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Envelopes and correspondence stationery: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in envelopes and correspondence stationery totaled $1.1 billion (349 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (25%), Poland (10%) and Mexico (8%); the top importers were the United States (20%), Germany (10%) and Japan (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 6%.

Summary

World trade
$1.1billion
Tonnes
349thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,077
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$273 million · 25.4%
  2. Poland$104 million · 9.7%
  3. Mexico$84 million · 7.9%
  4. Germany$76 million · 7.1%
  5. United States$57 million · 5.3%
  6. Netherlands$48 million · 4.5%
    re-exports
  7. Canada$40 million · 3.8%
  8. Spain$31 million · 2.8%
  9. India$29 million · 2.7%
  10. France$27 million · 2.5%
  11. United Kingdom$23 million · 2.2%
  12. Slovakia$20 million · 1.9%
  13. Turkey$20 million · 1.9%
  14. Italy$19 million · 1.8%
  15. Hungary$17 million · 1.6%
  16. United Arab Emirates$17 million · 1.6%
  17. Vietnam$15 million · 1.4%
  18. Malaysia$14 million · 1.3%
  19. Czechia$13 million · 1.2%
  20. Austria$11 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. United States$219 million · 20.4%
  2. Germany$112 million · 10.4%
  3. Japan$63 million · 5.9%
  4. France$62 million · 5.8%
  5. United Kingdom$55 million · 5.1%
  6. Netherlands$45 million · 4.2%
    re-exports
  7. Canada$41 million · 3.8%
  8. Australia$27 million · 2.5%
  9. Hong Kong$26 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  10. Belgium$25 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  11. Spain$22 million · 2.1%
  12. Italy$21 million · 2%
  13. Czechia$21 million · 1.9%
  14. Mexico$18 million · 1.7%
  15. Austria$18 million · 1.6%
  16. Sweden$17 million · 1.6%
  17. Switzerland$16 million · 1.5%
  18. Saudi Arabia$15 million · 1.4%
  19. Singapore$14 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  20. Poland$12 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2011

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

  • China 273
  • Poland 104
  • Mexico 84.5
  • Germany 76.5
  • United States 57.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China26.9273
Poland1.4104
Mexico0.8784.5
Germany94.176.5
United States65.757.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $3,077 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,077

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,186
1996$2,875
1997$2,725
1998$2,714
1999$2,140
2000$2,603
2001$2,530
2002$2,356
2003$2,525
2004$2,872
2005$2,838
2006$2,815
2007$2,935
2008$3,165
2009$3,122
2010$3,009
2011$3,061
2012$2,884
2013$2,438
2014$2,891
2015$2,735
2016$2,753
2017$2,621
2018$2,846
2019$2,809
2020$2,843
2021$2,994
2022$3,253
2023$3,326
2024$3,077

What it includes

  • 4817 · Envelopes and correspondence stationery

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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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