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Wooden crates, packing cases and pallets: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in wooden crates, packing cases and pallets totaled $4.6 billion (7.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were Poland (14%), Germany (12%) and the Netherlands (6%); the top importers were Germany (14%), France (10%) and the Netherlands (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 27%.

Summary

World trade
$4.6billion
Tonnes
7.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$627
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Poland$637 million · 13.7%
  2. Germany$549 million · 11.8%
  3. Netherlands$274 million · 5.9%
    re-exports
  4. Czechia$256 million · 5.5%
  5. Belgium$248 million · 5.4%
    re-exports
  6. United States$172 million · 3.7%
  7. France$163 million · 3.5%
  8. Italy$146 million · 3.2%
  9. China$143 million · 3.1%
  10. Latvia$135 million · 2.9%
  11. Ukraine$124 million · 2.7%
  12. Sweden$122 million · 2.6%
  13. Spain$119 million · 2.6%
  14. Canada$107 million · 2.3%
  15. Lithuania$106 million · 2.3%
  16. Austria$87 million · 1.9%
  17. Slovakia$85 million · 1.8%
  18. Malaysia$82 million · 1.8%
  19. United Kingdom$76 million · 1.6%
  20. Estonia$66 million · 1.4%

Top importers

  1. Germany$672 million · 14.5%
  2. France$480 million · 10.3%
  3. Netherlands$339 million · 7.3%
    re-exports
  4. Italy$291 million · 6.3%
  5. United States$255 million · 5.5%
  6. Belgium$245 million · 5.3%
    re-exports
  7. Austria$168 million · 3.6%
  8. Sweden$125 million · 2.7%
  9. Spain$121 million · 2.6%
  10. Switzerland$119 million · 2.6%
  11. Czechia$118 million · 2.5%
  12. Poland$108 million · 2.3%
  13. Denmark$103 million · 2.2%
  14. Singapore$95 million · 2%
    re-exports
  15. Hungary$81 million · 1.8%
  16. Mexico$79 million · 1.7%
  17. United Kingdom$75 million · 1.6%
  18. Norway$73 million · 1.6%
  19. Canada$71 million · 1.5%
  20. South Korea$69 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

Poland has been the top exporter since 2014

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

  • Poland 0.64
  • Germany 0.55
  • Netherlands 0.27
  • Czechia 0.26
  • Belgium 0.25

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Poland0.130.64
Germany0.10.55
Netherlands0.080.27
Czechia0.060.26
Belgium0.070.25

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 58% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $627

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$396
1996$397
1997$367
1998$349
1999$297
2000$326
2001$325
2002$340
2003$384
2004$370
2005$444
2006$437
2007$494
2008$542
2009$497
2010$496
2011$576
2012$529
2013$535
2014$532
2015$470
2016$454
2017$452
2018$481
2019$476
2020$479
2021$603
2022$717
2023$650
2024$627

What it includes

  • 4415 · Wooden crates, packing cases and pallets

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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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