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Signal glassware and optical glass elements: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in signal glassware and optical glass elements totaled $582 million (11 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (26%), China (21%) and Japan (14%); the top importers were Germany (29%), Japan (14%) and China (13%). Compared with 2019, the value was stable.

Summary

World trade
$582million
Tonnes
11thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$51,699
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$154 million · 26.5%
  2. China$121 million · 20.8%
  3. Japan$79 million · 13.6%
  4. Germany$61 million · 10.5%
  5. Malaysia$41 million · 7.1%
  6. Thailand$21 million · 3.6%
  7. Hong Kong$16 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  8. South Korea$11 million · 2%
  9. Taiwan$11 million · 1.9%
  10. Switzerland$11 million · 1.9%
  11. United Kingdom$9 million · 1.5%
  12. Austria$8 million · 1.4%
  13. France$6 million · 0.97%
  14. Italy$4 million · 0.65%
  15. Indonesia$3 million · 0.59%
  16. Myanmar$3 million · 0.54%
  17. Russia$3 million · 0.53%
  18. Poland$3 million · 0.5%
  19. Czechia$3 million · 0.5%
  20. Turkey$3 million · 0.46%

Top importers

  1. Germany$168 million · 28.9%
  2. Japan$81 million · 14%
  3. China$77 million · 13.3%
  4. United States$31 million · 5.4%
  5. Taiwan$29 million · 5%
  6. Vietnam$22 million · 3.8%
  7. Hong Kong$20 million · 3.4%
    re-exports
  8. South Korea$16 million · 2.7%
  9. France$9 million · 1.6%
  10. India$9 million · 1.6%
  11. United Kingdom$9 million · 1.5%
  12. Switzerland$8 million · 1.4%
  13. Czechia$8 million · 1.4%
  14. Myanmar$8 million · 1.4%
  15. Singapore$7 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  16. Canada$7 million · 1.2%
  17. Indonesia$4 million · 0.72%
  18. Turkey$4 million · 0.69%
  19. Austria$4 million · 0.65%
  20. Philippines$3 million · 0.58%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • United States 154
  • China 121
  • Japan 79.4
  • Germany 61.1
  • Malaysia 41.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States42.5154
China3.5121
Japan68.879.4
Germany47.761.1
Malaysia9.541.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 688% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $51,699

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$6,559
1996$6,549
1997$6,266
1998$6,879
1999$7,862
2000$11,349
2001$9,577
2002$10,646
2003$11,660
2004$14,907
2005$18,582
2006$20,662
2007$19,402
2008$17,965
2009$17,512
2010$23,578
2011$25,945
2012$28,063
2013$25,410
2014$21,410
2015$19,668
2016$19,897
2017$21,059
2018$27,391
2019$26,620
2020$28,592
2021$31,293
2022$39,296
2023$51,989
2024$51,699

What it includes

  • 7014 · Signal glassware and optical glass elements

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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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