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Eyeglasses and sunglasses: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in eyeglasses and sunglasses totaled $12.9 billion (207 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (41%), Italy (28%) and the United States (5%); the top importers were the United States (20%), Hong Kong (10%) and Italy (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 22%.

Summary

World trade
$12.9billion
Tonnes
207thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$62,103
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$5.3 billion · 41.1%
  2. Italy$3.6 billion · 27.9%
  3. United States$598 million · 4.6%
  4. Taiwan$569 million · 4.4%
  5. Japan$461 million · 3.6%
  6. Germany$325 million · 2.5%
  7. France$324 million · 2.5%
  8. Thailand$258 million · 2%
  9. Hungary$187 million · 1.5%
  10. Mexico$126 million · 0.98%
  11. Spain$95 million · 0.74%
  12. Netherlands$90 million · 0.7%
    re-exports
  13. Poland$89 million · 0.69%
  14. Hong Kong$70 million · 0.54%
    re-exports
  15. Brazil$59 million · 0.46%
  16. Laos$51 million · 0.4%
  17. United Kingdom$51 million · 0.4%
  18. South Korea$47 million · 0.37%
  19. Switzerland$46 million · 0.36%
  20. India$44 million · 0.34%

Top importers

  1. United States$2.6 billion · 20.3%
  2. Hong Kong$1.3 billion · 9.8%
    re-exports
  3. Italy$799 million · 6.2%
  4. Germany$669 million · 5.2%
  5. France$657 million · 5.1%
  6. United Kingdom$463 million · 3.6%
  7. Spain$419 million · 3.3%
  8. Mexico$414 million · 3.2%
  9. Australia$376 million · 2.9%
  10. Canada$353 million · 2.7%
  11. China$345 million · 2.7%
  12. Japan$265 million · 2.1%
  13. Netherlands$257 million · 2%
    re-exports
  14. Turkey$235 million · 1.8%
  15. Switzerland$222 million · 1.7%
  16. South Korea$218 million · 1.7%
  17. Poland$190 million · 1.5%
  18. United Arab Emirates$187 million · 1.5%
  19. Russia$172 million · 1.3%
  20. Austria$164 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2008

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

  • China 5.3
  • Italy 3.6
  • United States 0.6
  • Taiwan 0.57
  • Japan 0.46

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.365.3
Italy0.323.6
United States0.220.6
Taiwan0.320.57
Japan0.080.46

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 259% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $62,103

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$17,296
1996$23,606
1997$23,127
1998$22,317
1999$20,824
2000$35,102
2001$33,811
2002$45,927
2003$50,498
2004$39,391
2005$58,255
2006$57,106
2007$50,040
2008$61,599
2009$59,495
2010$63,482
2011$65,419
2012$55,591
2013$69,704
2014$51,858
2015$62,837
2016$66,249
2017$63,975
2018$67,652
2019$64,508
2020$54,411
2021$61,554
2022$52,804
2023$59,607
2024$62,103

What it includes

  • 9004 · Eyeglasses and sunglasses

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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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