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EU Fastener Trade Statistics
ImportSource: Euro Stat
※ in descending order according to figures of 2015

HS 7318 Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers (including spring washers)
and similar articles, of iron or steel
Rank

Country

2013 (Euro)2014 (Euro)2015 (Euro)Country

2013 (KG)

2014 (KG)

2015 (KG)

World

3,773,737,688

4,265,273,905

4,758,003,851

World

1,315,889,000

1,558,297,000

1,525,090,000

1Taiwan971,768,436

1,150,021,894

1,241,161,108

Taiwan460,459,000

545,925,000

523,203,000

2

U.S.

613,785,344

651,008,117

777,000,042

China

318,314,000

372,016,000

347,494,000

3

China

510,741,058

588,848,859

632,693,170

India

102,755,000

125,069,000

131,615,000

4Switzerland

378,542,829

412,936,393

462,581,615

Vietnam

88,043,000

118,575,000

120,862,000

5

India

234,370,261

264,467,662

309,811,312

Thailand

57,588,000

76,720,000

69,208,000

6Vietnam

142,634,699

187,474,497

229,678,317

Turkey41,047,000

53,283,000

63,137,000

7Turkey144,956,828

182,917,965

204,119,994

Malaysia

56,165,000

58,751,000

54,514,000

8

Japan

203,685,815

188,702,692

196,018,857

U.S.

38,160,000

37,741,000

38,903,000

9South Korea

123,082,974

119,089,282

141,926,989 South Korea

29,989,000

30,257,000

33,508,000

10Thailand

86,596,922

120,649,893

112,670,593 Switzerland

29,957,000

32,643,000

31,157,000

Import Value (Euro)

2013

2014

Import Volume (KG)

2015

2013

2014

2015

1,800,000,000

5,000,000,000
4,500,000,000
4,000,000,000
3,500,000,000
3,000,000,000
2,500,000,000
2,000,000,000
1,500,000,000
1,000,000,000
500,000,000
01,600,000,000
1,400,000,000
1,200,000,000
1,000,000,000
800,000,000
600,000,000
400,000,000
200,000,000
0Exhibition

DesignBUILD Melbourne 2016 - a
Great Event Where Business is Thriving
by Konnor Lee, Fastener WorldFastener WorldSeminar

The annual DesignBUILD 2016 successfully took placeat Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Center on May 4-6.
Fastener World as one of the exhibitors this year also participatedto locate business opportunities for Taiwanese fastener suppliers.
DesignBUILD is the only trade show in Australia dedicated toconstruction hardware, building materials, and related tradeactivities. Many professionals from the industry sectors such as
construction, design, and building materials all came to the show
to see new products, new materials, and new industrial trends.
According to a local news media, Melbourne as one of the mostimportant industrial heartlands in Australia may attract moreSpecial Feature

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HS 7318 Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers (including spring washers)
and similar articles, of iron or steel
RankCountry

2013 (Euro)2014 (Euro)2015 (Euro)Country2013 (KG)

2014 (KG)

2015 (KG)

World

3,329,647,062

3,550,903,886

3,627,664,582

World

483,886,000

492,083,000

468,023,000

1

China

614,888,804

749,245,178

692,116,657

China

87,506,000

102,257,000

90,868,000

2

U.S.

517,865,820

616,777,003

674,163,904

U.S.

61,896,000

75,818,000

72,873,000

3Switzerland

246,049,759

246,718,901

259,185,890 Switzerland

37,065,000

35,496,000

37,157,000

4Turkey192,219,113

194,765,070

218,302,461

Turkey32,625,000

33,346,000

35,922,000

5Russia191,913,412

187,021,956

147,600,557

Russia37,547,000

35,461,000

26,287,000

6Brazil206,703,362

177,131,631

146,258,692

Brazil

36,048,000

29,325,000

22,811,000

7Mexico135,181,615

132,531,175

141,601,420

India

13,066,000

16,120,000

18,942,000

8

India

102,996,002

111,894,130

127,452,060

Mexico22,322,000

18,892,000

18,705,000

9Norway126,326,709

140,081,139

124,272,344

Norway18,304,000

19,185,000

17,751,000

10South Africa

62,717,777

67,737,410

77,815,602 South Africa

9,561,000

9,539,000

9,990,000

Export Value (Euro)
4,000,000,000

2013

2014Export Volume (KG) 2013

2015

2014

2015

600,000,000

3,500,000,000

500,000,000

3,000,000,000

400,000,000

2,500,000,000
2,000,000,000

300,000,000

1,500,000,000

200,000,000

1,000,000,000

100,000,000

500,000,000

00Exhibition

Din TsungAngelrayWell-Donethan 2.5 million young residents and workers within the next 5 years. As
a result, with the increasing demand for residential houses, home builders
were very eager to find more high quality and inexpensive building
materials from this show. Exhibits of this show ranged from building
materials, hardware, glass, to various tools, sanitary ware, lighting, doors& windows, etc. Visiting buyers could make the most of this show to makeinquiries and find their own business partners. With more than 30 years ofshow history, DesignBUILD could always attract nearly 7,000 professionals
from related industries in previous years. The next DesignBUILD will
return again to Sydney in 2017.