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Packing sacks and bags: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in packing sacks and bags totaled $5.5 billion (2.1 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (25%), India (23%) and Vietnam (10%); the top importers were the United States (14%), Japan (7%) and South Korea (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 6%.

Summary

World trade
$5.5billion
Tonnes
2.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,649
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.4 billion · 24.8%
  2. India$1.2 billion · 22.6%
  3. Vietnam$570 million · 10.4%
  4. Turkey$346 million · 6.3%
  5. United States$130 million · 2.4%
  6. Bangladesh$123 million · 2.3%
  7. Mexico$111 million · 2%
  8. Thailand$106 million · 1.9%
  9. Germany$90 million · 1.7%
  10. Netherlands$70 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  11. Indonesia$56 million · 1%
  12. Belgium$54 million · 0.98%
    re-exports
  13. Egypt$46 million · 0.83%
  14. Spain$44 million · 0.8%
  15. Romania$40 million · 0.73%
  16. Czechia$40 million · 0.72%
  17. South Africa$39 million · 0.71%
  18. France$36 million · 0.66%
  19. Italy$36 million · 0.65%
  20. Serbia$35 million · 0.64%

Top importers

  1. United States$747 million · 13.6%
  2. Japan$380 million · 6.9%
  3. South Korea$326 million · 6%
  4. Germany$275 million · 5%
  5. France$255 million · 4.6%
  6. Netherlands$174 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  7. United Kingdom$149 million · 2.7%
  8. Spain$140 million · 2.6%
  9. Italy$130 million · 2.4%
  10. Belgium$123 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  11. Mexico$108 million · 2%
  12. Canada$105 million · 1.9%
  13. Russia$101 million · 1.8%
  14. Poland$96 million · 1.8%
  15. Australia$93 million · 1.7%
  16. Thailand$75 million · 1.4%
  17. Kazakhstan$72 million · 1.3%
  18. Taiwan$72 million · 1.3%
  19. Malaysia$67 million · 1.2%
  20. Philippines$60 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • China 1.4
  • India 1.2
  • Vietnam 0.57
  • Turkey 0.35
  • United States 0.13

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.21.4
India0.11.2
Vietnam< 0.010.57
Turkey0.10.35
United States0.020.13

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 61% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,649

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,649
1996$776
1997$945
1998$1,776
1999$1,757
2000$1,723
2001$1,695
2002$1,816
2003$1,787
2004$1,692
2005$2,096
2006$2,174
2007$2,430
2008$2,580
2009$2,537
2010$2,427
2011$2,790
2012$2,189
2013$2,675
2014$2,868
2015$2,683
2016$2,555
2017$2,636
2018$2,602
2019$2,586
2020$2,525
2021$2,878
2022$2,926
2023$2,747
2024$2,649

What it includes

  • 6305 · Packing sacks and bags

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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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