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Children's picture, drawing or colouring books

4903 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Children's Picture Books. In 2021, Children's Picture Books were the world's 789th most traded product, with a total trade of $1.77B. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Children's Picture Books grew by 19%, from $1.48B to $1.77B. Trade in Children's Picture Books represent 0.000084% of total world trade.

Children's Picture Books are a part of Books, newspapers, & other prints. They include Children's picture, drawing or colouring books.

Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Children's Picture Books  were China ($1.16B), Poland ($99.8M), Germany ($94.3M), Hong Kong ($82.3M), and United States ($40.4M).

Imports In 2021 the top importers of Children's Picture Books were United States ($516M), Hong Kong ($308M), Germany ($155M), United Kingdom ($138M), and Canada ($61.4M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Children's Picture Books was 2.6%, making it the 1185th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Children's Picture Books ranks 148th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Children's Picture Books. Countries are shown based on data availability.

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Exporters and Importers

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Trade By Country

Top Origin (2021): China, $1.16B

Top Destination (2021): United States, $516M

Children's Picture Books are the world's 789th most traded product.

In 2021, the top exporters of Children's Picture Books were China ($1.16B), Poland ($99.8M), Germany ($94.3M), Hong Kong ($82.3M), and United States ($40.4M).

In 2021, the top importers of Children's Picture Books were United States ($516M), Hong Kong ($308M), Germany ($155M), United Kingdom ($138M), and Canada ($61.4M).

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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2020 -  2021): China, $194M

Top Destination Growth (2020 -  2021): United States, $108M

Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Children's Picture Books grew the fastest in China ($194M), Hong Kong ($43.7M), Poland ($20.5M), Germany ($18M), and India ($6.2M).

Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest growing importers of Children's Picture Books were United States ($108M), United Kingdom ($43.3M), Germany ($36.8M), Hong Kong ($23.4M), and Poland ($16.3M).

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Children's Picture Books.

In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 2.38. This means that most of the exports of Children's Picture Books are explained by 5 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2021): China, $1.16B

TOP NET IMPORTER (2021): United States, $475M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Children's Picture Books. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Children's Picture Books during 2021.

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Children's Picture Books were China ($1.16B), Poland ($55.8M), India ($25.8M), Chinese Taipei ($19.4M), and Vietnam ($11.8M).

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Children's Picture Books were United States ($475M), Hong Kong ($226M), United Kingdom ($116M), Germany ($60.3M), and France ($47M).

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Value

In 2021, the world most traded Children's Picture Books, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Children's picture, drawing or colouring books ($1.77B)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Children's Picture Books.
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Product Complexity

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Diversification Frontier

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Specialization

The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Country by Relatedness

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The following visualization shows the relatedness of Children's Picture Books to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.