Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world imports of "Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard" exceeded $57 billion (according to external trade statistics of 129 countries). It was $67 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 137 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such importers as Korea (3% of the world imports in 2022), Vietnam (1.55%), Angola (0.026%), Mongolia (0.007%), Rwanda (0.005%), Albania (0.004%), Nepal (0.003%), Cambodia (0.003%), Trinidad and Tobago (0.003%)

Top importers of Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard in 2023

The world's largest importers of this commodity group in 2023:

• China - 41% of the world imports ($23 billion)
• USA - 7.02% ($4.06 billion)
• Germany - 6.91% ($4 billion)
• India - 5.81% ($3.36 billion)
• Italy - 4.17% ($2.41 billion)

«Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• China - 0.932% of China's total imports in 2023 ($23 billion of $2.55 trillion)
• Indonesia - 0.682% ($1.51 billion of $221 billion)
• India - 0.5% ($3.36 billion of $672 billion)
• Pakistan - 0.436% ($218 million of $50 billion)
• Thailand - 0.418% ($1.2 billion of $288 billion)
• El Salvador - 0.39% ($61 million of $15.6 billion)
• Italy - 0.377% ($2.41 billion of $639 billion)
• Bolivia - 0.376% ($43 million of $11.4 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard» in 2023:

• Imports to China from Brazil (10.9% of the world imports, $6.31 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Canada (4.32% of the world imports, $2.5 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Chile (3.63% of the world imports, $2.1 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Finland (2.72% of the world imports, $1.57 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Indonesia (6.14% of the world imports, $3.55 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Russia (2.25% of the world imports, $1.3 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from USA (2.93% of the world imports, $1.69 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to Mexico from USA (1.55% of the world imports, $898 million according to external trade statistics of Mexico)
• Imports to USA from Brazil (2.74% of the world imports, $1.58 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from Canada (3.39% of the world imports, $1.96 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)

In 2023, the world exports of "Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard" exceeded $48 billion (according to external trade statistics of 111 countries). It was $55 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 124 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such exporters as Korea (0.199% of the world exports in 2022), Vietnam (0.064%), Albania (0.003%), Argentina (0.002%), Trinidad and Tobago (0.001%), Nepal (0.001%)

Top exporters of Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard in 2023

The world's largest exporters of this commodity group in 2023:

• USA - 18% of the world exports ($8.76 billion)
• Brazil - 16.3% ($7.94 billion)
• Canada - 11.3% ($5.53 billion)
• Indonesia - 7.17% ($3.49 billion)
• Sweden - 6.43% ($3.12 billion)
• Finland - 6.05% ($2.94 billion)

«Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Finland - 3.56% of Finland's total exports in 2023 ($2.94 billion of $82 billion)
• Chile - 2.81% ($2.67 billion of $94 billion)
• Brazil - 2.33% ($7.94 billion of $339 billion)
• Sweden - 1.58% ($3.12 billion of $197 billion)
• Indonesia - 1.34% ($3.49 billion of $258 billion)
• Portugal - 1.03% ($870 million of $83 billion)
• South Africa - 1.03% ($1.14 billion of $110 billion)
• Canada - 0.976% ($5.53 billion of $566 billion)
• New Zealand - 0.967% ($408 million of $42 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard» in 2023:

• Exports from Brazil to China: (7.83% of the world exports, $3.8 billion according to external trade statistics of Brazil)
• Exports from Brazil to USA: (2.45% of the world exports, $1.19 billion according to external trade statistics of Brazil)
• Exports from Canada to China: (4.73% of the world exports, $2.3 billion according to external trade statistics of Canada)
• Exports from Canada to USA: (4.04% of the world exports, $1.96 billion according to external trade statistics of Canada)
• Exports from Chile to China: (3.67% of the world exports, $1.78 billion according to external trade statistics of Chile)
• Exports from Finland to China: (2.67% of the world exports, $1.3 billion according to external trade statistics of Finland)
• Exports from Indonesia to China: (5.55% of the world exports, $2.69 billion according to external trade statistics of Indonesia)
• Exports from Thailand to China: (1.61% of the world exports, $783 million according to external trade statistics of Thailand)
• Exports from USA to China: (3.57% of the world exports, $1.73 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Exports from USA to Mexico: (2.2% of the world exports, $1.07 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)