China | Imports and Exports | World | Glass and glassware | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
| Commodity | Reporter | Partner | Trade flow | Indicator | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| 70. Glass and glassware | China | World | Exports | Value (US$) | 14,893,410,611.00 | 16,202,765,427.00 | 16,039,685,029.00 | 15,811,636,486.00 | 15,264,090,063.00 | 15,718,203,477.00 | 16,732,410,358.00 | 17,852,939,223.00 | 18,340,507,101.00 | 23,848,852,547.00 | 26,656,231,997.00 | 25,368,094,272.00 |
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | 18.16 | 8.79 | -1.00 | -1.42 | -3.46 | 2.97 | 6.45 | 6.69 | 2.73 | 30.03 | 11.77 | -4.83 | ||||
| Imports | Value (US$) | 7,267,865,132.00 | 7,461,719,232.00 | 7,330,714,086.00 | 6,602,504,842.00 | 6,828,504,120.00 | 7,219,290,605.00 | 7,784,375,272.00 | 7,586,927,060.00 | 7,855,827,751.00 | 8,559,614,024.00 | 7,244,823,631.00 | 6,296,761,843.00 | |||
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | 15.96 | 2.66 | -1.75 | -9.93 | 3.42 | 5.72 | 7.82 | -2.53 | 3.54 | 8.95 | -15.36 | -13.08 |
The value of exports of commodity group 70 "Glass and glassware" from China totalled $ 25 billion in 2023. Sales of commodity group 70 from China decreased by 4.83% in value terms compared to 2022. exports of commodity group 70 "Glass and glassware" decreased by $ 1.28 billion (cumulative exports of commodity group 70 from China amounted $26 billion in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 70 "Glass and glassware" amounted to 0.75% of total exports from China (cumulative merchandise exports from China totalled $ 3.37 trillion in 2023). The share of commodity group 70 in total exports from China increased by 0.008 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.741% in 2022 and cumulative exports from China were equal to $ 3.59 trillion).
Where does China export Glass and glassware?
Top export destinations of "Glass and glassware" from China in 2023:
- USA with a share of 16% (4.07 billion US$)
- India with a share of 6.76% (1.71 billion US$)
- Vietnam with a share of 6.08% (1.54 billion US$)
- Korea with a share of 4.22% (1.07 billion US$)
- Hong Kong with a share of 3.76% (955 million US$)
- Japan with a share of 3.04% (771 million US$)
- Thailand with a share of 2.95% (750 million US$)
- United Arab Emirates with a share of 2.64% (670 million US$)
- Malaysia with a share of 2.48% (630 million US$)
- Germany with a share of 2.32% (589 million US$)
Exports structure of 70 - Glass and glassware - from China in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 20% (5.3 billion US$): 7013 - Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than that of heading 70.10 or 70.18)
- 17.5% (4.44 billion US$): 7007 - Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or laminated glass
- 13.4% (3.39 billion US$): 7009 - Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rear-view mirrors
- 11.9% (3.02 billion US$): 7010 - Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures, of glass
- 11.2% (2.85 billion US$): 7019 - Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, woven fabrics)
- 6.76% (1.71 billion US$): 7018 - Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones and similar glass smallwares, and articles thereof other than imitation jewellery; glass eyes other than prosthetic articles; statuettes and other ornaments of lamp-worked glass, other than imitation jewellery; glass microspheres not exceeding 1 mm in diameter
- 3.88% (986 million US$): 7005 - Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked
- 3.11% (791 million US$): 7006 - Glass of heading 70.03, 70.04 or 70.05, bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials
- 2.88% (730 million US$): 7003 - Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked.
- 2.49% (633 million US$): 7016 - Paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or moulded glass, whether or not wired, of a kind used for building or construction purposes; glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes; leaded lights and the like; multicellular or foam glass in blocks, panels, plates, shells or similar forms
The value of imports of commodity group 70 "Glass and glassware" to China totalled $ 6.29 billion in 2023. Sales of commodity group 70 to China decreased by 13% in value terms compared to 2022. imports of commodity group 70 "Glass and glassware" decreased by $ 948 million (the value of imports of commodity group 70 to China was equal to $7.24 billion in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 70 "Glass and glassware" accounted for 0.246% of total import flow to China (in 2023, total imports to China amounted to $ 2.55 trillion). The share of commodity group 70 in total imports to China decreased by 0.02 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.266% in 2022 and cumulative imports to China were equal to $ 2.71 trillion).
Where does China import Glass and glassware from?
Top trading partners (import of "Glass and glassware") of China in 2023:
- Korea with a share of 34% (2.14 billion US$)
- Other Asia, nes with a share of 17.3% (1.09 billion US$)
- Japan with a share of 14% (885 million US$)
- USA with a share of 14% (882 million US$)
- Germany with a share of 6.56% (413 million US$)
- China with a share of 1.59% (100 million US$)
- France with a share of 1.41% (89 million US$)
- Malaysia with a share of 1.41% (88 million US$)
- Thailand with a share of 1.31% (82 million US$)
- Austria with a share of 1.07% (67 million US$)
Imports structure of 70 - Glass and glassware - to China in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 25% (1.6 billion US$): 7003 - Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked.
- 12.7% (805 million US$): 7019 - Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, woven fabrics)
- 12.2% (768 million US$): 7006 - Glass of heading 70.03, 70.04 or 70.05, bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials
- 10.7% (678 million US$): 7005 - Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked
- 9.01% (567 million US$): 7020 - Other articles of glass
- 8.77% (552 million US$): 7004 - Drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked
- 6.39% (402 million US$): 7009 - Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rear-view mirrors
- 4.06% (255 million US$): 7002 - Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 70.18), rods or tubes, unworked.
- 1.98% (124 million US$): 7018 - Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones and similar glass smallwares, and articles thereof other than imitation jewellery; glass eyes other than prosthetic articles; statuettes and other ornaments of lamp-worked glass, other than imitation jewellery; glass microspheres not exceeding 1 mm in diameter
- 1.57% (99 million US$): 7007 - Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or laminated glass
