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Seamless steel pipes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in seamless steel pipes totaled $28.6 billion (12.6 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (28%), Japan (11%) and Italy (7%); the top importers were the United States (11%), the United Arab Emirates (5%) and Saudi Arabia (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 8%.

Summary

World trade
$28.6billion
Tonnes
12.6million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,280
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$7.9 billion · 27.6%
  2. Japan$3.2 billion · 11.2%
  3. Italy$1.9 billion · 6.5%
  4. Germany$1.8 billion · 6.4%
  5. Mexico$1.2 billion · 4.3%
  6. Brazil$945 million · 3.3%
  7. Austria$860 million · 3%
  8. Spain$840 million · 2.9%
  9. United States$837 million · 2.9%
  10. Romania$741 million · 2.6%
  11. Russia$672 million · 2.4%
  12. Ukraine$626 million · 2.2%
  13. France$564 million · 2%
  14. India$540 million · 1.9%
  15. Sweden$513 million · 1.8%
  16. South Korea$503 million · 1.8%
  17. Czechia$435 million · 1.5%
  18. Indonesia$352 million · 1.2%
  19. United Arab Emirates$328 million · 1.2%
  20. Argentina$322 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. United States$3.1 billion · 10.9%
  2. United Arab Emirates$1.4 billion · 5%
  3. Saudi Arabia$1.3 billion · 4.6%
  4. China$1.1 billion · 3.7%
  5. Germany$989 million · 3.5%
  6. India$917 million · 3.2%
  7. Canada$888 million · 3.1%
  8. Turkey$887 million · 3.1%
  9. Indonesia$882 million · 3.1%
  10. Italy$861 million · 3%
  11. Norway$761 million · 2.7%
  12. United Kingdom$706 million · 2.5%
  13. Brazil$675 million · 2.4%
  14. South Korea$643 million · 2.2%
  15. France$600 million · 2.1%
  16. Oman$576 million · 2%
  17. Thailand$555 million · 1.9%
  18. Qatar$550 million · 1.9%
  19. Kuwait$491 million · 1.7%
  20. Iraq$465 million · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2007

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

  • China 7.9
  • Japan 3.2
  • Italy 1.9
  • Germany 1.8
  • Mexico 1.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.17.9
Japan1.83.2
Italy0.681.9
Germany1.51.8
Mexico0.241.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 90% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,280

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,200
1996$1,211
1997$1,149
1998$1,094
1999$1,052
2000$892
2001$966
2002$1,032
2003$1,074
2004$1,182
2005$1,602
2006$1,849
2007$1,989
2008$2,291
2009$2,510
2010$2,030
2011$2,170
2012$2,213
2013$2,201
2014$2,286
2015$2,080
2016$1,810
2017$1,681
2018$1,920
2019$1,863
2020$1,968
2021$1,976
2022$2,338
2023$2,471
2024$2,280

What it includes

  • 7304 · Seamless steel pipes

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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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