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Fastener Trade & Fluctuations ofUSA/Canada/Japan/Taiwan/Europe (2013-2015)
USA (in USD), in descending order according to figures of 2015

Source: U.S. ITA of Department of Commerce

Import
HS 7318 Iron and steel screws, bolts, nuts, washers, etc.
Rank

Partner

2013

2014

2015

World

4,504,205,399

4,876,279,305

4,985,344,443

1

Taiwan1,387,983,331

1,503,085,206

1,594,517,220

2

China

979,724,090

1,135,962,713

1,135,293,767

3

Japan

686,114,166

650,923,243

619,784,501

4Germany

282,618,231

346,057,832

347,083,822

5

Canada248,833,750

287,387,413

300,557,506

6South Korea

216,480,913

215,180,976

237,455,761

7

Italy

95,392,886

116,924,070

112,100,807

8

India

80,900,661

80,239,744

105,174,793

9

Mexico85,299,361

87,404,697

98,326,001

10France62,891,402

68,134,611

70,511,781

Export
Rank

Partner

2013

2014

2015

World

3,612,097,458

3,842,363,862

3,829,746,235

1

Mexico1,103,053,706

1,276,926,026

1,322,016,918

2

Canada1,083,290,731

1,098,300,334

1,020,122,030

3

China

141,415,910146,078,881

169,574,676

4United Kingdom

159,198,886

165,152,238

161,491,426

5Germany

85,494,560

111,443,840

110,226,760

6Brazil

97,768,281

101,888,713

98,612,804

7France101,870,022

91,238,473

95,229,292

8

Japan

85,698,069

82,377,821

82,748,850

9South Korea

64,767,840

69,247,152

73,470,040

10Singapore

87,571,967

78,728,436

68,310,550

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Canada (in USD), in descending order according to figures of 2015

Source: Canada.ca

Import
HS 7318 Screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, washers, cotter pins and like articles of iron or steel
Rank

Partner

2013

2014

2015

World

1,508,856,908

1,505,073,233

1,476,267,506

1

United States

823,832,998

823,087,762

768,038,066

2

Taiwan202,975,514

194,643,327

210,404,384

3

China

163,307,515

166,763,653

166,701,195

4

Japan

87,468,848

79,317,904

81,265,875

5Germany

45,786,023

50,384,839

42,136,927

6Canada20,744,299

22,795,753

25,774,518

7

United Kingdom

22,584,128

22,540,617

22,440,892

8

Vietnam

11,769,618

13,792,405

21,497,128

9South Korea19,460,413

18,411,379

19,986,734

10

Italy

19,565,839

19,295,325

17,692,519

Export
Rank

Partner

2013

2014

2015

World

417,920,626

455,781,812

442,837,318

1

United States

326,800,602

370,119,782

362,050,331

2

Mexico12,732,093

15,100,446

12,399,720

3

China

7,291,517

7,373,419

7,288,419

4

United Kingdom

6,135,054

6,658,217

6,622,582

5

Germany

5,617,889

5,519,533

6,060,487

6

France9,271,380

6,255,815

5,067,957

7

Singapore

1,916,559

2,514,086

3,496,772

8

Netherlands

3,149,708

3,259,723

2,793,000

9Australia

1,724,913

2,056,516

2,792,365

10

Spain

1,247,255

1,912,016

2,448,957

Canada Import
1,600,000,000
1,400,000,000
1,200,000,000

2013

2014

2015

Canada Export
500,000,000
450,000,000
400,000,000
350,000,000

1,000,000,000

300,000,000

800,000,000

250,000,000

600,000,000

200,000,000
150,000,000

400,000,000

100,000,000

200,000,000

50,000,000

00

2013

2014

2015

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Taiwan in descending order according to figures of 2015

Source: Bureau of Foreign Trade (Taiwan)

Import
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

Partner

2013 (kg)2014 (kg)2015 (kg)Partner

2013 (USD)

2014 (USD)

2015 (USD)

World

18,421,226

21,178,823

20,279,886

World

138,553,818

144,004,117

135,102,341

1

Japan

7,301,245

7,924,602

7,362,681

Japan

69,224,787

71,509,094

64,664,087

2

Vietnam

2,788,369

3,942,105

3,597,754

USA

19,539,407

16,507,768

17,767,147

3

China

2,421,181

3,538,676

2,794,326

Germany

8,497,224

11,407,572

8,125,637

4

Other Countries

37,066

1,799,499

2,488,301

Other Countries

457,646

5,803,898

7,428,451

5

Thailand

1,644,181

1,205,035

1,063,809

China

5,863,854

7,051,957

6,174,559

6

S. Korea

332,039362,200

871,465

S. Korea

3,840,343

3,858,528

5,836,494

7

Philippines

1,163,976

947,427

620,619

Vietnam

4,324,313

5,410,098

4,731,102

8

Germany

636,770

424,919

338,164

Thailand

2,973,934

2,748,722

2,606,563

9

USA

581,746

266,651

263,696

Sweden2,651,946

2,008,314

2,429,674

10

Netherlands

162,943

108,066

159,836

Philippines

3,719,982

3,442,057

2,011,848

Partner

2013 (USD)

