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Knitting and embroidery machines: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in knitting and embroidery machines totaled $2.4 billion (183 thousand tonnes). China accounted for 56% of exports, followed by Japan (14%) and Germany (9%); the top importers were India (22%), Vietnam (9%) and Bangladesh (8%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 5%.

Summary

World trade
$2.4billion
Tonnes
183thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$13,019
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.3 billion · 56.2%
  2. Japan$330 million · 13.9%
  3. Germany$224 million · 9.4%
  4. Italy$120 million · 5%
  5. Taiwan$99 million · 4.2%
  6. Turkey$38 million · 1.6%
  7. Switzerland$36 million · 1.5%
  8. United States$30 million · 1.2%
  9. South Korea$24 million · 0.99%
  10. Vietnam$20 million · 0.86%
  11. Czechia$15 million · 0.64%
  12. Spain$12 million · 0.5%
  13. Australia$11 million · 0.48%
  14. Thailand$9 million · 0.39%
  15. United Kingdom$9 million · 0.39%
  16. Singapore$7 million · 0.3%
    re-exports
  17. Belgium$6 million · 0.27%
    re-exports
  18. Cambodia$6 million · 0.26%
  19. France$6 million · 0.24%
  20. Hong Kong$4 million · 0.17%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. India$514 million · 21.6%
  2. Vietnam$212 million · 8.9%
  3. Bangladesh$192 million · 8.1%
  4. Turkey$150 million · 6.3%
  5. United States$139 million · 5.8%
  6. Pakistan$110 million · 4.6%
  7. China$85 million · 3.6%
  8. Brazil$67 million · 2.8%
  9. Indonesia$65 million · 2.7%
  10. Mexico$53 million · 2.2%
  11. Italy$47 million · 2%
  12. Egypt$47 million · 2%
  13. Cambodia$43 million · 1.8%
  14. Russia$30 million · 1.3%
  15. Uzbekistan$28 million · 1.2%
  16. Thailand$26 million · 1.1%
  17. Germany$26 million · 1.1%
  18. United Arab Emirates$25 million · 1.1%
  19. Spain$24 million · 1%
  20. South Korea$23 million · 0.97%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2014

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

  • China 1.3
  • Japan 0.33
  • Germany 0.22
  • Italy 0.12
  • Taiwan 0.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.021.3
Japan0.850.33
Germany0.920.22
Italy0.360.12
Taiwan0.170.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $13,019 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $13,019

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$12,598
1996$10,228
1997$13,960
1998$8,142
1999$9,087
2000$17,348
2001$16,836
2002$16,375
2003$18,252
2004$18,950
2005$17,872
2006$17,675
2007$17,976
2008$18,418
2009$17,422
2010$18,734
2011$21,206
2012$18,967
2013$18,149
2014$16,616
2015$15,644
2016$17,575
2017$16,896
2018$18,315
2019$14,143
2020$12,646
2021$15,425
2022$16,435
2023$15,028
2024$13,019

What it includes

  • 8447 · Knitting and embroidery machines

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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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