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Self-adhesive plastic sheets: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in self-adhesive plastic sheets totaled $26.8 billion (4 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (22%), the United States (14%) and Germany (11%); the top importers were China (11%), the United States (7%) and Mexico (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 22%.

Summary

World trade
$26.8billion
Tonnes
4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$6,650
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$5.9 billion · 22.2%
  2. United States$3.7 billion · 13.8%
  3. Germany$2.9 billion · 10.7%
  4. Japan$2.6 billion · 9.9%
  5. South Korea$1.9 billion · 7.2%
  6. Italy$1.2 billion · 4.3%
  7. Taiwan$967 million · 3.6%
  8. Belgium$719 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  9. France$704 million · 2.6%
  10. United Kingdom$565 million · 2.1%
  11. Poland$547 million · 2%
  12. Luxembourg$432 million · 1.6%
  13. Singapore$405 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  14. Netherlands$347 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  15. Canada$340 million · 1.3%
  16. Spain$295 million · 1.1%
  17. Mexico$286 million · 1.1%
  18. Malaysia$228 million · 0.85%
  19. India$220 million · 0.82%
  20. Vietnam$219 million · 0.82%

Top importers

  1. China$2.9 billion · 10.9%
  2. United States$1.8 billion · 6.9%
  3. Mexico$1.5 billion · 5.6%
  4. Germany$1.4 billion · 5.1%
  5. Vietnam$1.3 billion · 4.7%
  6. France$939 million · 3.5%
  7. Canada$744 million · 2.8%
  8. Poland$731 million · 2.7%
  9. India$723 million · 2.7%
  10. United Kingdom$697 million · 2.6%
  11. Italy$682 million · 2.5%
  12. South Korea$603 million · 2.3%
  13. Netherlands$585 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  14. Taiwan$577 million · 2.2%
  15. Spain$543 million · 2%
  16. Malaysia$537 million · 2%
  17. Thailand$513 million · 1.9%
  18. Hong Kong$464 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  19. Japan$459 million · 1.7%
  20. Russia$437 million · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2018

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

  • China 5.9
  • United States 3.7
  • Germany 2.9
  • Japan 2.6
  • South Korea 1.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.065.9
United States0.923.7
Germany0.652.9
Japan0.442.6
South Korea0.061.9

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 9% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $6,650

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$6,122
1996$2,096
1997$3,150
1998$3,481
1999$2,456
2000$4,943
2001$4,871
2002$4,817
2003$4,936
2004$4,255
2005$5,835
2006$5,706
2007$6,413
2008$6,871
2009$6,393
2010$6,280
2011$7,129
2012$7,127
2013$7,174
2014$6,946
2015$6,626
2016$6,478
2017$6,526
2018$6,916
2019$6,808
2020$6,624
2021$6,976
2022$7,034
2023$6,882
2024$6,650

What it includes

  • 3919 · Self-adhesive plastic sheets

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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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