Tools; plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of sintered metal carbides or cermets

8209 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Tool Plates. In 2022, Tool Plates were the world's 505th most traded product, with a total trade of $6.27B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Tool Plates decreased by -3.2%, from $6.48B to $6.27B. Trade in Tool Plates represent 0.026% of total world trade.

Tool Plates are a part of Tools & cutlery. They include Tool plates/tips/etc, sintered metal carbide & cermet.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Tool Plates  were Germany ($1.21B), Japan ($880M), China ($698M), Israel ($526M), and Sweden ($454M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Tool Plates were United States ($879M), Netherlands ($780M), Germany ($615M), China ($551M), and Italy ($291M).

Ranking Tool Plates ranks 70th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2022)Germany$1.21B
Top Destination (2022)United States$879M

In 2022 Tool Plates were the world's 505th most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Tool Plates were Germany ($1.21B), Japan ($880M), China ($698M), Israel ($526M), and Sweden ($454M).

In 2022, the top importers of Tool Plates were United States ($879M), Netherlands ($780M), Germany ($615M), China ($551M), and Italy ($291M).

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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Netherlands$142M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)India$31.5M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Tool Plates grew the fastest in Netherlands ($142M), China ($78.7M), United States ($27.9M), Kazakhstan ($10.8M), and Czechia ($7.06M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Tool Plates were India ($31.5M), Luxembourg ($31.3M), Canada ($30.6M), Netherlands ($28.7M), and United States ($22.6M).

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Exporters of Tool Plates (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Tool Plates (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Tool Plates.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.92. This means that most of the exports of Tool Plates are explained by 15 countries.

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Value of Exports in Tool Plates

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Japan$701M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)United States$449M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Tool Plates. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Tool Plates during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Tool Plates were Japan ($701M), Germany ($595M), Israel ($466M), Sweden ($397M), and South Korea ($234M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Tool Plates were United States ($449M), Netherlands ($430M), Italy ($233M), India ($162M), and Canada ($143M).

Net Trade (2022)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Tool Plates.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Tool Plates by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $7.74M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $1.64M

Tool Plates’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $7.74M.  Tool Plates’s highest import potential is Germany with an import gap of $1.64M.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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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.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2022)

Country by Relatedness

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

Relative Relatedness by Country (2022)

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