Vinyl Chloride PolymersPolymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms
3904 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)
2021 World Trade: $28.2B, Rnk 159 / 1217
2021 Top Exporter | Top Importer: $4.28B | $2.77B, United States | India
2021 Product Complexity: 0.46, Rnk 383 / 1024
2020 - 2021 Export Growth (CAGR): 57.3%, Rnk 68 / 1217
2018 Mean Tariff: 4.54%, Rnk 912 / 1259
2021 Share of World Trade: 0.13%, Rnk 159 / 1217
Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Vinyl Chloride Polymers. In 2021, Vinyl Chloride Polymers were the world's 159th most traded product, with a total trade of $28.2B. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Vinyl Chloride Polymers grew by 57.3%, from $17.9B to $28.2B. Trade in Vinyl Chloride Polymers represent 0.13% of total world trade.
Vinyl Chloride Polymers are a part of Plastics & articles thereof. They include Polyvinyl chloride, Other polyvinyl chlorides, plasticised, Other fluoro-polymers, Other polyvinyl chlorides, not plasticised, Polytetrafluoroethylene, Other polymers of vinyl chloride and halogenated olefins, Other vinyl chloride copolymers, Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymers, and Vinylidene chloride polymers.
Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Vinyl Chloride Polymers were United States ($4.28B), China ($3.6B), Germany ($2.57B), France ($1.96B), and Japan ($1.8B).
Imports In 2021 the top importers of Vinyl Chloride Polymers were India ($2.77B), Germany ($1.68B), Turkey ($1.45B), China ($1.42B), and Italy ($1.4B).
Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Vinyl Chloride Polymers was 4.54%, making it the 912th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.
Ranking Vinyl Chloride Polymers ranks 383rd in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).
Description Polymers of vinyl chloride or other halogenated olefins are used in the production of plastics, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polychloroprene.
The following visualization shows the latest trends on Vinyl Chloride Polymers. 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
Top Origin (2021): United States, $4.28B
Top Destination (2021): India, $2.77B
Vinyl Chloride Polymers are the world's 159th most traded product.
In 2021, the top exporters of Vinyl Chloride Polymers were United States ($4.28B), China ($3.6B), Germany ($2.57B), France ($1.96B), and Japan ($1.8B).
In 2021, the top importers of Vinyl Chloride Polymers were India ($2.77B), Germany ($1.68B), Turkey ($1.45B), China ($1.42B), and Italy ($1.4B).
Trade by country
Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Vinyl Chloride Polymers grew the fastest in China ($2.2B), United States ($1.06B), Germany ($855M), France ($770M), and Chinese Taipei ($585M).
Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest growing importers of Vinyl Chloride Polymers were India ($1.11B), Germany ($740M), Turkey ($662M), Italy ($596M), and Brazil ($463M).
Cumulative market share
This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Vinyl Chloride Polymers.
In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.52. This means that most of the exports of Vinyl Chloride Polymers are explained by 22 countries.
TOP NET EXPORTER (2021): United States, $2.96B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2021): India, $2.53B
This map shows which countries export or import more of Vinyl Chloride Polymers. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Vinyl Chloride Polymers during 2021.
In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Vinyl Chloride Polymers were United States ($2.96B), China ($2.18B), Japan ($1.52B), Chinese Taipei ($1.44B), and France ($1.31B).
In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Vinyl Chloride Polymers were India ($2.53B), Turkey ($1.38B), Brazil ($919M), Vietnam ($830M), and Italy ($654M).
In 2021, the world most traded Vinyl Chloride Polymers, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Polyvinyl chloride ($18.3B), Other fluoro-polymers ($2.9B), Other polyvinyl chlorides, plasticised ($2.49B), Other polyvinyl chlorides, not plasticised ($1.38B), and Polytetrafluoroethylene ($1.25B)
This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Vinyl Chloride Polymers. It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Vinyl Chloride Polymers 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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