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Metal hardware and fittings: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in metal hardware and fittings totaled $42.7 billion (6.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (34%), Germany (11%) and the United States (6%); the top importers were the United States (21%), Germany (7%) and Mexico (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 20%.

Summary

World trade
$42.7billion
Tonnes
6.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$6,329
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$14.6 billion · 34.2%
  2. Germany$4.8 billion · 11.3%
  3. United States$2.8 billion · 6.5%
  4. Austria$2.3 billion · 5.4%
  5. Italy$1.8 billion · 4.3%
  6. Taiwan$1.5 billion · 3.6%
  7. Mexico$1.4 billion · 3.2%
  8. Canada$1.1 billion · 2.7%
  9. Poland$1.1 billion · 2.5%
  10. South Korea$999 million · 2.3%
  11. Turkey$933 million · 2.2%
  12. Spain$781 million · 1.8%
  13. Japan$742 million · 1.7%
  14. Czechia$710 million · 1.7%
  15. France$661 million · 1.6%
  16. India$647 million · 1.5%
  17. Vietnam$512 million · 1.2%
  18. Slovakia$464 million · 1.1%
  19. United Kingdom$461 million · 1.1%
  20. Hungary$354 million · 0.83%

Top importers

  1. United States$9 billion · 21.2%
  2. Germany$3 billion · 7.1%
  3. Mexico$2.1 billion · 4.8%
  4. Poland$1.7 billion · 4%
  5. United Kingdom$1.6 billion · 3.8%
  6. Canada$1.6 billion · 3.8%
  7. France$1.5 billion · 3.5%
  8. Italy$998 million · 2.3%
  9. Spain$939 million · 2.2%
  10. Vietnam$933 million · 2.2%
  11. Russia$913 million · 2.1%
  12. Netherlands$820 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  13. Czechia$812 million · 1.9%
  14. China$799 million · 1.9%
  15. Japan$780 million · 1.8%
  16. Australia$703 million · 1.7%
  17. Slovakia$612 million · 1.4%
  18. India$609 million · 1.4%
  19. Austria$583 million · 1.4%
  20. United Arab Emirates$532 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2006

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

  • China 14.6
  • Germany 4.8
  • United States 2.8
  • Austria 2.3
  • Italy 1.8

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.2714.6
Germany1.84.8
United States0.922.8
Austria0.482.3
Italy0.941.8

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $6,329 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $6,329

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$6,399
1996$5,869
1997$5,273
1998$5,111
1999$4,888
2000$5,136
2001$4,890
2002$4,811
2003$5,401
2004$3,648
2005$5,614
2006$5,620
2007$6,033
2008$6,418
2009$6,168
2010$5,826
2011$6,346
2012$6,138
2013$6,162
2014$6,316
2015$6,083
2016$6,460
2017$6,062
2018$6,370
2019$6,058
2020$6,215
2021$6,443
2022$6,704
2023$6,840
2024$6,329

What it includes

  • 8302 · Metal hardware and fittings

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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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