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Metal caps and lids: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in metal caps and lids totaled $9.5 billion (1.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (16%), Poland (10%) and Italy (8%); the top importers were the United States (11%), France (8%) and the United Kingdom (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 34%.

Summary

World trade
$9.5billion
Tonnes
1.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$5,296
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.5 billion · 16.1%
  2. Poland$969 million · 10.2%
  3. Italy$728 million · 7.7%
  4. Germany$713 million · 7.5%
  5. Spain$621 million · 6.6%
  6. France$529 million · 5.6%
  7. Mexico$518 million · 5.5%
  8. United States$511 million · 5.4%
  9. Netherlands$263 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  10. Czechia$251 million · 2.7%
  11. United Kingdom$219 million · 2.3%
  12. Canada$184 million · 1.9%
  13. Ireland$174 million · 1.8%
  14. United Arab Emirates$169 million · 1.8%
  15. India$147 million · 1.6%
  16. Turkey$139 million · 1.5%
  17. Thailand$118 million · 1.2%
  18. Denmark$108 million · 1.1%
  19. Saudi Arabia$96 million · 1%
  20. Ukraine$86 million · 0.91%

Top importers

  1. United States$1 billion · 11.1%
  2. France$717 million · 7.6%
  3. United Kingdom$518 million · 5.5%
  4. Germany$506 million · 5.3%
  5. Canada$386 million · 4.1%
  6. Netherlands$380 million · 4%
    re-exports
  7. Spain$320 million · 3.4%
  8. Italy$279 million · 3%
  9. Poland$249 million · 2.6%
  10. Austria$234 million · 2.5%
  11. Belgium$210 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  12. United Arab Emirates$160 million · 1.7%
  13. Russia$159 million · 1.7%
  14. Turkey$155 million · 1.6%
  15. Mexico$151 million · 1.6%
  16. Vietnam$134 million · 1.4%
  17. Saudi Arabia$132 million · 1.4%
  18. Switzerland$129 million · 1.4%
  19. Denmark$120 million · 1.3%
  20. Thailand$113 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2018

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

  • China 1.5
  • Poland 0.97
  • Italy 0.73
  • Germany 0.71
  • Spain 0.62

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.031.5
Poland0.010.97
Italy0.210.73
Germany0.270.71
Spain0.070.62

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 28% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $5,296

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,124
1996$4,357
1997$4,153
1998$4,138
1999$3,800
2000$3,264
2001$3,163
2002$2,981
2003$3,203
2004$3,277
2005$3,846
2006$3,957
2007$4,213
2008$4,817
2009$4,940
2010$4,690
2011$5,171
2012$5,104
2013$4,931
2014$5,005
2015$4,552
2016$4,471
2017$4,515
2018$4,542
2019$4,400
2020$4,411
2021$4,821
2022$5,599
2023$5,807
2024$5,296

What it includes

  • 8309 · Metal caps and lids

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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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