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Fireworks and flares: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in fireworks and flares totaled $1.8 billion (430 thousand tonnes). China accounted for 70% of exports, followed by Germany (5%) and the United States (5%); the top importers were the United States (34%), Germany (12%) and the Netherlands (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 31%.

Summary

World trade
$1.8billion
Tonnes
430thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$4,132
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.2 billion · 70%
  2. Germany$97 million · 5.5%
  3. United States$90 million · 5%
  4. France$68 million · 3.8%
  5. Netherlands$53 million · 3%
    re-exports
  6. United Kingdom$34 million · 1.9%
  7. Spain$29 million · 1.6%
  8. Czechia$28 million · 1.6%
  9. Poland$17 million · 0.93%
  10. Italy$16 million · 0.88%
  11. Sweden$10 million · 0.58%
  12. Bulgaria$9 million · 0.49%
  13. Singapore$6 million · 0.34%
    re-exports
  14. Israel$6 million · 0.33%
  15. Montenegro$6 million · 0.31%
  16. Thailand$5 million · 0.3%
  17. Albania$5 million · 0.27%
  18. Switzerland$4 million · 0.25%
  19. El Salvador$3 million · 0.17%
  20. Cambodia$3 million · 0.17%

Top importers

  1. United States$605 million · 34%
  2. Germany$217 million · 12.2%
  3. Netherlands$78 million · 4.4%
    re-exports
  4. United Kingdom$55 million · 3.1%
  5. Italy$48 million · 2.7%
  6. Poland$45 million · 2.6%
  7. Japan$43 million · 2.4%
  8. Malaysia$31 million · 1.8%
  9. France$28 million · 1.6%
  10. Russia$26 million · 1.5%
  11. Hungary$25 million · 1.4%
  12. Czechia$24 million · 1.3%
  13. Australia$23 million · 1.3%
  14. Taiwan$23 million · 1.3%
  15. Denmark$22 million · 1.2%
  16. Thailand$21 million · 1.2%
  17. Guatemala$20 million · 1.2%
  18. Canada$20 million · 1.1%
  19. Indonesia$18 million · 1%
  20. China$17 million · 0.97%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 1.2
  • Germany 0.1
  • United States 0.09
  • France 0.07
  • Netherlands 0.05

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.31.2
Germany0.050.1
United States0.040.09
France0.010.07
Netherlands< 0.010.05

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 40% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $4,132

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,942
1996$3,169
1997$3,214
1998$2,839
1999$2,663
2000$2,758
2001$2,818
2002$2,661
2003$2,689
2004$2,748
2005$2,632
2006$2,300
2007$2,427
2008$2,924
2009$3,172
2010$3,101
2011$3,251
2012$3,381
2013$3,475
2014$3,445
2015$3,466
2016$3,520
2017$3,461
2018$3,441
2019$3,567
2020$3,593
2021$3,929
2022$4,034
2023$3,983
2024$4,132

What it includes

  • 3604 · Fireworks and flares

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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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