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Seats and chairs: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in seats and chairs totaled $91.2 billion (12.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (33%), Mexico (10%) and Vietnam (8%); the top importers were the United States (30%), Germany (9%) and the United Kingdom (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 10%.

Summary

World trade
$91.2billion
Tonnes
12.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$7,393
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$30.1 billion · 33%
  2. Mexico$8.9 billion · 9.8%
  3. Vietnam$7.4 billion · 8.1%
  4. Poland$6.6 billion · 7.2%
  5. Germany$4.1 billion · 4.5%
  6. Italy$3.8 billion · 4.2%
  7. United States$3.5 billion · 3.8%
  8. Czechia$3 billion · 3.3%
  9. Turkey$1.8 billion · 2%
  10. Romania$1.8 billion · 2%
  11. Canada$1.4 billion · 1.5%
  12. France$1.3 billion · 1.4%
  13. United Kingdom$1.3 billion · 1.4%
  14. Portugal$1 billion · 1.1%
  15. Indonesia$975 million · 1.1%
  16. Spain$944 million · 1%
  17. South Korea$842 million · 0.92%
  18. Hungary$826 million · 0.91%
  19. Thailand$783 million · 0.86%
  20. Morocco$776 million · 0.85%

Top importers

  1. United States$27.1 billion · 29.7%
  2. Germany$8.6 billion · 9.5%
  3. United Kingdom$4.1 billion · 4.5%
  4. France$3.9 billion · 4.3%
  5. Canada$3.3 billion · 3.6%
  6. Japan$2.8 billion · 3.1%
  7. Czechia$2.8 billion · 3%
  8. Mexico$2.3 billion · 2.5%
  9. Poland$2.2 billion · 2.4%
  10. Spain$2.2 billion · 2.4%
  11. Netherlands$2.1 billion · 2.3%
    re-exports
  12. South Korea$1.9 billion · 2.1%
  13. Australia$1.6 billion · 1.7%
  14. Slovakia$1.3 billion · 1.4%
  15. Italy$1.2 billion · 1.3%
  16. Switzerland$1.1 billion · 1.2%
  17. Belgium$1.1 billion · 1.2%
    re-exports
  18. United Arab Emirates$1.1 billion · 1.2%
  19. Austria$900 million · 0.99%
  20. Denmark$899 million · 0.99%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2001

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

  • China 30.1
  • Mexico 8.9
  • Vietnam 7.4
  • Poland 6.6
  • Germany 4.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.6830.1
Mexico0.998.9
Vietnam0.027.4
Poland0.666.6
Germany1.54.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 58% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $7,393

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,693
1996$4,725
1997$4,927
1998$4,844
1999$4,411
2000$4,806
2001$4,859
2002$5,069
2003$5,410
2004$4,930
2005$5,739
2006$5,681
2007$6,206
2008$6,813
2009$6,626
2010$6,213
2011$6,456
2012$6,646
2013$6,775
2014$7,154
2015$6,542
2016$6,336
2017$6,525
2018$6,713
2019$6,648
2020$6,427
2021$6,864
2022$7,621
2023$7,954
2024$7,393

What it includes

  • 9401 · Seats and chairs

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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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