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Metal grinding and polishing machines: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in metal grinding and polishing machines totaled $4.2 billion (242 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (20%), Switzerland (13%) and China (13%); the top importers were China (21%), the United States (12%) and Germany (8%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 13%.

Summary

World trade
$4.2billion
Tonnes
242thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$17,264
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$838 million · 20%
  2. Switzerland$560 million · 13.4%
  3. China$531 million · 12.7%
  4. Japan$470 million · 11.2%
  5. Italy$298 million · 7.1%
  6. Taiwan$237 million · 5.7%
  7. Czechia$184 million · 4.4%
  8. Thailand$160 million · 3.8%
  9. United States$134 million · 3.2%
  10. Spain$95 million · 2.3%
  11. United Kingdom$80 million · 1.9%
  12. South Korea$66 million · 1.6%
  13. Sweden$58 million · 1.4%
  14. Australia$54 million · 1.3%
  15. France$48 million · 1.2%
  16. Singapore$47 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  17. Turkey$43 million · 1%
  18. Austria$36 million · 0.87%
  19. India$30 million · 0.71%
  20. Netherlands$29 million · 0.7%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. China$880 million · 21%
  2. United States$522 million · 12.5%
  3. Germany$327 million · 7.8%
  4. India$305 million · 7.3%
  5. Russia$135 million · 3.2%
  6. Turkey$124 million · 3%
  7. Vietnam$119 million · 2.9%
  8. Thailand$115 million · 2.8%
  9. South Korea$102 million · 2.4%
  10. Japan$101 million · 2.4%
  11. Mexico$93 million · 2.2%
  12. Switzerland$92 million · 2.2%
  13. France$88 million · 2.1%
  14. Italy$84 million · 2%
  15. Taiwan$65 million · 1.6%
  16. Poland$64 million · 1.5%
  17. Brazil$62 million · 1.5%
  18. United Kingdom$57 million · 1.4%
  19. Austria$53 million · 1.3%
  20. Canada$52 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2013

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

  • Germany 0.84
  • Switzerland 0.56
  • China 0.53
  • Japan 0.47
  • Italy 0.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany0.570.84
Switzerland0.340.56
China0.060.53
Japan0.640.47
Italy0.190.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 160% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $17,264

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$6,642
1996$9,176
1997$8,933
1998$8,995
1999$7,287
2000$17,549
2001$17,428
2002$16,857
2003$17,966
2004$17,230
2005$20,786
2006$20,544
2007$22,526
2008$23,231
2009$25,041
2010$2,165
2011$24,730
2012$17,656
2013$18,405
2014$19,503
2015$20,037
2016$15,372
2017$12,371
2018$16,474
2019$16,133
2020$9,949
2021$10,519
2022$19,743
2023$20,791
2024$17,264

What it includes

  • 8460 · Metal grinding and polishing 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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