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Uncoated paper: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in uncoated paper totaled $17.3 billion (30.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (17%), the United States (8%) and Malaysia (5%); the top importers were China (17%), Poland (7%) and the United States (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 27%.

Summary

World trade
$17.3billion
Tonnes
30.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$562
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$3 billion · 17.3%
  2. United States$1.5 billion · 8.4%
  3. Malaysia$925 million · 5.4%
  4. France$910 million · 5.3%
  5. Canada$834 million · 4.8%
  6. China$748 million · 4.3%
  7. Spain$731 million · 4.2%
  8. Austria$646 million · 3.7%
  9. Poland$521 million · 3%
  10. Italy$507 million · 2.9%
  11. Vietnam$494 million · 2.9%
  12. Netherlands$480 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  13. Finland$455 million · 2.6%
  14. Laos$434 million · 2.5%
  15. Japan$418 million · 2.4%
  16. Taiwan$373 million · 2.2%
  17. South Korea$353 million · 2%
  18. Indonesia$345 million · 2%
  19. Sweden$326 million · 1.9%
  20. Russia$309 million · 1.8%

Top importers

  1. China$3 billion · 17.2%
  2. Poland$1.1 billion · 6.6%
  3. United States$1.1 billion · 6.3%
  4. Germany$812 million · 4.7%
  5. France$696 million · 4%
  6. Italy$670 million · 3.9%
  7. Canada$581 million · 3.4%
  8. Mexico$563 million · 3.3%
  9. United Kingdom$560 million · 3.2%
  10. Belgium$421 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  11. Spain$413 million · 2.4%
  12. Netherlands$374 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  13. Czechia$373 million · 2.2%
  14. Portugal$261 million · 1.5%
  15. Turkey$253 million · 1.5%
  16. Vietnam$240 million · 1.4%
  17. India$239 million · 1.4%
  18. Austria$233 million · 1.4%
  19. Saudi Arabia$228 million · 1.3%
  20. Costa Rica$220 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Germany 3
  • United States 1.5
  • Malaysia 0.92
  • France 0.91
  • Canada 0.83

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany0.893
United States0.421.5
Malaysia0.020.92
France0.410.91
Canada0.330.83

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 15% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $562

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$660
1996$507
1997$476
1998$467
1999$435
2000$449
2001$446
2002$418
2003$451
2004$466
2005$470
2006$507
2007$594
2008$640
2009$504
2010$590
2011$695
2012$605
2013$641
2014$644
2015$565
2016$542
2017$574
2018$637
2019$544
2020$485
2021$640
2022$744
2023$573
2024$562

What it includes

  • 4805 · Uncoated paper

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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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