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Plastic tableware and household items: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in plastic tableware and household items totaled $24.9 billion (5.6 million tonnes). China accounted for 61% of exports, followed by Germany (3%) and the United States (3%); the top importers were the United States (34%), Germany (5%) and France (3%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 27%.

Summary

World trade
$24.9billion
Tonnes
5.6million tonnes
Price per tonne
$4,476
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$15.2 billion · 60.9%
  2. Germany$741 million · 3%
  3. United States$727 million · 2.9%
  4. Turkey$641 million · 2.6%
  5. Poland$605 million · 2.4%
  6. Mexico$582 million · 2.3%
  7. Italy$570 million · 2.3%
  8. Netherlands$532 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  9. Vietnam$483 million · 1.9%
  10. Taiwan$400 million · 1.6%
  11. France$277 million · 1.1%
  12. Spain$277 million · 1.1%
  13. Thailand$266 million · 1.1%
  14. India$255 million · 1%
  15. Belgium$224 million · 0.9%
    re-exports
  16. United Kingdom$198 million · 0.79%
  17. Malaysia$191 million · 0.76%
  18. Canada$179 million · 0.72%
  19. Hungary$135 million · 0.54%
  20. Czechia$130 million · 0.52%

Top importers

  1. United States$8.6 billion · 34.3%
  2. Germany$1.2 billion · 4.8%
  3. France$809 million · 3.3%
  4. Canada$769 million · 3.1%
  5. United Kingdom$708 million · 2.8%
  6. Japan$679 million · 2.7%
  7. Netherlands$595 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  8. Australia$577 million · 2.3%
  9. Italy$457 million · 1.8%
  10. Mexico$413 million · 1.7%
  11. Spain$409 million · 1.6%
  12. Poland$388 million · 1.6%
  13. Saudi Arabia$380 million · 1.5%
  14. Vietnam$332 million · 1.3%
  15. United Arab Emirates$326 million · 1.3%
  16. Hong Kong$300 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  17. South Korea$295 million · 1.2%
  18. Brazil$266 million · 1.1%
  19. Belgium$264 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  20. Russia$241 million · 0.97%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 15.2
  • Germany 0.74
  • United States 0.73
  • Turkey 0.64
  • Poland 0.61

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.9815.2
Germany0.250.74
United States0.380.73
Turkey0.020.64
Poland0.040.61

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 16% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $4,476

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,848
1996$1,977
1997$1,006
1998$1,644
1999$1,328
2000$3,454
2001$3,289
2002$2,882
2003$3,115
2004$2,862
2005$3,504
2006$3,414
2007$3,608
2008$4,054
2009$3,993
2010$4,173
2011$4,161
2012$4,639
2013$4,501
2014$4,765
2015$4,644
2016$4,541
2017$4,443
2018$4,605
2019$4,410
2020$4,210
2021$4,828
2022$4,562
2023$4,549
2024$4,476

What it includes

  • 3924 · Plastic tableware and household items

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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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