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Sewing machines: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in sewing machines totaled $4.9 billion (392 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (45%), Vietnam (12%) and Japan (7%); the top importers were the United States (9%), Vietnam (8%) and India (7%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 12%.

Summary

World trade
$4.9billion
Tonnes
392thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$12,483
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$2.2 billion · 44.9%
  2. Vietnam$597 million · 12.2%
  3. Japan$330 million · 6.7%
  4. Taiwan$322 million · 6.6%
  5. Germany$233 million · 4.7%
  6. Singapore$188 million · 3.8%
    re-exports
  7. Thailand$132 million · 2.7%
  8. Czechia$111 million · 2.3%
  9. Hong Kong$87 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  10. India$84 million · 1.7%
  11. Malaysia$76 million · 1.6%
  12. Italy$73 million · 1.5%
  13. United States$72 million · 1.5%
  14. Turkey$54 million · 1.1%
  15. Poland$52 million · 1.1%
  16. Switzerland$48 million · 0.98%
  17. South Korea$36 million · 0.74%
  18. Netherlands$29 million · 0.58%
    re-exports
  19. Romania$16 million · 0.34%
  20. Spain$16 million · 0.32%

Top importers

  1. United States$444 million · 9.1%
  2. Vietnam$391 million · 8%
  3. India$328 million · 6.7%
  4. Germany$251 million · 5.1%
  5. Bangladesh$211 million · 4.3%
  6. China$208 million · 4.2%
  7. Singapore$188 million · 3.8%
    re-exports
  8. Brazil$160 million · 3.3%
  9. Cambodia$148 million · 3%
  10. Indonesia$137 million · 2.8%
  11. Japan$127 million · 2.6%
  12. Mexico$119 million · 2.4%
  13. Turkey$101 million · 2.1%
  14. Russia$92 million · 1.9%
  15. Poland$81 million · 1.6%
  16. Hong Kong$76 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  17. France$71 million · 1.4%
  18. Netherlands$70 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  19. Italy$69 million · 1.4%
  20. Malaysia$68 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2006

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

  • China 2.2
  • Vietnam 0.6
  • Japan 0.33
  • Taiwan 0.32
  • Germany 0.23

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.292.2
Vietnam0.010.6
Japan1.50.33
Taiwan0.690.32
Germany0.680.23

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 14% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $12,483

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$14,529
1996$14,331
1997$13,117
1998$13,633
1999$12,116
2000$15,996
2001$14,447
2002$14,111
2003$14,898
2004$14,325
2005$15,535
2006$14,580
2007$13,828
2008$12,862
2009$13,491
2010$14,139
2011$15,503
2012$12,856
2013$16,634
2014$15,798
2015$15,809
2016$17,492
2017$15,852
2018$16,696
2019$13,652
2020$12,482
2021$13,556
2022$14,463
2023$12,486
2024$12,483

What it includes

  • 8452 · Sewing machines

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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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