HS Icon Self-adhesive Plastics

3919 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Self-adhesive Plastics. In 2020, Self-adhesive Plastics were the world's 169th most traded product, with a total trade of $21.5B. Between 2019 and 2020 the exports of Self-adhesive Plastics decreased by -0.35%, from $21.6B to $21.5B. Trade in Self-adhesive Plastics represent 0.13% of total world trade.

Self-adhesive Plastics are a part of Plastics & articles thereof. They include Self-adhesive plastic (> 20 cm wide) and Self-adhesive plastic (< 20cm wide).

Exports In 2020 the top exporters of Self-adhesive Plastics  were China ($3.73B), Japan ($2.71B), United States ($2.63B), Germany ($2.58B), and South Korea ($1.63B).

Imports In 2020 the top importers of Self-adhesive Plastics were China ($2.68B), United States ($1.47B), Germany ($1.25B), Vietnam ($1.04B), and Mexico ($933M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Self-adhesive Plastics was 8.31%, making it the 518th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Self-adhesive Plastics ranks 155th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes are used in the production of food packaging, wrapping paper, packing material, and labels.

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Self-adhesive Plastics. 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 (2020): China, $3.73B

Top Destination (2020): China, $2.68B

Self-adhesive Plastics are the world's 169th most traded product.

In 2020, the top exporters of Self-adhesive Plastics were China ($3.73B), Japan ($2.71B), United States ($2.63B), Germany ($2.58B), and South Korea ($1.63B).

In 2020, the top importers of Self-adhesive Plastics were China ($2.68B), United States ($1.47B), Germany ($1.25B), Vietnam ($1.04B), and Mexico ($933M).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2019 -  2020): Japan, $333M

Top Destination Growth (2019 - 2020): China, $160M

Between 2019 and 2020, the exports of Self-adhesive Plastics grew the fastest in Japan ($333M), China ($293M), Netherlands ($90.8M), Hong Kong ($71.3M), and Poland ($50.5M).

Between 2019 and 2020, the fastest growing importers of Self-adhesive Plastics were China ($160M), Chinese Taipei ($75.2M), United States ($70M), Vietnam ($68.2M), and Russia ($44.8M).

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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 Self-adhesive Plastics.

In 2020,  market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.19. This means that most of the exports of Self-adhesive Plastics are explained by 18 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2020): Japan, $2.28B

TOP NET IMPORTER (2020): Vietnam, $919M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Self-adhesive Plastics. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Self-adhesive Plastics during 2020.

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Self-adhesive Plastics were Japan ($2.28B), Germany ($1.33B), United States ($1.15B), China ($1.05B), and South Korea ($1.03B).

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Self-adhesive Plastics were Vietnam ($919M), Mexico ($739M), Russia ($391M), Hong Kong ($375M), and Thailand ($305M).

Disaggregation

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Value

In 2020, the world most traded Self-adhesive Plastics, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Self-adhesive plastic (> 20 cm wide) ($15.1B) and Self-adhesive plastic (< 20cm wide) ($6.42B)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Self-adhesive Plastics.
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Product Complexity

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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 Self-adhesive Plastics to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.