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Polyamides (nylon): top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in polyamides (nylon) totaled $15.3 billion (4.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (17%), the United States (16%) and China (13%); the top importers were China (11%), Germany (10%) and Mexico (6%). Compared with 2019, the value was stable.

Summary

World trade
$15.3billion
Tonnes
4.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,280
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$2.5 billion · 16.6%
  2. United States$2.4 billion · 15.8%
  3. China$2.1 billion · 13.5%
  4. Netherlands$884 million · 5.8%
    re-exports
  5. Italy$813 million · 5.3%
  6. Switzerland$811 million · 5.3%
  7. Belgium$763 million · 5%
    re-exports
  8. France$661 million · 4.3%
  9. Japan$511 million · 3.3%
  10. Taiwan$466 million · 3.1%
  11. Spain$445 million · 2.9%
  12. South Korea$436 million · 2.9%
  13. Thailand$352 million · 2.3%
  14. Poland$298 million · 2%
  15. Singapore$246 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  16. Canada$227 million · 1.5%
  17. Turkey$155 million · 1%
  18. Malaysia$148 million · 0.97%
  19. Russia$134 million · 0.87%
  20. Slovenia$114 million · 0.75%

Top importers

  1. China$1.6 billion · 10.5%
  2. Germany$1.6 billion · 10.2%
  3. Mexico$841 million · 5.5%
  4. India$798 million · 5.2%
  5. Italy$796 million · 5.2%
  6. United States$693 million · 4.5%
  7. Japan$650 million · 4.3%
  8. South Korea$609 million · 4%
  9. Vietnam$592 million · 3.9%
  10. France$534 million · 3.5%
  11. Poland$469 million · 3.1%
  12. Thailand$415 million · 2.7%
  13. Turkey$385 million · 2.5%
  14. United Kingdom$380 million · 2.5%
  15. Czechia$375 million · 2.5%
  16. Belgium$352 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  17. Spain$308 million · 2%
  18. Brazil$270 million · 1.8%
  19. Indonesia$265 million · 1.7%
  20. Taiwan$260 million · 1.7%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • Germany 2.5
  • United States 2.4
  • China 2.1
  • Netherlands 0.88
  • Italy 0.81

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany0.922.5
United States0.512.4
China0.012.1
Netherlands0.450.88
Italy0.280.81

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 21% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,280

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,720
1996$2,561
1997$2,373
1998$2,245
1999$2,128
2000$2,083
2001$2,096
2002$2,026
2003$2,231
2004$2,438
2005$2,738
2006$2,880
2007$3,195
2008$3,397
2009$2,900
2010$3,341
2011$3,853
2012$3,660
2013$3,558
2014$3,507
2015$3,024
2016$2,858
2017$3,050
2018$3,337
2019$3,302
2020$2,937
2021$3,618
2022$4,024
2023$3,583
2024$3,280

What it includes

  • 3908 · Polyamides (nylon)

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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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