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Hydraulic brake fluids: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in hydraulic brake fluids totaled $1.1 billion (344 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (28%), the United States (16%) and the United Kingdom (9%); the top importers were Germany (8%), France (6%) and the United States (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 22%.

Summary

World trade
$1.1billion
Tonnes
344thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,329
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$321 million · 28%
  2. United States$187 million · 16.3%
  3. United Kingdom$107 million · 9.3%
  4. Switzerland$67 million · 5.8%
  5. France$61 million · 5.3%
  6. Belgium$57 million · 4.9%
    re-exports
  7. Italy$49 million · 4.2%
  8. Japan$37 million · 3.2%
  9. China$36 million · 3.2%
  10. Netherlands$28 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  11. Spain$22 million · 1.9%
  12. India$21 million · 1.8%
  13. South Africa$15 million · 1.3%
  14. Singapore$13 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  15. Thailand$12 million · 1.1%
  16. South Korea$12 million · 1%
  17. Lithuania$9 million · 0.81%
  18. Russia$9 million · 0.74%
  19. Turkey$8 million · 0.68%
  20. Poland$7 million · 0.59%

Top importers

  1. Germany$92 million · 8.1%
  2. France$65 million · 5.7%
  3. United States$57 million · 5%
  4. Canada$51 million · 4.5%
  5. China$47 million · 4.1%
  6. Belgium$45 million · 3.9%
    re-exports
  7. Mexico$41 million · 3.6%
  8. United Kingdom$35 million · 3.1%
  9. Singapore$32 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  10. Netherlands$29 million · 2.6%
    re-exports
  11. United Arab Emirates$27 million · 2.4%
  12. Italy$24 million · 2.1%
  13. Poland$23 million · 2.1%
  14. Sweden$22 million · 2%
  15. Turkey$20 million · 1.7%
  16. Spain$19 million · 1.6%
  17. Brazil$18 million · 1.6%
  18. Taiwan$17 million · 1.5%
  19. India$17 million · 1.5%
  20. Norway$16 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2016

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

  • Germany 321
  • United States 187
  • United Kingdom 107
  • Switzerland 66.6
  • France 60.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany42.5321
United States66.1187
United Kingdom39107
Switzerland4.666.6
France21.860.6

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 81% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,329

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,837
1996$1,721
1997$1,640
1998$1,623
1999$1,438
2000$1,293
2001$1,288
2002$1,324
2003$1,524
2004$1,586
2005$1,844
2006$2,062
2007$2,165
2008$2,508
2009$2,472
2010$2,466
2011$2,640
2012$2,697
2013$2,826
2014$2,951
2015$2,613
2016$2,602
2017$2,851
2018$2,915
2019$2,868
2020$2,816
2021$2,801
2022$3,279
2023$3,635
2024$3,329

What it includes

  • 3819 · Hydraulic brake fluids

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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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