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Technical ceramics: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in technical ceramics totaled $6.6 billion (545 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (17%), China (16%) and Japan (14%); the top importers were the United States (14%), Germany (10%) and China (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 13%.

Summary

World trade
$6.6billion
Tonnes
545thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$11,887
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$1.1 billion · 16.9%
  2. China$1.1 billion · 16.4%
  3. Japan$931 million · 14.1%
  4. Germany$887 million · 13.5%
  5. Poland$505 million · 7.7%
  6. Mexico$290 million · 4.4%
  7. South Korea$266 million · 4%
  8. Hungary$164 million · 2.5%
  9. Indonesia$151 million · 2.3%
  10. Belgium$142 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  11. Thailand$139 million · 2.1%
  12. Switzerland$133 million · 2%
  13. Netherlands$83 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  14. Italy$73 million · 1.1%
  15. Austria$71 million · 1.1%
  16. Taiwan$68 million · 1%
  17. United Kingdom$68 million · 1%
  18. France$61 million · 0.93%
  19. Czechia$57 million · 0.86%
  20. Malaysia$35 million · 0.54%

Top importers

  1. United States$900 million · 13.7%
  2. Germany$634 million · 9.6%
  3. China$573 million · 8.7%
  4. South Korea$401 million · 6.1%
  5. North Macedonia$363 million · 5.5%
  6. Taiwan$344 million · 5.2%
  7. Poland$342 million · 5.2%
  8. India$328 million · 5%
  9. Japan$313 million · 4.7%
  10. Malaysia$297 million · 4.5%
  11. Mexico$203 million · 3.1%
  12. France$151 million · 2.3%
  13. Singapore$112 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  14. Canada$111 million · 1.7%
  15. Netherlands$104 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  16. Thailand$101 million · 1.5%
  17. Italy$91 million · 1.4%
  18. Brazil$80 million · 1.2%
  19. Austria$80 million · 1.2%
  20. South Africa$67 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2016

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

  • United States 1.1
  • China 1.1
  • Japan 0.93
  • Germany 0.89
  • Poland 0.51

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States0.161.1
China0.011.1
Japan0.340.93
Germany0.20.89
Poland< 0.010.51

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 31% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $11,887

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$9,056
1996$9,511
1997$9,510
1998$8,978
1999$6,265
2000$8,211
2001$8,204
2002$7,198
2003$7,554
2004$5,983
2005$8,427
2006$9,337
2007$9,574
2008$10,920
2009$7,757
2010$9,048
2011$10,354
2012$8,616
2013$11,161
2014$10,107
2015$10,682
2016$12,123
2017$11,960
2018$12,789
2019$12,238
2020$12,069
2021$13,051
2022$11,333
2023$11,833
2024$11,887

What it includes

  • 6909 · Technical ceramics

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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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