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Fiberboard (MDF): top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in fiberboard (MDF) totaled $11.1 billion (18.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (15%), China (10%) and Turkey (9%); the top importers were the United States (13%), France (7%) and the United Kingdom (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 9%.

Summary

World trade
$11.1billion
Tonnes
18.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$592
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$1.7 billion · 15.1%
  2. China$1.2 billion · 10.4%
  3. Turkey$949 million · 8.5%
  4. Thailand$890 million · 8%
  5. Belgium$666 million · 6%
    re-exports
  6. Poland$663 million · 6%
  7. Canada$424 million · 3.8%
  8. France$408 million · 3.7%
  9. Spain$398 million · 3.6%
  10. Chile$332 million · 3%
  11. Brazil$315 million · 2.8%
  12. Russia$262 million · 2.4%
  13. Austria$257 million · 2.3%
  14. Ireland$212 million · 1.9%
  15. Malaysia$201 million · 1.8%
  16. New Zealand$187 million · 1.7%
  17. United States$170 million · 1.5%
  18. Indonesia$169 million · 1.5%
  19. Portugal$158 million · 1.4%
  20. Romania$155 million · 1.4%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.4 billion · 12.7%
  2. France$729 million · 6.6%
  3. United Kingdom$498 million · 4.5%
  4. Germany$479 million · 4.3%
  5. United Arab Emirates$389 million · 3.5%
  6. Saudi Arabia$339 million · 3%
  7. Italy$336 million · 3%
  8. Netherlands$335 million · 3%
    re-exports
  9. Belgium$317 million · 2.9%
    re-exports
  10. Mexico$284 million · 2.6%
  11. Canada$282 million · 2.5%
  12. Poland$251 million · 2.3%
  13. Spain$229 million · 2.1%
  14. Japan$223 million · 2%
  15. Morocco$203 million · 1.8%
  16. Vietnam$195 million · 1.8%
  17. Iraq$183 million · 1.7%
  18. Romania$179 million · 1.6%
  19. Egypt$171 million · 1.5%
  20. Uzbekistan$168 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Germany 1.7
  • China 1.2
  • Turkey 0.95
  • Thailand 0.89
  • Belgium 0.67

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany0.191.7
China0.011.2
Turkey< 0.010.95
Thailand0.020.89
Belgium0.050.67

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 27% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $592

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$466
1996$444
1997$435
1998$438
1999$409
2000$390
2001$392
2002$400
2003$456
2004$496
2005$495
2006$514
2007$636
2008$647
2009$622
2010$615
2011$659
2012$620
2013$650
2014$635
2015$583
2016$578
2017$538
2018$584
2019$505
2020$498
2021$565
2022$724
2023$697
2024$592

What it includes

  • 4411 · Fiberboard (MDF)

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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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