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Natural cork stoppers and articles: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in natural cork stoppers and articles totaled $599 million (32 thousand tonnes). Portugal accounted for 75% of exports, followed by Spain (4%) and France (4%); the top importers were the United States (25%), France (18%) and Italy (9%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 18%.

Summary

World trade
$599million
Tonnes
32thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$18,830
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Portugal$449 million · 75%
  2. Spain$24 million · 4%
  3. France$22 million · 3.7%
  4. United States$16 million · 2.7%
  5. China$15 million · 2.5%
  6. Italy$14 million · 2.3%
  7. Germany$10 million · 1.7%
  8. Tunisia$6 million · 1.1%
  9. Switzerland$6 million · 1%
  10. Algeria$4 million · 0.71%
  11. Morocco$4 million · 0.64%
  12. Bulgaria$2 million · 0.38%
  13. Mexico$2 million · 0.32%
  14. Sweden$2 million · 0.31%
  15. Hong Kong$2 million · 0.3%
    re-exports
  16. Austria$2 million · 0.29%
  17. Saudi Arabia$2 million · 0.26%
  18. United Kingdom$2 million · 0.26%
  19. United Arab Emirates$1 million · 0.23%
  20. Chile$1 million · 0.19%

Top importers

  1. United States$152 million · 25.3%
  2. France$110 million · 18.3%
  3. Italy$56 million · 9.4%
  4. Spain$49 million · 8.2%
  5. Mexico$35 million · 5.8%
  6. United Kingdom$24 million · 4.1%
  7. Portugal$24 million · 4%
  8. Saudi Arabia$23 million · 3.8%
  9. Australia$10 million · 1.6%
  10. Switzerland$10 million · 1.6%
  11. Germany$9 million · 1.5%
  12. South Africa$9 million · 1.5%
  13. Chile$8 million · 1.3%
  14. Canada$7 million · 1.2%
  15. China$6 million · 0.99%
  16. Argentina$4 million · 0.69%
  17. Netherlands$4 million · 0.64%
    re-exports
  18. Austria$3 million · 0.53%
  19. Japan$3 million · 0.49%
  20. Indonesia$3 million · 0.48%

Trend

Who sells it

Portugal was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Portugal 449
  • Spain 24.1
  • France 22.4
  • United States 16
  • China 15

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Portugal394449
Spain4924.1
France16.222.4
United States5.116
China2.115

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 32% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $18,830

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$14,301
1996$15,119
1997$14,983
1998$15,344
1999$15,884
2000$13,865
2001$15,583
2002$15,604
2003$16,034
2004$19,230
2005$9,289
2006$17,520
2007$16,622
2008$21,286
2009$18,017
2010$16,795
2011$22,022
2012$19,566
2013$15,754
2014$20,227
2015$17,433
2016$17,506
2017$14,458
2018$16,679
2019$17,583
2020$15,113
2021$16,958
2022$16,889
2023$19,560
2024$18,830

What it includes

  • 4503 · Natural cork stoppers and articles

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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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