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Felt and nonwoven machinery: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in felt and nonwoven machinery totaled $707 million (49 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (31%), China (27%) and Italy (9%); the top importers were the United States (16%), Sweden (7%) and India (7%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 20%.

Summary

World trade
$707million
Tonnes
49thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$14,140
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$222 million · 31.3%
  2. China$189 million · 26.7%
  3. Italy$67 million · 9.4%
  4. Portugal$63 million · 9%
  5. France$39 million · 5.5%
  6. Austria$35 million · 5%
  7. Singapore$12 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  8. Taiwan$11 million · 1.5%
  9. South Korea$10 million · 1.4%
  10. Japan$8 million · 1.1%
  11. United States$6 million · 0.87%
  12. Czechia$5 million · 0.69%
  13. Belgium$5 million · 0.65%
    re-exports
  14. Switzerland$4 million · 0.54%
  15. Turkey$4 million · 0.51%
  16. Spain$3 million · 0.49%
  17. Sweden$3 million · 0.4%
  18. Canada$2 million · 0.35%
  19. Denmark$2 million · 0.31%
  20. Israel$2 million · 0.3%

Top importers

  1. United States$111 million · 15.7%
  2. Sweden$52 million · 7.3%
  3. India$47 million · 6.6%
  4. Saudi Arabia$46 million · 6.6%
  5. China$44 million · 6.3%
  6. Turkey$35 million · 4.9%
  7. Germany$34 million · 4.9%
  8. Mexico$31 million · 4.4%
  9. Vietnam$30 million · 4.3%
  10. Japan$21 million · 2.9%
  11. Finland$18 million · 2.5%
  12. Singapore$16 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  13. Australia$14 million · 2%
  14. France$14 million · 2%
  15. Indonesia$11 million · 1.5%
  16. Brazil$11 million · 1.5%
  17. Egypt$10 million · 1.4%
  18. Bangladesh$9 million · 1.3%
  19. Russia$8 million · 1.2%
  20. Uzbekistan$8 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2022

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

  • Germany 0.22
  • China 0.19
  • Italy 0.07
  • Portugal 0.06
  • France 0.04

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany0.10.22
China< 0.010.19
Italy0.030.07
Portugal0.010.06
France0.040.04

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 32% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $14,140

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$20,892
1996$19,358
1997$16,926
1998$14,735
1999$14,938
2000$14,872
2001$13,767
2002$12,456
2003$15,660
2004$17,160
2005$18,565
2006$19,051
2007$18,677
2008$19,515
2009$20,537
2010$17,813
2011$21,513
2012$20,582
2013$21,558
2014$20,871
2015$20,987
2016$20,391
2017$20,248
2018$18,225
2019$17,718
2020$24,634
2021$18,180
2022$17,632
2023$15,633
2024$14,140

What it includes

  • 8449 · Felt and nonwoven machinery

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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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