain (18%), China (15%) and South Korea (11%); the top importers were China (15%), the United States (4%) and Italy (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 16%.

Summary

World trade
$4.9billion
Tonnes
2.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,003
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Spain$886 million · 18.1%
  2. China$720 million · 14.7%
  3. South Korea$556 million · 11.4%
  4. Japan$496 million · 10.1%
  5. Germany$296 million · 6.1%
  6. United States$260 million · 5.3%
  7. Italy$260 million · 5.3%
  8. Taiwan$230 million · 4.7%
  9. Turkey$174 million · 3.6%
  10. Mexico$126 million · 2.6%
  11. Netherlands$120 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  12. Switzerland$64 million · 1.3%
  13. Belgium$62 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  14. Brazil$54 million · 1.1%
  15. France$51 million · 1%
  16. Portugal$49 million · 1%
  17. Singapore$45 million · 0.93%
    re-exports
  18. India$44 million · 0.9%
  19. Vietnam$36 million · 0.74%
  20. United Kingdom$34 million · 0.71%

Top importers

  1. China$753 million · 15.4%
  2. United States$215 million · 4.4%
  3. Italy$204 million · 4.2%
  4. Philippines$195 million · 4%
  5. India$191 million · 3.9%
  6. Germany$175 million · 3.6%
  7. Saudi Arabia$163 million · 3.3%
  8. South Korea$145 million · 3%
  9. Taiwan$144 million · 3%
  10. Turkey$143 million · 2.9%
  11. Algeria$136 million · 2.8%
  12. Vietnam$116 million · 2.4%
  13. Poland$116 million · 2.4%
  14. Malaysia$109 million · 2.2%
  15. Mexico$102 million · 2.1%
  16. Portugal$90 million · 1.9%
  17. Thailand$86 million · 1.8%
  18. Indonesia$79 million · 1.6%
  19. Brazil$77 million · 1.6%
  20. Japan$76 million · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

Spain was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Spain 0.89
  • China 0.72
  • South Korea 0.56
  • Japan 0.5
  • Germany 0.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Spain0.280.89
China0.030.72
South Korea0.010.56
Japan0.140.5
Germany0.220.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $2,003 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,003

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,953
1996$1,457
1997$1,723
1998$1,686
1999$1,560
2000$1,519
2001$1,438
2002$1,392
2003$1,600
2004$1,643
2005$1,731
2006$1,998
2007$2,128
2008$2,372
2009$2,161
2010$2,478
2011$2,924
2012$2,860
2013$2,729
2014$2,438
2015$2,382
2016$2,430
2017$2,201
2018$2,239
2019$1,945
2020$2,278
2021$2,057
2022$2,138
2023$2,087
2024$2,003

What it includes

  • 3207 · Enamels and glazes for ceramics and glass

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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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