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Mounted lenses and objectives: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in mounted lenses and objectives totaled $16.1 billion (38 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (21%), Japan (16%) and Taiwan (15%); the top importers were China (14%), the Netherlands (10%) and the United States (10%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 6%.

Summary

World trade
$16.1billion
Tonnes
38thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$418,144
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$3.4 billion · 21.2%
  2. Japan$2.5 billion · 15.6%
  3. Taiwan$2.5 billion · 15.2%
  4. Germany$2.1 billion · 13.2%
  5. Thailand$933 million · 5.8%
  6. United States$779 million · 4.8%
  7. Netherlands$693 million · 4.3%
    re-exports
  8. Vietnam$597 million · 3.7%
  9. South Korea$428 million · 2.7%
  10. Philippines$375 million · 2.3%
  11. Malaysia$214 million · 1.3%
  12. Singapore$200 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  13. Switzerland$168 million · 1%
  14. Hong Kong$167 million · 1%
    re-exports
  15. Israel$116 million · 0.72%
  16. United Kingdom$114 million · 0.71%
  17. France$99 million · 0.61%
  18. Sweden$75 million · 0.47%
  19. United Arab Emirates$74 million · 0.46%
  20. Canada$53 million · 0.33%

Top importers

  1. China$2.3 billion · 14.1%
  2. Netherlands$1.6 billion · 10.1%
    re-exports
  3. United States$1.6 billion · 9.9%
  4. South Korea$1.5 billion · 9.6%
  5. Hong Kong$1.4 billion · 8.5%
    re-exports
  6. Vietnam$1.2 billion · 7.7%
  7. Germany$936 million · 5.8%
  8. Taiwan$809 million · 5%
  9. Japan$627 million · 3.9%
  10. Singapore$357 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  11. United Kingdom$263 million · 1.6%
  12. Thailand$245 million · 1.5%
  13. France$208 million · 1.3%
  14. India$185 million · 1.2%
  15. Canada$182 million · 1.1%
  16. Mexico$171 million · 1.1%
  17. Poland$164 million · 1%
  18. Switzerland$155 million · 0.96%
  19. Australia$141 million · 0.87%
  20. Sweden$134 million · 0.83%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2021

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

  • China 3.4
  • Japan 2.5
  • Taiwan 2.5
  • Germany 2.1
  • Thailand 0.93

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.023.4
Japan1.12.5
Taiwan0.052.5
Germany0.312.1
Thailand0.040.93

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 239% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $418,144

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$123,182
1996$80,164
1997$160,053
1998$168,227
1999$83,297
2000$214,423
2001$212,168
2002$182,474
2003$204,899
2004$99,298
2005$199,541
2006$191,449
2007$192,567
2008$190,024
2009$114,193
2010$215,288
2011$263,344
2012$283,135
2013$278,813
2014$316,286
2015$354,835
2016$308,980
2017$311,922
2018$463,448
2019$311,534
2020$182,608
2021$201,355
2022$387,814
2023$111,225
2024$418,144

What it includes

  • 9002 · Mounted lenses and objectives

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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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