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Paper labels: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in paper labels totaled $6 billion (952 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (23%), the United States (11%) and Germany (10%); the top importers were the United States (9%), Germany (5%) and Mexico (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 12%.

Summary

World trade
$6billion
Tonnes
952thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$6,268
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.4 billion · 23.1%
  2. United States$671 million · 11.3%
  3. Germany$567 million · 9.5%
  4. Italy$300 million · 5%
  5. Netherlands$233 million · 3.9%
    re-exports
  6. Hong Kong$215 million · 3.6%
    re-exports
  7. Belgium$193 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  8. Canada$191 million · 3.2%
  9. France$184 million · 3.1%
  10. Poland$183 million · 3.1%
  11. United Kingdom$147 million · 2.5%
  12. Mexico$126 million · 2.1%
  13. Spain$108 million · 1.8%
  14. Taiwan$93 million · 1.6%
  15. Turkey$81 million · 1.4%
  16. Vietnam$81 million · 1.4%
  17. Austria$80 million · 1.3%
  18. Czechia$74 million · 1.3%
  19. Japan$68 million · 1.2%
  20. Denmark$67 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. United States$563 million · 9.4%
  2. Germany$317 million · 5.3%
  3. Mexico$316 million · 5.3%
  4. France$302 million · 5.1%
  5. Netherlands$269 million · 4.5%
    re-exports
  6. Vietnam$264 million · 4.4%
  7. Canada$223 million · 3.7%
  8. Hong Kong$208 million · 3.5%
    re-exports
  9. United Kingdom$186 million · 3.1%
  10. Belgium$146 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  11. Cambodia$145 million · 2.4%
  12. Italy$145 million · 2.4%
  13. Poland$140 million · 2.3%
  14. Spain$125 million · 2.1%
  15. Switzerland$122 million · 2%
  16. Indonesia$115 million · 1.9%
  17. India$105 million · 1.8%
  18. Austria$98 million · 1.7%
  19. China$84 million · 1.4%
  20. Thailand$79 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2012

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

  • China 1.4
  • United States 0.67
  • Germany 0.57
  • Italy 0.3
  • Netherlands 0.23

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.021.4
United States0.320.67
Germany0.280.57
Italy0.060.3
Netherlands0.080.23

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 9% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $6,268

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$5,735
1996$4,951
1997$4,247
1998$4,772
1999$4,549
2000$4,984
2001$5,886
2002$2,321
2003$5,294
2004$4,432
2005$6,117
2006$5,476
2007$5,820
2008$8,083
2009$6,869
2010$6,233
2011$8,565
2012$7,998
2013$7,467
2014$7,710
2015$7,069
2016$7,392
2017$6,961
2018$7,171
2019$7,087
2020$6,539
2021$7,621
2022$6,846
2023$6,793
2024$6,268

What it includes

  • 4821 · Paper labels

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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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