2014 (USD)

2015 (USD)World

3,679,741,858 4,048,948,068 3,880,596,255
1,313,807,599 1,447,361,270 1,450,778,261

Export
Rank

Partner

2013 (kg)World

2014 (kg)2015 (kg)1,371,098,506 1,501,697,033 1,470,992,279

1

USA

505,637,832

555,453,198

546,108,965

USA

2

Germany

128,611,411

142,884,207

136,122,818

Germany

337,657,846

375,886,200

336,411,067

3

Netherlands

76,652,277

81,869,436

81,760,831

Netherlands

202,051,596

223,378,480

197,018,892

4

UK

54,516,214

67,758,478

69,562,893

Japan

229,134,466

212,378,935

194,533,227

5

Japan

74,876,154

68,728,882

65,476,799

UK

143,726,891

180,719,632

178,366,592

6Canada49,070,165

45,688,043

48,611,896

Canada120,435,890

117,018,549

126,340,252

7

Italy

33,389,729

38,482,125

35,188,254

China

112,548,024

122,980,282

110,656,184

8

Poland31,856,094

39,582,609

31,093,106

Sweden78,398,990

98,458,251

88,785,052

9

Sweden26,297,56133,456,841

30,940,353

Italy

76,797,422

92,178,290

81,573,152

10France23,165,620

29,488,861

27,390,219

Mexico56,233,878

66,415,507

73,567,185

Taiwan Import (USD)
160,000,000
140,000,000
120,000,000
100,000,000
80,000,000
60,000,000
40,000,000
20,000,000
0

2013

2014

2015

Taiwan Export (USD)
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
0

2013

2014

2015

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Japan in descending order according to volumes of 2015

Source: Ministry of Finance, JapanImport資料來源：日本財務省

Japan P.C. Code 61703 Nails, bolts, nuts, etc.
Rank

Partner

Metric Tons

1,000 Yens

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

World

360,116

343,110324,699

106,198,444

111,830,372

113,786,756

1

China

245,113230,097

220,880

45,581,160

46,526,490

46,548,736

2

Taiwan78,10472,43367,031

24,992,189

25,608,663

26,670,093

3

S. Korea

13,931

15,542

13,405

4,789,891

5,716,219

5,431,1544

Vietnam

5,189

6,464

6,833

1,148,312

1,452,882

1,639,463

5

Thailand

6,333

4,630

4,381

2,992,089

2,690,741

2,939,340

6

Malaysia

2,748

3,389

3,797

1,150,103

1,468,313

1,778,994

7

Indonesia

2,764

3,481

2,517

1,346,028

1,638,487

1,317,100

8

USA

2,353

2,551

2,282

16,749,143

17,817,075

19,080,967

9

Germany

946

1,347

1,203

2,074,806

2,455,654

2,451,191

10

Mexico

398

996

470

185,773486,693332,613

ExportRank

120,000,000
100,000,000
80,000,000
60,000,000
40,000,000

Partner

Metric Tons

1,000 Yens

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

World

349,541

349,107332,304

301,124,695

304,227,287

302,715,513

1

USA

78,22382,194

81,347

66,744,560

71,390,104

75,246,059

2

China

74,97076,38568,677

68,541,742

69,260,182

65,373,063

3Thailand

55,36543,901

43,82045,715,154

38,071,428

38,926,584

4Indonesia

29,90130,16523,63623,741,444

24,677,611

20,214,365

5Mexico11,33918,176

18,967

8,012,157

13,119,220

15,749,552

6UK

13,83813,511

12,507

8,612,074

8,236,254

7,717,824

7

India

15,923

13,054

11,253

12,423,578

10,547,548

8,970,115

8

Brazil

8,382

7,921

7,668

7,668,035

7,330,340

7,496,641

9

Malaysia

6,180

6,149

6,220

5,822,170

6,161,711

6,678,000

10Taiwan

5,600

6,951

6,060

4,356,662

5,297,753

5,021,080

2013

2014

2015

350,000,000
300,000,000
250,000,000
200,000,000
150,000,000
100,000,000

20,000,000

50,000,00000

Japan Export (1,000 Yens)

2013

2014

2015

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EU (in USD), in descending order according to figures of 2015

Source: Euro Stat

Import
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

ExportRank

Country

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

2013 (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

Norway18,304,00019,185,000

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

2015

Export Volume (KG)

1,800,000,000
1,600,000,000
1,400,000,000
1,200,000,000
1,000,000,000
800,000,000
600,000,000
400,000,000
200,000,000
0Import Volume (KG)

2013

2014

600,000,000
500,000,000
400,000,000
300,000,000
200,000,000
100,000,000
0

2013

2014

2015