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Plastic-coated fabric: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in plastic-coated fabric totaled $12.9 billion (1.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (41%), Germany (7%) and South Korea (7%); the top importers were Vietnam (15%), the United States (9%) and Mexico (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 12%.

Summary

World trade
$12.9billion
Tonnes
1.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$7,084
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$5.2 billion · 40.7%
  2. Germany$931 million · 7.2%
  3. South Korea$846 million · 6.6%
  4. United States$700 million · 5.4%
  5. Italy$697 million · 5.4%
  6. Taiwan$658 million · 5.1%
  7. Japan$507 million · 3.9%
  8. India$371 million · 2.9%
  9. France$244 million · 1.9%
  10. Portugal$211 million · 1.6%
  11. Spain$197 million · 1.5%
  12. Hong Kong$191 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  13. Belgium$182 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  14. Poland$177 million · 1.4%
  15. Canada$169 million · 1.3%
  16. Turkey$150 million · 1.2%
  17. United Kingdom$141 million · 1.1%
  18. Czechia$137 million · 1.1%
  19. Netherlands$136 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  20. Vietnam$130 million · 1%

Top importers

  1. Vietnam$1.9 billion · 14.7%
  2. United States$1.2 billion · 9.3%
  3. Mexico$705 million · 5.5%
  4. China$522 million · 4.1%
  5. Bangladesh$504 million · 3.9%
  6. Indonesia$434 million · 3.4%
  7. Morocco$394 million · 3.1%
  8. India$379 million · 2.9%
  9. Poland$318 million · 2.5%
  10. Hong Kong$307 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  11. Cambodia$298 million · 2.3%
  12. Russia$295 million · 2.3%
  13. Turkey$278 million · 2.2%
  14. Germany$278 million · 2.2%
  15. Romania$250 million · 1.9%
  16. Italy$245 million · 1.9%
  17. France$183 million · 1.4%
  18. United Kingdom$170 million · 1.3%
  19. Spain$170 million · 1.3%
  20. Czechia$162 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2005

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

  • China 5.2
  • Germany 0.93
  • South Korea 0.85
  • United States 0.7
  • Italy 0.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.155.2
Germany0.410.93
South Korea0.650.85
United States0.320.7
Italy0.430.7

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 36% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $7,084

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$5,209
1996$5,198
1997$6,153
1998$6,259
1999$6,148
2000$6,852
2001$6,477
2002$6,661
2003$7,014
2004$6,339
2005$6,763
2006$6,826
2007$7,340
2008$7,517
2009$6,968
2010$6,848
2011$7,604
2012$7,274
2013$7,676
2014$6,622
2015$7,304
2016$7,879
2017$7,092
2018$7,377
2019$7,283
2020$6,869
2021$7,268
2022$7,855
2023$7,691
2024$7,084

What it includes

  • 5903 · Plastic-coated fabric

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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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