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Files, pliers and pincers: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in files, pliers and pincers totaled $2.8 billion (273 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (36%), Germany (16%) and Taiwan (8%); the top importers were the United States (18%), Germany (7%) and France (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 22%.

Summary

World trade
$2.8billion
Tonnes
273thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$10,150
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1 billion · 36%
  2. Germany$447 million · 15.7%
  3. Taiwan$236 million · 8.3%
  4. United States$212 million · 7.5%
  5. Vietnam$114 million · 4%
  6. Switzerland$84 million · 3%
  7. Japan$82 million · 2.9%
  8. India$76 million · 2.7%
  9. France$57 million · 2%
  10. Spain$56 million · 2%
  11. Netherlands$52 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  12. Italy$46 million · 1.6%
  13. Sweden$31 million · 1.1%
  14. United Kingdom$26 million · 0.92%
  15. Portugal$26 million · 0.9%
  16. Poland$25 million · 0.87%
  17. Mexico$24 million · 0.85%
  18. Pakistan$23 million · 0.82%
  19. Belgium$23 million · 0.8%
    re-exports
  20. Austria$22 million · 0.79%

Top importers

  1. United States$502 million · 17.7%
  2. Germany$207 million · 7.3%
  3. France$132 million · 4.6%
  4. Canada$123 million · 4.3%
  5. Netherlands$110 million · 3.9%
    re-exports
  6. United Kingdom$107 million · 3.8%
  7. Mexico$85 million · 3%
  8. Poland$76 million · 2.7%
  9. Italy$70 million · 2.5%
  10. Russia$65 million · 2.3%
  11. Spain$61 million · 2.1%
  12. Japan$60 million · 2.1%
  13. Australia$56 million · 2%
  14. Belgium$51 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  15. China$48 million · 1.7%
  16. Austria$45 million · 1.6%
  17. Brazil$42 million · 1.5%
  18. Vietnam$41 million · 1.4%
  19. South Korea$39 million · 1.4%
  20. Sweden$38 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2001

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

  • China 1
  • Germany 0.45
  • Taiwan 0.24
  • United States 0.21
  • Vietnam 0.11

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.111
Germany0.160.45
Taiwan0.10.24
United States0.130.21
Vietnam< 0.010.11

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 24% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $10,150

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$8,159
1996$3,357
1997$6,517
1998$8,856
1999$5,992
2000$8,240
2001$6,867
2002$7,830
2003$8,722
2004$6,742
2005$8,082
2006$9,433
2007$7,245
2008$8,101
2009$9,809
2010$10,528
2011$11,085
2012$10,376
2013$11,453
2014$11,368
2015$10,989
2016$11,832
2017$11,578
2018$12,234
2019$11,703
2020$11,761
2021$11,948
2022$10,849
2023$11,037
2024$10,150

What it includes

  • 8203 · Files, pliers and pincers

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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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