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Plastic pipes and hoses: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in plastic pipes and hoses totaled $32.9 billion (5.5 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (14%), China (13%) and the United States (12%); the top importers were the United States (12%), Germany (7%) and Mexico (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 25%.

Summary

World trade
$32.9billion
Tonnes
5.5million tonnes
Price per tonne
$5,978
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$4.6 billion · 13.9%
  2. China$4.3 billion · 13.1%
  3. United States$4 billion · 12.3%
  4. Italy$1.9 billion · 5.8%
  5. Poland$1 billion · 3.1%
  6. Spain$1 billion · 3.1%
  7. Czechia$947 million · 2.9%
  8. France$940 million · 2.9%
  9. United Kingdom$929 million · 2.8%
  10. Mexico$895 million · 2.7%
  11. Turkey$889 million · 2.7%
  12. Canada$803 million · 2.4%
  13. Japan$706 million · 2.2%
  14. Switzerland$698 million · 2.1%
  15. Netherlands$609 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  16. Austria$548 million · 1.7%
  17. Belgium$505 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  18. Taiwan$433 million · 1.3%
  19. South Korea$418 million · 1.3%
  20. India$378 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. United States$3.9 billion · 11.7%
  2. Germany$2.4 billion · 7.3%
  3. Mexico$1.9 billion · 5.9%
  4. France$1.4 billion · 4.2%
  5. China$1.1 billion · 3.3%
  6. Canada$890 million · 2.7%
  7. Netherlands$874 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  8. Poland$816 million · 2.5%
  9. Czechia$779 million · 2.4%
  10. Italy$776 million · 2.4%
  11. United Kingdom$749 million · 2.3%
  12. Belgium$641 million · 2%
    re-exports
  13. Spain$640 million · 1.9%
  14. Switzerland$582 million · 1.8%
  15. Austria$569 million · 1.7%
  16. Brazil$465 million · 1.4%
  17. Ireland$447 million · 1.4%
  18. Australia$428 million · 1.3%
  19. Japan$425 million · 1.3%
  20. Romania$420 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2001

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

  • Germany 4.6
  • China 4.3
  • United States 4
  • Italy 1.9
  • Poland 1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany14.6
China0.044.3
United States0.754
Italy0.421.9
Poland0.031

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 26% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $5,978

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,746
1996$4,500
1997$4,043
1998$3,838
1999$3,519
2000$3,501
2001$3,461
2002$3,514
2003$3,928
2004$3,815
2005$4,204
2006$4,383
2007$4,656
2008$5,020
2009$4,321
2010$4,721
2011$5,250
2012$5,243
2013$5,326
2014$5,368
2015$5,170
2016$5,245
2017$5,304
2018$5,696
2019$5,474
2020$5,376
2021$5,745
2022$6,209
2023$6,347
2024$5,978

What it includes

  • 3917 · Plastic pipes and hoses

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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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