HS 48HS chapter
Paper and paperboard
Global trade in paper and paperboard during 2023, with the top exporting and importing countries. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$25.75B
Reported exports (2023)
$4.94B
Reported imports (2023)
50
Exporting countries
Global merchandise trade in paper and paperboard totaled approximately $25.75 billion in reported exports during 2023, with 50 countries acting as exporters in CEPII BACI. Finland led the field with $5.61 billion in exports — 21.8% of the global market.
This page aggregates every HS6 product line within HS chapter 48. Country-level numbers reflect the sum of all subcategories that BACI reports. See methodology for caveats around mirror reconciliation and known data limitations, or data sources for the underlying CEPII BACI release.
Top exporters
1
Finland
Finland$5.61B
21.8%
2
Sweden
Sweden$5.08B
19.7%
3
Indonesia
Indonesia$3.28B
12.8%
4
Canada
Canada$2.10B
8.1%
5
Portugal
Portugal$1.46B
5.7%
6
Austria
Austria$892.92M
3.5%
7
Norway
Norway$546.78M
2.1%
8
Türkiye
Türkiye$523.64M
2.0%
9
Singapore
Singapore$486.14M
1.9%
10
Lao People's Dem. Rep.
Lao People's Dem. Rep.$453.01M
1.8%
11
Russian Federation
Russian Federation$426.11M
1.7%
12
Brazil
Brazil$401.78M
1.6%
13
Serbia
Serbia$383.05M
1.5%
14
Chile
Chile$368.29M
1.4%
15
Luxembourg
Luxembourg$348.12M
1.4%
16
El Salvador
El Salvador$335.08M
1.3%
17
Slovakia
Slovakia$288.40M
1.1%
18
Guatemala
Guatemala$277.16M
1.1%
19
Slovenia
Slovenia$228.62M
0.9%
20
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates$210.96M
0.8%
21
China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR$165.08M
0.6%
22
Bosnia Herzegovina
Bosnia Herzegovina$140.27M
0.5%
23
Greece
Greece$137.97M
0.5%
24
Egypt
Egypt$135.42M
0.5%
25
Jordan
Jordan$135.27M
0.5%
Top importers
1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica$319.11M
6.5%
2Guatemala
Guatemala$272.90M
5.5%
3
Ecuador
Ecuador$257.86M
5.2%
4Luxembourg
Luxembourg$225.67M
4.6%
5
Algeria
Algeria$176.27M
3.6%
6Egypt
Egypt$176.17M
3.6%
7
Honduras
Honduras$172.10M
3.5%
8Serbia
Serbia$164.67M
3.3%
9
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka$159.54M
3.2%
10
South Africa
South Africa$152.70M
3.1%
11
Iran
Iran$141.64M
2.9%
12Greece
Greece$139.92M
2.8%
13
Argentina
Argentina$135.50M
2.7%
14
Kenya
Kenya$130.30M
2.6%
15
Nicaragua
Nicaragua$130.21M
2.6%
16
Bangladesh
Bangladesh$129.14M
2.6%
17
Nigeria
Nigeria$116.28M
2.4%
18
Cambodia
Cambodia$101.12M
2.0%
19
Myanmar
Myanmar$91.67M
1.9%
20
Dominican Rep.
Dominican Rep.$83.85M
1.7%
21
Pakistan
Pakistan$83.62M
1.7%
22
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan$80.03M
1.6%
23
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan$80.00M
1.6%
24Slovenia
Slovenia$79.78M
1.6%
25
Peru
Peru$77.87M
1.6%