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Steel tanks and containers: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in steel tanks and containers totaled $7.1 billion (1.9 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (16%), Germany (10%) and the United States (8%); the top importers were France (8%), Germany (8%) and the United States (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 13%.

Summary

World trade
$7.1billion
Tonnes
1.9million tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,650
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.1 billion · 16%
  2. Germany$709 million · 10%
  3. United States$575 million · 8.1%
  4. Italy$504 million · 7.1%
  5. Spain$405 million · 5.7%
  6. Netherlands$359 million · 5.1%
    re-exports
  7. Turkey$248 million · 3.5%
  8. France$242 million · 3.4%
  9. Poland$221 million · 3.1%
  10. United Kingdom$191 million · 2.7%
  11. Belgium$171 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  12. Czechia$146 million · 2.1%
  13. Portugal$127 million · 1.8%
  14. Mexico$123 million · 1.7%
  15. South Korea$121 million · 1.7%
  16. Thailand$106 million · 1.5%
  17. Japan$104 million · 1.5%
  18. Denmark$93 million · 1.3%
  19. Austria$93 million · 1.3%
  20. Singapore$80 million · 1.1%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. France$590 million · 8.4%
  2. Germany$533 million · 7.5%
  3. United States$477 million · 6.7%
  4. Netherlands$386 million · 5.5%
    re-exports
  5. Belgium$382 million · 5.4%
    re-exports
  6. Canada$355 million · 5%
  7. United Kingdom$317 million · 4.5%
  8. Mexico$238 million · 3.4%
  9. Poland$212 million · 3%
  10. South Korea$200 million · 2.8%
  11. Spain$166 million · 2.4%
  12. Switzerland$145 million · 2.1%
  13. China$135 million · 1.9%
  14. Vietnam$113 million · 1.6%
  15. Portugal$111 million · 1.6%
  16. Italy$95 million · 1.4%
  17. Singapore$89 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  18. Japan$82 million · 1.2%
  19. India$80 million · 1.1%
  20. Australia$79 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2012

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

  • China 1.1
  • Germany 0.71
  • United States 0.58
  • Italy 0.5
  • Spain 0.4

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.061.1
Germany0.440.71
United States0.180.58
Italy0.180.5
Spain0.070.4

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 92% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,650

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,897
1996$1,744
1997$1,528
1998$1,610
1999$1,257
2000$1,811
2001$1,844
2002$1,913
2003$2,088
2004$2,484
2005$2,647
2006$2,501
2007$3,030
2008$3,166
2009$3,341
2010$3,213
2011$3,354
2012$3,237
2013$3,324
2014$3,335
2015$3,206
2016$3,122
2017$3,183
2018$3,172
2019$3,064
2020$2,989
2021$3,439
2022$3,917
2023$4,044
2024$3,650

What it includes

  • 7310 · Steel tanks and containers

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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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