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Textile and paper finishing agents: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in textile and paper finishing agents totaled $5 billion (3.2 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (11%), the United States (9%) and China (7%); the top importers were China (7%), Germany (7%) and the United Kingdom (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 5%.

Summary

World trade
$5billion
Tonnes
3.2million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,571
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$571 million · 11.4%
  2. United States$443 million · 8.9%
  3. China$352 million · 7%
  4. France$333 million · 6.7%
  5. Czechia$304 million · 6.1%
  6. Vietnam$265 million · 5.3%
  7. Italy$254 million · 5.1%
  8. Mexico$172 million · 3.4%
  9. Taiwan$165 million · 3.3%
  10. Spain$164 million · 3.3%
  11. South Korea$161 million · 3.2%
  12. Turkey$144 million · 2.9%
  13. Japan$142 million · 2.8%
  14. Austria$126 million · 2.5%
  15. Belgium$122 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  16. Thailand$110 million · 2.2%
  17. Netherlands$110 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  18. United Kingdom$103 million · 2.1%
  19. India$92 million · 1.8%
  20. Brazil$77 million · 1.5%

Top importers

  1. China$368 million · 7.4%
  2. Germany$364 million · 7.3%
  3. United Kingdom$218 million · 4.4%
  4. United States$209 million · 4.2%
  5. Vietnam$205 million · 4.1%
  6. France$183 million · 3.7%
  7. Thailand$179 million · 3.6%
  8. Bangladesh$167 million · 3.3%
  9. Canada$153 million · 3.1%
  10. South Korea$141 million · 2.8%
  11. Italy$130 million · 2.6%
  12. Indonesia$125 million · 2.5%
  13. India$117 million · 2.3%
  14. Poland$107 million · 2.1%
  15. Czechia$97 million · 1.9%
  16. Netherlands$95 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  17. Mexico$92 million · 1.9%
  18. Turkey$82 million · 1.6%
  19. Malaysia$66 million · 1.3%
  20. Taiwan$65 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Germany 571
  • United States 443
  • China 352
  • France 333
  • Czechia 304

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany507571
United States205443
China18.6352
France71.9333
Czechia4.5304

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 14% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,571

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,827
1996$1,523
1997$1,417
1998$1,563
1999$1,528
2000$1,462
2001$1,393
2002$1,361
2003$1,428
2004$1,572
2005$1,544
2006$1,634
2007$1,144
2008$1,081
2009$992
2010$1,372
2011$1,097
2012$1,058
2013$1,177
2014$1,487
2015$1,142
2016$1,407
2017$1,313
2018$1,434
2019$1,152
2020$1,214
2021$1,493
2022$1,568
2023$1,583
2024$1,571

What it includes

  • 3809 · Textile and paper finishing agents

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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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