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Plastic building fittings: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in plastic building fittings totaled $16 billion (4.1 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (20%), Poland (13%) and Germany (11%); the top importers were the United States (18%), Italy (7%) and France (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 38%.

Summary

World trade
$16billion
Tonnes
4.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,947
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$3.2 billion · 20%
  2. Poland$2 billion · 12.6%
  3. Germany$1.8 billion · 11.3%
  4. Canada$897 million · 5.6%
  5. United States$658 million · 4.1%
  6. Italy$543 million · 3.4%
  7. Turkey$470 million · 2.9%
  8. Mexico$468 million · 2.9%
  9. Belgium$436 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  10. Romania$389 million · 2.4%
  11. Netherlands$333 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  12. Cambodia$329 million · 2.1%
  13. United Kingdom$329 million · 2.1%
  14. France$324 million · 2%
  15. Vietnam$279 million · 1.7%
  16. Austria$279 million · 1.7%
  17. Czechia$269 million · 1.7%
  18. Spain$254 million · 1.6%
  19. United Arab Emirates$166 million · 1%
  20. Taiwan$162 million · 1%

Top importers

  1. United States$3 billion · 18.4%
  2. Italy$1.2 billion · 7.2%
  3. France$1.1 billion · 6.6%
  4. Germany$1 billion · 6.5%
  5. Netherlands$820 million · 5.1%
    re-exports
  6. United Kingdom$627 million · 3.9%
  7. Canada$491 million · 3.1%
  8. Switzerland$440 million · 2.7%
  9. Austria$406 million · 2.5%
  10. Saudi Arabia$349 million · 2.2%
  11. Belgium$344 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  12. Poland$294 million · 1.8%
  13. Czechia$273 million · 1.7%
  14. Australia$260 million · 1.6%
  15. Spain$252 million · 1.6%
  16. Mexico$213 million · 1.3%
  17. Romania$189 million · 1.2%
  18. Sweden$175 million · 1.1%
  19. Ireland$168 million · 1.1%
  20. Slovakia$156 million · 0.97%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2012

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

  • China 3.2
  • Poland 2
  • Germany 1.8
  • Canada 0.9
  • United States 0.66

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.333.2
Poland0.062
Germany0.531.8
Canada0.220.9
United States0.160.66

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 6% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,947

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,219
1996$4,107
1997$3,866
1998$3,672
1999$3,442
2000$3,028
2001$3,059
2002$3,366
2003$3,942
2004$3,178
2005$4,102
2006$4,059
2007$4,434
2008$4,475
2009$4,558
2010$4,280
2011$4,367
2012$4,125
2013$4,172
2014$4,093
2015$3,799
2016$4,110
2017$3,619
2018$3,979
2019$3,759
2020$3,725
2021$4,130
2022$4,372
2023$4,239
2024$3,947

What it includes

  • 3925 · Plastic building fittings

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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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