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Flexible metal tubing: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in flexible metal tubing totaled $3.6 billion (288 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United Kingdom (19%), China (14%) and the United States (9%); the top importers were the United States (10%), Brazil (7%) and Trinidad and Tobago (6%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 25%.

Summary

World trade
$3.6billion
Tonnes
288thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$12,323
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United Kingdom$684 million · 19.2%
  2. China$506 million · 14.2%
  3. United States$320 million · 9%
  4. Germany$295 million · 8.3%
  5. France$294 million · 8.3%
  6. Denmark$256 million · 7.2%
  7. Turkey$123 million · 3.5%
  8. South Korea$116 million · 3.3%
  9. India$101 million · 2.8%
  10. Netherlands$75 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  11. Italy$74 million · 2.1%
  12. Spain$68 million · 1.9%
  13. Czechia$60 million · 1.7%
  14. Japan$55 million · 1.5%
  15. Vietnam$49 million · 1.4%
  16. Mexico$49 million · 1.4%
  17. Israel$42 million · 1.2%
  18. Taiwan$33 million · 0.93%
  19. Switzerland$32 million · 0.9%
  20. Malaysia$30 million · 0.85%

Top importers

  1. United States$370 million · 10.4%
  2. Brazil$259 million · 7.3%
  3. Trinidad and Tobago$227 million · 6.4%
  4. Angola$175 million · 4.9%
  5. Germany$173 million · 4.8%
  6. France$144 million · 4%
  7. Côte d'Ivoire$142 million · 4%
  8. China$129 million · 3.6%
  9. Australia$96 million · 2.7%
  10. Japan$89 million · 2.5%
  11. Canada$87 million · 2.4%
  12. United Kingdom$83 million · 2.3%
  13. Netherlands$71 million · 2%
    re-exports
  14. Spain$71 million · 2%
  15. South Korea$70 million · 2%
  16. Italy$67 million · 1.9%
  17. India$64 million · 1.8%
  18. Taiwan$62 million · 1.7%
  19. Mexico$59 million · 1.7%
  20. Nigeria$58 million · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

The United Kingdom has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • United Kingdom 684
  • China 506
  • United States 320
  • Germany 295
  • France 294

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United Kingdom42.4684
China8.1506
United States74.1320
Germany97.8295
France208294

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 27% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $12,323

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$9,694
1996$7,728
1997$8,560
1998$8,653
1999$7,679
2000$8,757
2001$7,290
2002$7,532
2003$8,159
2004$1,851
2005$7,864
2006$9,034
2007$9,329
2008$10,975
2009$11,601
2010$9,157
2011$10,860
2012$5,412
2013$9,591
2014$10,291
2015$6,445
2016$6,310
2017$8,696
2018$7,379
2019$12,936
2020$9,457
2021$10,016
2022$11,014
2023$11,567
2024$12,323

What it includes

  • 8307 · Flexible metal tubing

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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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