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Friction materials (brake pads): top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in friction materials (brake pads) totaled $1.5 billion (218 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (17%), China (12%) and Germany (11%); the top importers were the United States (13%), Germany (7%) and China (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 11%.

Summary

World trade
$1.5billion
Tonnes
218thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$6,887
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$252 million · 16.6%
  2. China$177 million · 11.6%
  3. Germany$167 million · 11%
  4. Japan$159 million · 10.5%
  5. Brazil$113 million · 7.4%
  6. France$102 million · 6.7%
  7. India$89 million · 5.9%
  8. Mexico$39 million · 2.6%
  9. Spain$37 million · 2.5%
  10. United Kingdom$33 million · 2.2%
  11. Poland$33 million · 2.2%
  12. Italy$32 million · 2.1%
  13. Thailand$27 million · 1.8%
  14. Malaysia$26 million · 1.7%
  15. Czechia$23 million · 1.5%
  16. Colombia$20 million · 1.3%
  17. Denmark$15 million · 1%
  18. South Korea$14 million · 0.95%
  19. Bahrain$14 million · 0.91%
  20. Turkey$13 million · 0.82%

Top importers

  1. United States$199 million · 13.1%
  2. Germany$108 million · 7.1%
  3. China$84 million · 5.6%
  4. France$79 million · 5.2%
  5. Mexico$69 million · 4.5%
  6. Poland$55 million · 3.7%
  7. India$51 million · 3.4%
  8. United Kingdom$49 million · 3.2%
  9. Turkey$46 million · 3%
  10. Japan$43 million · 2.8%
  11. United Arab Emirates$43 million · 2.8%
  12. Hungary$43 million · 2.8%
  13. Italy$38 million · 2.5%
  14. Brazil$37 million · 2.5%
  15. Saudi Arabia$29 million · 1.9%
  16. Indonesia$26 million · 1.7%
  17. South Korea$25 million · 1.7%
  18. Canada$22 million · 1.5%
  19. Thailand$20 million · 1.3%
  20. Kuwait$17 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2022

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

  • United States 252
  • China 177
  • Germany 167
  • Japan 159
  • Brazil 113

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States103252
China4.2177
Germany122167
Japan53.8159
Brazil31.9113

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $6,887 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $6,887

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$6,927
1996$5,960
1997$5,433
1998$5,816
1999$5,452
2000$6,305
2001$6,410
2002$6,342
2003$6,531
2004$5,807
2005$6,466
2006$6,499
2007$6,218
2008$5,029
2009$5,618
2010$4,270
2011$7,929
2012$8,064
2013$7,773
2014$7,810
2015$7,656
2016$7,187
2017$7,509
2018$7,603
2019$7,196
2020$7,524
2021$7,660
2022$6,743
2023$7,170
2024$6,887

What it includes

  • 6813 · Friction materials (brake pads)

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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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