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Natural dyes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in natural dyes totaled $1.8 billion (105 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (16%), the Netherlands (10%) and the United States (8%); the top importers were the United States (12%), Germany (7%) and the Netherlands (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 15%.

Summary

World trade
$1.8billion
Tonnes
105thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$17,264
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$297 million · 16.4%
  2. Netherlands$175 million · 9.7%
    re-exports
  3. United States$154 million · 8.5%
  4. Peru$142 million · 7.9%
  5. Germany$136 million · 7.5%
  6. India$127 million · 7%
  7. Spain$111 million · 6.1%
  8. Denmark$104 million · 5.7%
  9. Italy$85 million · 4.7%
  10. France$79 million · 4.4%
  11. United Kingdom$51 million · 2.8%
  12. Ireland$43 million · 2.4%
  13. Israel$34 million · 1.9%
  14. Mexico$33 million · 1.8%
  15. New Zealand$32 million · 1.8%
  16. Turkey$27 million · 1.5%
  17. Switzerland$20 million · 1.1%
  18. Japan$19 million · 1%
  19. Austria$18 million · 0.99%
  20. Australia$14 million · 0.79%

Top importers

  1. United States$217 million · 12%
  2. Germany$135 million · 7.4%
  3. Netherlands$111 million · 6.2%
    re-exports
  4. France$95 million · 5.2%
  5. Mexico$90 million · 5%
  6. Spain$83 million · 4.6%
  7. Japan$80 million · 4.4%
  8. Italy$77 million · 4.3%
  9. United Kingdom$74 million · 4.1%
  10. South Korea$68 million · 3.7%
  11. Denmark$51 million · 2.8%
  12. Canada$43 million · 2.4%
  13. China$41 million · 2.3%
  14. Switzerland$37 million · 2.1%
  15. Poland$31 million · 1.7%
  16. Ireland$30 million · 1.7%
  17. Belgium$27 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  18. Turkey$26 million · 1.4%
  19. Colombia$25 million · 1.4%
  20. Australia$24 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2006

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

  • China 297
  • Netherlands 175
  • United States 154
  • Peru 142
  • Germany 136

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China21.7297
Netherlands11.8175
United States19154
Peru26.9142
Germany30.1136

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 121% 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$7,805
1996$8,797
1997$8,238
1998$8,010
1999$7,008
2000$6,939
2001$7,047
2002$6,811
2003$8,224
2004$8,018
2005$8,643
2006$9,846
2007$9,771
2008$10,540
2009$10,733
2010$13,792
2011$17,283
2012$17,882
2013$14,894
2014$15,334
2015$15,784
2016$12,988
2017$14,655
2018$14,751
2019$14,481
2020$15,691
2021$16,430
2022$17,534
2023$18,343
2024$17,264

What it includes

  • 3203 · Natural dyes

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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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