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Steel wire mesh, netting and fencing: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in steel wire mesh, netting and fencing totaled $5.7 billion (3.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (26%), Germany (10%) and Italy (8%); the top importers were the United States (11%), France (9%) and Germany (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 9%.

Summary

World trade
$5.7billion
Tonnes
3.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,485
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.5 billion · 26.3%
  2. Germany$570 million · 10.1%
  3. Italy$475 million · 8.4%
  4. Netherlands$295 million · 5.2%
    re-exports
  5. Spain$251 million · 4.4%
  6. Poland$197 million · 3.5%
  7. Mexico$180 million · 3.2%
  8. Belgium$165 million · 2.9%
    re-exports
  9. United States$141 million · 2.5%
  10. Turkey$138 million · 2.4%
  11. Japan$129 million · 2.3%
  12. United Kingdom$103 million · 1.8%
  13. Bosnia and Herzegovina$103 million · 1.8%
  14. Canada$99 million · 1.8%
  15. Portugal$97 million · 1.7%
  16. South Africa$87 million · 1.5%
  17. France$86 million · 1.5%
  18. Vietnam$82 million · 1.5%
  19. Switzerland$78 million · 1.4%
  20. Czechia$75 million · 1.3%

Top importers

  1. United States$618 million · 10.9%
  2. France$522 million · 9.2%
  3. Germany$394 million · 7%
  4. United Kingdom$181 million · 3.2%
  5. Netherlands$176 million · 3.1%
    re-exports
  6. Belgium$165 million · 2.9%
    re-exports
  7. Australia$162 million · 2.9%
  8. Austria$157 million · 2.8%
  9. China$142 million · 2.5%
  10. Italy$138 million · 2.4%
  11. Croatia$134 million · 2.4%
  12. Canada$125 million · 2.2%
  13. Spain$104 million · 1.8%
  14. Poland$93 million · 1.6%
  15. Denmark$91 million · 1.6%
  16. Mexico$82 million · 1.4%
  17. Philippines$79 million · 1.4%
  18. Sweden$76 million · 1.3%
  19. Japan$74 million · 1.3%
  20. Czechia$72 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2009

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

  • China 1.5
  • Germany 0.57
  • Italy 0.47
  • Netherlands 0.29
  • Spain 0.25

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.091.5
Germany0.260.57
Italy0.180.47
Netherlands0.150.29
Spain0.050.25

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 50% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,485

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$988
1996$908
1997$854
1998$759
1999$633
2000$816
2001$857
2002$696
2003$912
2004$1,117
2005$1,125
2006$1,099
2007$1,325
2008$1,553
2009$1,260
2010$1,354
2011$1,465
2012$1,360
2013$1,433
2014$1,397
2015$1,265
2016$1,192
2017$1,252
2018$1,393
2019$1,303
2020$1,287
2021$1,564
2022$1,762
2023$1,511
2024$1,485

What it includes

  • 7314 · Steel wire mesh, netting and fencing

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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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