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Vacuum flasks (thermoses): top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in vacuum flasks (thermoses) totaled $5.4 billion (605 thousand tonnes). China accounted for 87% of exports, followed by Thailand (2%) and Germany (1%); the top importers were the United States (33%), Japan (5%) and Canada (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 98%.

Summary

World trade
$5.4billion
Tonnes
605thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$8,894
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$4.7 billion · 87.2%
  2. Thailand$92 million · 1.7%
  3. Germany$74 million · 1.4%
  4. Vietnam$54 million · 1%
  5. United States$54 million · 1%
  6. Netherlands$48 million · 0.9%
    re-exports
  7. Malaysia$43 million · 0.8%
  8. Philippines$30 million · 0.57%
  9. Poland$30 million · 0.56%
  10. Japan$20 million · 0.38%
  11. France$17 million · 0.32%
  12. Spain$17 million · 0.32%
  13. India$15 million · 0.28%
  14. Belgium$14 million · 0.25%
    re-exports
  15. Czechia$13 million · 0.25%
  16. United Kingdom$12 million · 0.23%
  17. Taiwan$12 million · 0.21%
  18. Denmark$11 million · 0.21%
  19. Slovenia$11 million · 0.21%
  20. Italy$11 million · 0.2%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.8 billion · 33.4%
  2. Japan$247 million · 4.6%
  3. Canada$212 million · 4%
  4. South Korea$198 million · 3.7%
  5. Germany$167 million · 3.1%
  6. Netherlands$159 million · 3%
    re-exports
  7. Mexico$156 million · 2.9%
  8. Australia$153 million · 2.8%
  9. United Kingdom$152 million · 2.8%
  10. Saudi Arabia$130 million · 2.4%
  11. Brazil$128 million · 2.4%
  12. Vietnam$115 million · 2.1%
  13. United Arab Emirates$105 million · 2%
  14. France$82 million · 1.5%
  15. Poland$74 million · 1.4%
  16. India$67 million · 1.2%
  17. Taiwan$60 million · 1.1%
  18. Thailand$59 million · 1.1%
  19. Turkey$58 million · 1.1%
  20. Indonesia$57 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 4.7
  • Thailand 0.09
  • Germany 0.07
  • Vietnam 0.05
  • United States 0.05

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.134.7
Thailand0.020.09
Germany0.040.07
Vietnam< 0.010.05
United States0.020.05

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 26% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $8,894

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$7,051
1996$5,722
1997$3,958
1998$5,084
1999$4,579
2000$5,499
2001$4,806
2002$4,712
2003$5,088
2004$3,770
2005$4,611
2006$4,905
2007$4,928
2008$4,736
2009$6,665
2010$5,300
2011$6,259
2012$5,940
2013$5,512
2014$6,858
2015$7,165
2016$6,644
2017$7,167
2018$7,927
2019$8,893
2020$8,891
2021$9,695
2022$10,288
2023$9,483
2024$8,894

What it includes

  • 9617 · Vacuum flasks (thermoses)

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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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