China | Imports and Exports | World | Plastics and articles thereof | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
The value of exports of commodity group 39 "Plastics and articles thereof" from China totalled $ 131 billion in 2023. Sales of commodity group 39 from China decreased by 8.41% in value terms compared to 2022. exports of commodity group 39 "Plastics and articles thereof" decreased by $ 12 billion (cumulative exports of commodity group 39 from China amounted $143 billion in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 39 "Plastics and articles thereof" amounted to 3.88% of total exports from China (cumulative merchandise exports from China totalled $ 3.37 trillion in 2023). The share of commodity group 39 in total exports from China decreased by 0.104 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 3.99% in 2022 and cumulative exports from China were equal to $ 3.59 trillion).
Where does China export Plastics and articles thereof?
Top export destinations of "Plastics and articles thereof" from China in 2023:
- USA with a share of 17.6% (23 billion US$)
- Vietnam with a share of 5.06% (6.65 billion US$)
- India with a share of 4.68% (6.15 billion US$)
- Japan with a share of 3.99% (5.25 billion US$)
- Korea with a share of 3.63% (4.77 billion US$)
- Malaysia with a share of 3.47% (4.56 billion US$)
- Russia with a share of 3.38% (4.44 billion US$)
- Australia with a share of 3.08% (4.05 billion US$)
- Thailand with a share of 2.93% (3.85 billion US$)
- Indonesia with a share of 2.52% (3.31 billion US$)
Exports structure of 39 - Plastics and articles thereof - from China in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 24% (31 billion US$): 3926 - Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 39.01 to 39.14
- 11.9% (15.7 billion US$): 3924 - Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of plastics
- 10.7% (14 billion US$): 3923 - Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics
- 8.52% (11.2 billion US$): 3920 - Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials
- 8.17% (10.7 billion US$): 3907 - Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms
- 5.32% (7 billion US$): 3918 - Floor coverings of plastics, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles; wall or ceiling coverings of plastics, as defined in Note 9 to this Chapter
- 4.59% (6.03 billion US$): 3919 - Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls.
- 3.28% (4.32 billion US$): 3917 - Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics
- 2.79% (3.67 billion US$): 3921 - Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics
- 2.57% (3.37 billion US$): 3904 - Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms
The value of imports of commodity group 39 "Plastics and articles thereof" to China totalled $ 61 billion in 2023. Sales of commodity group 39 to China decreased by 17.5% in value terms compared to 2022. imports of commodity group 39 "Plastics and articles thereof" decreased by $ 13.2 billion (the value of imports of commodity group 39 to China was equal to $75 billion in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 39 "Plastics and articles thereof" accounted for 2.42% of total import flow to China (in 2023, total imports to China amounted to $ 2.55 trillion). The share of commodity group 39 in total imports to China decreased by 0.344 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 2.76% in 2022 and cumulative imports to China were equal to $ 2.71 trillion).
Where does China import Plastics and articles thereof from?
Top trading partners (import of "Plastics and articles thereof") of China in 2023:
- Korea with a share of 16.4% (10.2 billion US$)
- Japan with a share of 15% (9.32 billion US$)
- USA with a share of 13.1% (8.17 billion US$)
- Other Asia, nes with a share of 9.17% (5.68 billion US$)
- Saudi Arabia with a share of 5.66% (3.51 billion US$)
- Singapore with a share of 5.17% (3.2 billion US$)
- Thailand with a share of 4.93% (3.05 billion US$)
- Germany with a share of 4.8% (2.97 billion US$)
- United Arab Emirates with a share of 3.55% (2.2 billion US$)
- Malaysia with a share of 2.95% (1.82 billion US$)
Imports structure of 39 - Plastics and articles thereof - to China in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 31% (19.7 billion US$): 3901 - Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms
- 11.2% (6.96 billion US$): 3907 - Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms
- 10.2% (6.35 billion US$): 3920 - Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials
- 8.48% (5.25 billion US$): 3902 - Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms
- 5.78% (3.58 billion US$): 3926 - Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 39.01 to 39.14
- 5.44% (3.37 billion US$): 3903 - Polymers of styrene, in primary forms
- 4.29% (2.66 billion US$): 3919 - Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls.
- 3.59% (2.22 billion US$): 3906 - Acrylic polymers in primary forms
- 2.93% (1.81 billion US$): 3908 - Polyamides in primary forms
- 2.52% (1.56 billion US$): 3909 - Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms
