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Paper spools and cores: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in paper spools and cores totaled $501 million (353 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (22%), China (8%) and Italy (8%); the top importers were France (11%), the United States (6%) and Germany (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 17%.

Summary

World trade
$501million
Tonnes
353thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,421
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$110 million · 21.9%
  2. China$39 million · 7.8%
  3. Italy$39 million · 7.8%
  4. Spain$23 million · 4.6%
  5. United States$22 million · 4.3%
  6. Netherlands$21 million · 4.2%
    re-exports
  7. Canada$19 million · 3.8%
  8. Turkey$17 million · 3.4%
  9. Belgium$14 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  10. Portugal$13 million · 2.7%
  11. India$12 million · 2.4%
  12. Poland$11 million · 2.2%
  13. France$11 million · 2.2%
  14. Austria$11 million · 2.2%
  15. Luxembourg$9 million · 1.7%
  16. Hungary$8 million · 1.5%
  17. Malaysia$7 million · 1.5%
  18. Switzerland$7 million · 1.4%
  19. Czechia$6 million · 1.2%
  20. Indonesia$6 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. France$54 million · 10.7%
  2. United States$32 million · 6.5%
  3. Germany$30 million · 6%
  4. Belgium$22 million · 4.4%
    re-exports
  5. Spain$21 million · 4.2%
  6. Poland$19 million · 3.7%
  7. Netherlands$17 million · 3.4%
    re-exports
  8. Austria$16 million · 3.3%
  9. Czechia$15 million · 3.1%
  10. Mexico$15 million · 3%
  11. United Kingdom$14 million · 2.8%
  12. Canada$13 million · 2.5%
  13. Vietnam$10 million · 1.9%
  14. Malaysia$9 million · 1.8%
  15. Italy$9 million · 1.8%
  16. Switzerland$9 million · 1.7%
  17. Norway$8 million · 1.5%
  18. Hungary$7 million · 1.4%
  19. Portugal$7 million · 1.3%
  20. Slovakia$7 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Germany 110
  • China 38.9
  • Italy 38.8
  • Spain 23
  • United States 21.8

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany55.2110
China5.838.9
Italy13.338.8
Spain6.123
United States27.321.8

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $1,421 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,421

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,386
1996$1,323
1997$1,249
1998$1,135
1999$1,134
2000$1,044
2001$1,013
2002$1,004
2003$1,084
2004$1,095
2005$1,126
2006$1,128
2007$1,198
2008$1,356
2009$1,224
2010$1,202
2011$1,323
2012$1,277
2013$1,326
2014$1,286
2015$1,119
2016$1,065
2017$1,102
2018$1,203
2019$1,135
2020$1,144
2021$1,255
2022$1,495
2023$1,529
2024$1,421

What it includes

  • 4822 · Paper spools and cores

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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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