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Machine knives and blades: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in machine knives and blades totaled $3.7 billion (176 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (19%), Germany (19%) and the United States (9%); the top importers were the United States (13%), Germany (8%) and China (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 12%.

Summary

World trade
$3.7billion
Tonnes
176thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$20,596
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$712 million · 19.1%
  2. Germany$694 million · 18.6%
  3. United States$349 million · 9.4%
  4. Japan$197 million · 5.3%
  5. Italy$185 million · 5%
  6. Austria$173 million · 4.6%
  7. Switzerland$157 million · 4.2%
  8. Sweden$137 million · 3.7%
  9. France$105 million · 2.8%
  10. Netherlands$101 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  11. United Kingdom$83 million · 2.2%
  12. Czechia$80 million · 2.1%
  13. South Korea$67 million · 1.8%
  14. Taiwan$57 million · 1.5%
  15. Canada$52 million · 1.4%
  16. India$49 million · 1.3%
  17. Vietnam$48 million · 1.3%
  18. Poland$47 million · 1.3%
  19. Spain$38 million · 1%
  20. Slovenia$38 million · 1%

Top importers

  1. United States$498 million · 13.3%
  2. Germany$303 million · 8.1%
  3. China$226 million · 6.1%
  4. Russia$178 million · 4.8%
  5. Mexico$162 million · 4.4%
  6. Canada$138 million · 3.7%
  7. France$129 million · 3.5%
  8. Netherlands$103 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  9. Italy$100 million · 2.7%
  10. United Kingdom$95 million · 2.6%
  11. Poland$74 million · 2%
  12. Austria$73 million · 1.9%
  13. Japan$67 million · 1.8%
  14. Spain$65 million · 1.7%
  15. Vietnam$64 million · 1.7%
  16. Turkey$64 million · 1.7%
  17. Brazil$59 million · 1.6%
  18. India$55 million · 1.5%
  19. Taiwan$55 million · 1.5%
  20. Indonesia$53 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • China 712
  • Germany 694
  • United States 349
  • Japan 197
  • Italy 185

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China27.6712
Germany265694
United States155349
Japan155197
Italy48.3185

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 86% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $20,596

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$11,052
1996$13,120
1997$13,524
1998$14,987
1999$11,246
2000$15,936
2001$13,935
2002$14,807
2003$17,311
2004$11,194
2005$19,095
2006$18,739
2007$19,701
2008$20,981
2009$20,613
2010$19,717
2011$21,162
2012$20,487
2013$20,699
2014$20,253
2015$19,479
2016$19,957
2017$20,222
2018$22,328
2019$21,010
2020$20,351
2021$20,821
2022$19,198
2023$21,286
2024$20,596

What it includes

  • 8208 · Machine knives and blades

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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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