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Printer ribbons and ink pads: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in printer ribbons and ink pads totaled $1.5 billion (75 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Japan (18%), China (16%) and France (13%); the top importers were Germany (8%), the Netherlands (7%) and China (6%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 7%.

Summary

World trade
$1.5billion
Tonnes
75thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$20,300
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Japan$282 million · 18.4%
  2. China$239 million · 15.6%
  3. France$192 million · 12.5%
  4. United States$166 million · 10.9%
  5. Germany$108 million · 7.1%
  6. Singapore$69 million · 4.5%
    re-exports
  7. Netherlands$69 million · 4.5%
    re-exports
  8. Malaysia$67 million · 4.4%
  9. South Korea$64 million · 4.2%
  10. United Kingdom$44 million · 2.9%
  11. Indonesia$27 million · 1.8%
  12. Spain$20 million · 1.3%
  13. Italy$14 million · 0.93%
  14. Taiwan$14 million · 0.9%
  15. Czechia$14 million · 0.89%
  16. Austria$13 million · 0.88%
  17. Mexico$13 million · 0.83%
  18. Hong Kong$12 million · 0.79%
    re-exports
  19. Vietnam$10 million · 0.65%
  20. Philippines$10 million · 0.64%

Top importers

  1. Germany$120 million · 7.9%
  2. Netherlands$105 million · 6.9%
    re-exports
  3. China$88 million · 5.7%
  4. United States$78 million · 5.1%
  5. France$77 million · 5%
  6. Mexico$75 million · 4.9%
  7. United Kingdom$74 million · 4.8%
  8. Italy$60 million · 3.9%
  9. Spain$47 million · 3.1%
  10. India$43 million · 2.8%
  11. South Korea$42 million · 2.7%
  12. Greece$33 million · 2.2%
  13. Indonesia$31 million · 2.1%
  14. Malaysia$31 million · 2%
  15. Japan$30 million · 2%
  16. Hong Kong$29 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  17. Czechia$29 million · 1.9%
  18. Poland$29 million · 1.9%
  19. Thailand$26 million · 1.7%
  20. Vietnam$24 million · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

Japan has been the top exporter since 2016

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

  • Japan 282
  • China 239
  • France 192
  • United States 166
  • Germany 108

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Japan378282
China72.2239
France95.3192
United States241166
Germany150108

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 13% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $20,300

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$17,929
1996$16,423
1997$17,319
1998$18,937
1999$18,227
2000$20,524
2001$19,888
2002$18,231
2003$20,436
2004$20,671
2005$23,301
2006$22,186
2007$22,864
2008$27,460
2009$28,369
2010$25,345
2011$25,662
2012$22,727
2013$23,849
2014$25,962
2015$23,253
2016$21,735
2017$22,725
2018$22,173
2019$20,798
2020$20,035
2021$20,778
2022$20,702
2023$21,614
2024$20,300

What it includes

  • 9612 · Printer ribbons and ink pads

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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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