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Paper boxes and packaging: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in paper boxes and packaging totaled $29.4 billion (12.5 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (21%), Germany (12%) and the United States (7%); the top importers were the United States (12%), France (8%) and Germany (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 19%.

Summary

World trade
$29.4billion
Tonnes
12.5million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,344
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$6.1 billion · 20.9%
  2. Germany$3.5 billion · 11.8%
  3. United States$2.2 billion · 7.3%
  4. Poland$1.6 billion · 5.5%
  5. Italy$1.3 billion · 4.6%
  6. Canada$1 billion · 3.4%
  7. Netherlands$988 million · 3.4%
    re-exports
  8. Turkey$830 million · 2.8%
  9. Austria$809 million · 2.8%
  10. Spain$748 million · 2.6%
  11. Belgium$704 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  12. France$683 million · 2.3%
  13. Czechia$612 million · 2.1%
  14. Vietnam$583 million · 2%
  15. Mexico$574 million · 2%
  16. Hungary$390 million · 1.3%
  17. United Kingdom$364 million · 1.2%
  18. India$356 million · 1.2%
  19. Saudi Arabia$348 million · 1.2%
  20. Thailand$312 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. United States$3.6 billion · 12.2%
  2. France$2.2 billion · 7.5%
  3. Germany$1.9 billion · 6.5%
  4. Netherlands$1.5 billion · 5.2%
    re-exports
  5. Mexico$1.3 billion · 4.3%
  6. United Kingdom$1.2 billion · 4.1%
  7. Canada$1.2 billion · 4%
  8. Belgium$821 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  9. Switzerland$778 million · 2.7%
  10. Italy$751 million · 2.6%
  11. Poland$689 million · 2.4%
  12. Spain$597 million · 2%
  13. Vietnam$517 million · 1.8%
  14. Australia$503 million · 1.7%
  15. Austria$499 million · 1.7%
  16. Czechia$460 million · 1.6%
  17. Ireland$405 million · 1.4%
  18. Japan$400 million · 1.4%
  19. Indonesia$373 million · 1.3%
  20. Hungary$364 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2012

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

  • China 6.1
  • Germany 3.5
  • United States 2.2
  • Poland 1.6
  • Italy 1.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.326.1
Germany1.43.5
United States1.22.2
Poland0.041.6
Italy0.41.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 27% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,344

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,841
1996$1,599
1997$1,603
1998$1,635
1999$1,564
2000$1,444
2001$1,482
2002$1,499
2003$1,714
2004$183
2005$1,779
2006$1,886
2007$2,035
2008$2,235
2009$2,151
2010$2,095
2011$2,296
2012$2,237
2013$2,305
2014$2,273
2015$2,031
2016$1,996
2017$2,095
2018$2,244
2019$2,152
2020$2,127
2021$2,245
2022$2,499
2023$2,448
2024$2,344

What it includes

  • 4819 · Paper boxes and packaging

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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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