Photographic Film3702 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)
World Trade (2018): $1.57B, Rnk 800 / 1225
Top Exporter (2018): $490M, United States
Top Importer (2018): $557M, China
Product Complexity (2018): 2.06, Rnk 6 / 1018
Export Growth (CAGR)(2017 - 2018): -0.74%, Rnk 1099 / 1225
Mean Tariff (2018): 8.28%, Rnk 524 / 1259
Share of World Trade (2018): 0.0085%, Rnk 800 / 1225
Overview: This page contains the latest trade data of Photographic Film. In 2018, Photographic Film were the world's 800th most traded product, with a total trade of $1.57B. Between 2017 and 2018 the exports of Photographic Film decreased by -0.74%, from $1.58B to $1.57B. Trade in Photographic Film represent 0.0085% of total world trade.
Exports: In 2018 the top exporters of Photographic Film were United States ($490M), Japan ($305M), Belgium-Luxembourg ($248M), China ($133M), and Malaysia ($99.4M).
Imports: In 2018 the top importers of Photographic Film were China ($557M), United States ($223M), South Korea ($125M), Chinese Taipei ($73M), and Japan ($63M).
Tariffs: In 2018 the average tariff for Photographic Film was 8.28%, making it the 524th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.
The countries with the highest import tariffs for Photographic Film are Sudan (28.1%), Uzbekistan (27.6%), Romania (25.7%), Gabon (24.5%), and Chad (24.5%). The countries with the lowest tariffs are Mauritius (0%), Hong Kong (0%), Japan (0%), Singapore (0%), and Taiwan (0%).
Ranking: Photographic Film ranks 6th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).
Description: Photographic film is used in a variety of cameras. Sensitised, unexposed photographic film is used in cameras that are designed to take a single photograph at a time. Instant print film is used in cameras that are designed to print out photographs immediately after taking them.
Trade By Country
Top Origin (2018): United States, $490M
Top Destination (2018): China, $557M
Photographic Film are the world's 800th most traded product.
In 2018, the top exporters of Photographic Film were United States ($490M), Japan ($305M), Belgium-Luxembourg ($248M), China ($133M), and Malaysia ($99.4M).
In 2018, the top importers of Photographic Film were China ($557M), United States ($223M), South Korea ($125M), Chinese Taipei ($73M), and Japan ($63M).
Trade by country
Top Origin Growth (2017 - 2018): Chinese Taipei, $25.6M
Top Destination Growth (2017 - 2018): Thailand, $28M
Between 2017 and 2018, the exports of Photographic Film grew the fastest in Chinese Taipei ($25.6M), United Kingdom ($9.75M), Germany ($9.26M), France ($8.48M), and South Korea ($7.17M).
Between 2017 and 2018, the fastest growing importers of Photographic Film were Thailand ($28M), China ($16.3M), Nigeria ($15.4M), India ($6.72M), and Hong Kong ($5.73M).
Cumulative market share
This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Photographic Film.
In 2018, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.09. This means that most of the exports of Photographic Film are explained by 8 countries.
TOP NET EXPORTER (2018): United States, $266M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2018): China, $424M
This map shows which countries export or import more of Photographic Film. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Photographic Film during 2018.
In 2018, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Photographic Film were United States ($266M), Japan ($242M), Belgium-Luxembourg ($233M), Malaysia ($87.3M), and France ($25.5M).
In 2018, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Photographic Film were China ($424M), South Korea ($86.4M), Thailand ($51.6M), Mexico ($26.6M), and India ($25.8M).
In 2018, the world most traded Photographic Film, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Film, rolls, except colour, width >610mm,... ($804M), Film in rolls, width 105-610 mm... ($243M), Photographic film, rolls, for x-ray ($229M), Photographic film, rolls, of a width... ($59.7M), and Film, colour photo nes, rolls width... ($45.8M)
In 2018, the average tariff for importing Photographic Film was 8.28%. The countries with the highest tariffs for importing Photographic Film were Sudan (28.1%), Uzbekistan (27.6%), Romania (25.7%), Gabon (24.5%), and Chad (24.5%).
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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