HS Icon Plastic Floor Coverings

Floor coverings of plastics, self-adhesive or not, in rolls or tiles; wall or ceiling coverings of plastics, in rolls of a width not less than 45cm

3918 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Plastic Floor Coverings. In 2021, Plastic Floor Coverings were the world's 278th most traded product, with a total trade of $14.3B. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Plastic Floor Coverings grew by 25.4%, from $11.4B to $14.3B. Trade in Plastic Floor Coverings represent 0.068% of total world trade.

Plastic Floor Coverings are a part of Plastics & articles thereof. They include Floor, wall, ceiling cover, roll, tile, vinyl chlorid and Floor, wall, ceiling cover, roll, tile, not vinyl chlorid.

Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Plastic Floor Coverings  were China ($8.42B), Belgium ($833M), Vietnam ($783M), South Korea ($741M), and Germany ($463M).

Imports In 2021 the top importers of Plastic Floor Coverings were United States ($5.2B), Germany ($1.01B), Canada ($730M), United Kingdom ($604M), and France ($589M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Plastic Floor Coverings was 11%, making it the 360th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Plastic Floor Coverings ranks 140th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Plastics are used for floor coverings in many ways. They are often used in the form of tiles, which can be adhered to a surface or installed as a floating floor. They are also used as rolls, which are laid out on the floor and then cut to fit. Plastic floor coverings are often used in commercial spaces, such as warehouses, supermarkets, and department stores.

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Plastic Floor Coverings. 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, $8.42B

Top Destination (2021): United States, $5.2B

Plastic Floor Coverings are the world's 278th most traded product.

In 2021, the top exporters of Plastic Floor Coverings were China ($8.42B), Belgium ($833M), Vietnam ($783M), South Korea ($741M), and Germany ($463M).

In 2021, the top importers of Plastic Floor Coverings were United States ($5.2B), Germany ($1.01B), Canada ($730M), United Kingdom ($604M), and France ($589M).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2020 -  2021): China, $1.49B

Top Destination Growth (2020 -  2021): United States, $1.05B

Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Plastic Floor Coverings grew the fastest in China ($1.49B), Vietnam ($549M), Belgium ($147M), South Korea ($134M), and Germany ($75.6M).

Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest growing importers of Plastic Floor Coverings were United States ($1.05B), Germany ($210M), Netherlands ($136M), France ($134M), and Canada ($133M).

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Market Concentration

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Cumulative market share

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Plastic Floor Coverings.

In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 2.74. This means that most of the exports of Plastic Floor Coverings are explained by 6 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2021): China, $8.35B

TOP NET IMPORTER (2021): United States, $4.92B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Plastic Floor Coverings. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Plastic Floor Coverings during 2021.

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Plastic Floor Coverings were China ($8.35B), South Korea ($597M), Vietnam ($588M), Belgium ($508M), and Luxembourg ($190M).

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Plastic Floor Coverings were United States ($4.92B), Canada ($647M), Germany ($544M), United Kingdom ($403M), and Australia ($324M).

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In 2021, the world most traded Plastic Floor Coverings, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Floor, wall, ceiling cover, roll, tile,... ($12.2B) and Floor, wall, ceiling cover, roll, tile,... ($2.1B)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Plastic Floor Coverings.
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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.

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The following visualization shows the relatedness of Plastic Floor Coverings to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.