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Porcelain tableware: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in porcelain tableware totaled $5.4 billion (1.4 million tonnes). China accounted for 64% of exports, followed by Germany (6%) and France (4%); the top importers were the United States (7%), Germany (5%) and the Netherlands (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 17%.

Summary

World trade
$5.4billion
Tonnes
1.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,746
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$3.5 billion · 64.3%
  2. Germany$308 million · 5.7%
  3. France$195 million · 3.6%
  4. Turkey$134 million · 2.5%
  5. Japan$111 million · 2.1%
  6. Italy$103 million · 1.9%
  7. Thailand$92 million · 1.7%
  8. Poland$82 million · 1.5%
  9. Netherlands$73 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  10. Indonesia$73 million · 1.4%
  11. United Kingdom$68 million · 1.3%
  12. Romania$65 million · 1.2%
  13. Czechia$64 million · 1.2%
  14. Portugal$58 million · 1.1%
  15. United Arab Emirates$55 million · 1%
  16. Bangladesh$40 million · 0.74%
  17. Denmark$38 million · 0.7%
  18. United States$30 million · 0.56%
  19. Belgium$27 million · 0.5%
    re-exports
  20. Spain$26 million · 0.48%

Top importers

  1. United States$376 million · 6.9%
  2. Germany$265 million · 4.9%
  3. Netherlands$238 million · 4.4%
    re-exports
  4. Vietnam$218 million · 4%
  5. Russia$213 million · 3.9%
  6. Saudi Arabia$210 million · 3.9%
  7. France$193 million · 3.6%
  8. Iraq$177 million · 3.3%
  9. Italy$175 million · 3.2%
  10. United Arab Emirates$167 million · 3.1%
  11. Spain$153 million · 2.8%
  12. Turkey$124 million · 2.3%
  13. United Kingdom$123 million · 2.3%
  14. Philippines$112 million · 2.1%
  15. South Korea$108 million · 2%
  16. Japan$103 million · 1.9%
  17. Poland$100 million · 1.9%
  18. China$97 million · 1.8%
  19. Tajikistan$78 million · 1.4%
  20. Australia$74 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 3.5
  • Germany 0.31
  • France 0.2
  • Turkey 0.13
  • Japan 0.11

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.493.5
Germany0.360.31
France0.10.2
Turkey0.010.13
Japan0.20.11

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $3,746 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,746

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,694
1996$3,349
1997$3,095
1998$2,914
1999$2,514
2000$2,541
2001$2,331
2002$1,881
2003$1,916
2004$1,971
2005$2,017
2006$2,169
2007$1,957
2008$2,614
2009$2,488
2010$2,546
2011$2,795
2012$2,754
2013$2,774
2014$3,415
2015$3,679
2016$3,611
2017$3,519
2018$3,531
2019$3,503
2020$3,858
2021$3,981
2022$4,230
2023$4,082
2024$3,746

What it includes

  • 6911 · Porcelain tableware

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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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