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Knives: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in knives totaled $3.2 billion (343 thousand tonnes). China accounted for 53% of exports, followed by Germany (8%) and Switzerland (6%); the top importers were the United States (29%), Germany (9%) and Canada (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 16%.

Summary

World trade
$3.2billion
Tonnes
343thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$9,366
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.7 billion · 52.7%
  2. Germany$266 million · 8.3%
  3. Switzerland$182 million · 5.7%
  4. Japan$170 million · 5.3%
  5. United States$103 million · 3.2%
  6. Taiwan$98 million · 3.1%
  7. Vietnam$77 million · 2.4%
  8. France$68 million · 2.1%
  9. Brazil$60 million · 1.9%
  10. Italy$43 million · 1.4%
  11. Belgium$40 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  12. Netherlands$37 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  13. Spain$35 million · 1.1%
  14. United Kingdom$34 million · 1.1%
  15. India$27 million · 0.84%
  16. Poland$26 million · 0.8%
  17. Portugal$23 million · 0.72%
  18. Sweden$23 million · 0.7%
  19. Thailand$21 million · 0.67%
  20. Mexico$16 million · 0.51%

Top importers

  1. United States$933 million · 29%
  2. Germany$280 million · 8.7%
  3. Canada$123 million · 3.8%
  4. France$122 million · 3.8%
  5. Netherlands$118 million · 3.7%
    re-exports
  6. United Kingdom$97 million · 3%
  7. Australia$87 million · 2.7%
  8. Italy$83 million · 2.6%
  9. Poland$82 million · 2.6%
  10. Mexico$73 million · 2.3%
  11. Russia$67 million · 2.1%
  12. Spain$64 million · 2%
  13. Belgium$55 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  14. South Korea$47 million · 1.5%
  15. Japan$46 million · 1.4%
  16. Austria$40 million · 1.3%
  17. Brazil$38 million · 1.2%
  18. Switzerland$35 million · 1.1%
  19. Czechia$34 million · 1.1%
  20. United Arab Emirates$33 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 1.7
  • Germany 0.27
  • Switzerland 0.18
  • Japan 0.17
  • United States 0.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.241.7
Germany0.130.27
Switzerland0.140.18
Japan0.110.17
United States0.050.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 29% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $9,366

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$7,279
1996$8,139
1997$7,261
1998$7,599
1999$6,951
2000$10,400
2001$9,709
2002$9,043
2003$10,031
2004$7,178
2005$10,545
2006$11,723
2007$10,300
2008$11,144
2009$9,774
2010$10,377
2011$10,530
2012$11,214
2013$10,556
2014$12,175
2015$12,384
2016$13,132
2017$12,232
2018$12,248
2019$11,856
2020$11,033
2021$11,123
2022$10,576
2023$9,953
2024$9,366

What it includes

  • 8211 · Knives

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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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