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Metal pickling and soldering fluxes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in metal pickling and soldering fluxes totaled $2.3 billion (447 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Japan (17%), the United States (12%) and Germany (11%); the top importers were China (11%), Vietnam (7%) and Mexico (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 30%.

Summary

World trade
$2.3billion
Tonnes
447thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$5,063
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Japan$391 million · 17.2%
  2. United States$282 million · 12.4%
  3. Germany$253 million · 11.2%
  4. China$238 million · 10.5%
  5. South Korea$216 million · 9.5%
  6. Singapore$129 million · 5.7%
    re-exports
  7. Taiwan$82 million · 3.6%
  8. France$72 million · 3.2%
  9. Poland$65 million · 2.9%
  10. United Kingdom$56 million · 2.5%
  11. Czechia$49 million · 2.1%
  12. Hungary$45 million · 2%
  13. Mexico$42 million · 1.9%
  14. Malaysia$37 million · 1.7%
  15. Belgium$35 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  16. Thailand$30 million · 1.3%
  17. Italy$27 million · 1.2%
  18. Hong Kong$23 million · 1%
    re-exports
  19. Spain$21 million · 0.92%
  20. Turkey$21 million · 0.92%

Top importers

  1. China$245 million · 10.8%
  2. Vietnam$160 million · 7.1%
  3. Mexico$160 million · 7.1%
  4. South Korea$149 million · 6.6%
  5. Malaysia$128 million · 5.7%
  6. United States$106 million · 4.7%
  7. India$99 million · 4.4%
  8. Philippines$93 million · 4.1%
  9. Thailand$73 million · 3.2%
  10. Germany$69 million · 3%
  11. Taiwan$67 million · 3%
  12. France$63 million · 2.8%
  13. Indonesia$59 million · 2.6%
  14. Czechia$55 million · 2.4%
  15. Poland$49 million · 2.2%
  16. Singapore$44 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  17. Hong Kong$40 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  18. Italy$36 million · 1.6%
  19. Hungary$31 million · 1.4%
  20. Turkey$31 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

Japan has been the top exporter since 2002

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

  • Japan 391
  • United States 282
  • Germany 253
  • China 238
  • South Korea 216

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Japan83.1391
United States103282
Germany70.1253
China6238
South Korea2.8216

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 83% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $5,063

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,763
1996$2,597
1997$2,772
1998$2,632
1999$2,842
2000$2,732
2001$2,471
2002$2,563
2003$2,750
2004$1,938
2005$3,192
2006$3,267
2007$3,409
2008$3,745
2009$3,774
2010$4,368
2011$4,377
2012$4,318
2013$4,328
2014$4,181
2015$3,877
2016$4,228
2017$4,121
2018$4,153
2019$4,232
2020$4,621
2021$4,934
2022$5,007
2023$4,920
2024$5,063

What it includes

  • 3810 · Metal pickling and soldering fluxes

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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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