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Scissors: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in scissors totaled $844 million (99 thousand tonnes). China accounted for 69% of exports, followed by Germany (5%) and Taiwan (4%); the top importers were the United States (20%), Germany (6%) and Japan (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 19%.

Summary

World trade
$844million
Tonnes
99thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$8,550
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$582 million · 69%
  2. Germany$42 million · 4.9%
  3. Taiwan$32 million · 3.8%
  4. Pakistan$26 million · 3.1%
  5. Italy$24 million · 2.9%
  6. Japan$23 million · 2.7%
  7. Vietnam$16 million · 1.9%
  8. France$14 million · 1.7%
  9. United States$10 million · 1.2%
  10. Netherlands$9 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  11. Finland$9 million · 1%
  12. Poland$6 million · 0.72%
  13. Spain$6 million · 0.7%
  14. Belgium$4 million · 0.42%
    re-exports
  15. Czechia$3 million · 0.41%
  16. South Korea$3 million · 0.38%
  17. Ukraine$3 million · 0.35%
  18. Denmark$3 million · 0.32%
  19. Switzerland$2 million · 0.27%
  20. Hong Kong$2 million · 0.27%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. United States$166 million · 19.7%
  2. Germany$50 million · 6%
  3. Japan$43 million · 5.1%
  4. Vietnam$37 million · 4.3%
  5. South Korea$31 million · 3.7%
  6. Italy$26 million · 3%
  7. United Kingdom$25 million · 2.9%
  8. France$24 million · 2.8%
  9. Netherlands$22 million · 2.6%
    re-exports
  10. Mexico$22 million · 2.6%
  11. Russia$20 million · 2.3%
  12. Spain$19 million · 2.2%
  13. Poland$17 million · 2.1%
  14. Canada$16 million · 1.9%
  15. Brazil$16 million · 1.9%
  16. Australia$15 million · 1.8%
  17. India$14 million · 1.7%
  18. Indonesia$11 million · 1.3%
  19. United Arab Emirates$10 million · 1.2%
  20. Switzerland$10 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 582
  • Germany 41.7
  • Taiwan 31.8
  • Pakistan 25.8
  • Italy 24.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China78.8582
Germany54.941.7
Taiwan25.631.8
Pakistan7.725.8
Italy35.124.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 9% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $8,550

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$9,438
1996$8,819
1997$8,292
1998$8,203
1999$7,936
2000$7,122
2001$6,682
2002$6,303
2003$8,245
2004$7,936
2005$8,291
2006$8,448
2007$7,924
2008$8,376
2009$8,397
2010$7,171
2011$7,245
2012$7,920
2013$9,308
2014$9,331
2015$8,042
2016$9,473
2017$8,726
2018$9,946
2019$9,002
2020$9,813
2021$10,121
2022$10,180
2023$7,833
2024$8,550

What it includes

  • 8213 · Scissors

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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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