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Photographic plates and flat film: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in photographic plates and flat film totaled $4.6 billion (371 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Japan (28%), China (21%) and Germany (14%); the top importers were China (12%), the United States (8%) and Taiwan (8%). Compared with 2019, the value was stable.

Summary

World trade
$4.6billion
Tonnes
371thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$12,306
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Japan$1.3 billion · 28.3%
  2. China$967 million · 21.1%
  3. Germany$630 million · 13.8%
  4. Belgium$393 million · 8.6%
    re-exports
  5. United States$340 million · 7.4%
  6. Singapore$217 million · 4.7%
    re-exports
  7. Netherlands$142 million · 3.1%
    re-exports
  8. South Korea$104 million · 2.3%
  9. Malaysia$79 million · 1.7%
  10. Taiwan$61 million · 1.3%
  11. Spain$40 million · 0.88%
  12. Brazil$31 million · 0.68%
  13. Hong Kong$28 million · 0.62%
    re-exports
  14. Mexico$25 million · 0.54%
  15. United Kingdom$21 million · 0.46%
  16. Czechia$15 million · 0.33%
  17. Italy$15 million · 0.32%
  18. India$14 million · 0.3%
  19. France$13 million · 0.29%
  20. Austria$13 million · 0.29%

Top importers

  1. China$540 million · 11.8%
  2. United States$380 million · 8.3%
  3. Taiwan$352 million · 7.7%
  4. Netherlands$237 million · 5.2%
    re-exports
  5. India$203 million · 4.4%
  6. Germany$200 million · 4.4%
  7. Belgium$199 million · 4.3%
    re-exports
  8. South Korea$194 million · 4.3%
  9. Italy$124 million · 2.7%
  10. France$119 million · 2.6%
  11. United Kingdom$104 million · 2.3%
  12. Turkey$98 million · 2.2%
  13. Spain$96 million · 2.1%
  14. Hong Kong$95 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  15. Mexico$95 million · 2.1%
  16. Poland$87 million · 1.9%
  17. Vietnam$86 million · 1.9%
  18. Brazil$84 million · 1.8%
  19. Russia$69 million · 1.5%
  20. Malaysia$61 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Japan has been the top exporter since 2015

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

  • Japan 1.3
  • China 0.97
  • Germany 0.63
  • Belgium 0.39
  • United States 0.34

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Japan0.711.3
China0.030.97
Germany0.480.63
Belgium0.560.39
United States0.720.34

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 15% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $12,306

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$14,430
1996$15,007
1997$13,453
1998$12,215
1999$12,895
2000$12,087
2001$10,238
2002$10,066
2003$10,141
2004$11,020
2005$11,326
2006$11,485
2007$11,371
2008$11,916
2009$12,820
2010$11,836
2011$11,575
2012$12,278
2013$12,883
2014$12,548
2015$11,392
2016$11,277
2017$10,838
2018$10,951
2019$10,294
2020$10,734
2021$11,376
2022$12,295
2023$12,737
2024$12,306

What it includes

  • 3701 · Photographic plates and flat film

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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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