Raw Plastic Sheeting3920 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)
2020 World Trade: $57.8B, Rnk 48 / 1217
2020 Top Exporter | Top Importer: $7.23B | $5.43B, China | China
2020 Product Complexity: 0.23, Rnk 474 / 1028
2019 - 2020 Export Growth (CAGR): -0.49%, Rnk 364 / 1217
2018 Mean Tariff: 7.86%, Rnk 552 / 1259
2020 Share of World Trade: 0.35%, Rnk 48 / 1217
Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Raw Plastic Sheeting. In 2020, Raw Plastic Sheeting were the world's 48th most traded product, with a total trade of $57.8B. Between 2019 and 2020 the exports of Raw Plastic Sheeting decreased by -0.49%, from $58.1B to $57.8B. Trade in Raw Plastic Sheeting represent 0.35% of total world trade.
Raw Plastic Sheeting are a part of Plastics & articles thereof. They include Non-cellular ethylene polymers sheets, Non-cellular ethylene propylene sheets, Non-cellular polyethylene terephthal sheets, Non-cellular flexible vinyl polymers sheets, Other non-cellular plastics sheets, Non-cellular polymethyl methacrylate sheets, Non-cellular styrene polymers sheets, Non-cellular polyvinyl butyral sheets, Other non-cellular polyesters sheets , and Non-cellular polycarbonate sheets, among others.
Exports In 2020 the top exporters of Raw Plastic Sheeting were China ($7.23B), Germany ($6.51B), Japan ($5.89B), United States ($4.98B), and South Korea ($3.25B).
Imports In 2020 the top importers of Raw Plastic Sheeting were China ($5.43B), United States ($5.38B), Germany ($3.46B), France ($2.39B), and South Korea ($2.13B).
Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Raw Plastic Sheeting was 7.86%, making it the 552nd lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.
Ranking Raw Plastic Sheeting ranks 474th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).
Description Non-reinforced plates, sheets, film, foil and strip are used for a variety of purposes, including to make plastic bags, as a base for the production of other plastic products, and as a protective coating.
The following visualization shows the latest trends on Raw Plastic Sheeting. Countries are shown based on data availability.
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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.
Trade By Country
Raw Plastic Sheeting are the world's 48th most traded product.
In 2020, the top exporters of Raw Plastic Sheeting were China ($7.23B), Germany ($6.51B), Japan ($5.89B), United States ($4.98B), and South Korea ($3.25B).
In 2020, the top importers of Raw Plastic Sheeting were China ($5.43B), United States ($5.38B), Germany ($3.46B), France ($2.39B), and South Korea ($2.13B).
Trade by country
Between 2019 and 2020, the exports of Raw Plastic Sheeting grew the fastest in Japan ($492M), China ($276M), Indonesia ($92.9M), Turkey ($90.2M), and South Korea ($47.8M).
Between 2019 and 2020, the fastest growing importers of Raw Plastic Sheeting were China ($461M), United States ($282M), Canada ($73.8M), Nigeria ($66.2M), and Chinese Taipei ($58.7M).
Cumulative market share
This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Raw Plastic Sheeting.
In 2020, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.83. This means that most of the exports of Raw Plastic Sheeting are explained by 28 countries.
This map shows which countries export or import more of Raw Plastic Sheeting. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Raw Plastic Sheeting during 2020.
In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Raw Plastic Sheeting were Japan ($4.34B), Germany ($3.06B), China ($1.79B), South Korea ($1.12B), and Turkey ($692M).
In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Raw Plastic Sheeting were Vietnam ($1.31B), France ($1.07B), Mexico ($805M), United Kingdom ($715M), and Russia ($710M).
In 2020, the world most traded Raw Plastic Sheeting, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Non-cellular ethylene polymers sheets ($15.5B), Non-cellular ethylene propylene sheets ($9.57B), Non-cellular polyethylene terephthal sheets ($8.5B), Other non-cellular plastics sheets ($6.68B), and Non-cellular flexible vinyl polymers sheets ($5.47B)
This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Raw Plastic Sheeting. It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Raw Plastic Sheeting in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.
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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