International Market Data
The BPF helps UK companies develop trade overseas. This includes securing Government grants at foreign exhibitions, organising the British Pavilion at major plastics trade fairs around the world, and providing access to expert advice and market intelligence to support international activities.
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International Plastics Trade Market Data
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| The British Plastics Federation have international plastics market data for 72 countries around the globe. Click on the country below to see the market data: | |||
| Algeria | Egypt | Lebanon | Slovakia |
| Argentina | Estonia | Lithuania | Slovenia |
| Australia | Finland | Malaysia | South Africa |
| Austria | France | Mexico | Spain |
| Belarus | Germany | Morocco | Sweden |
| Belgium | Greece | Netherlands | Switzerland |
| Bolivia | Hong Kong | New Zealand | Syrian Arab Republic |
| Brazil | Hungary | Norway | Taiwan |
| Bulgaria | India | Pakistan | Thailand |
| Canada | Indonesia | Paraguay | Tunisia |
| China | Iran | Peru | Turkey |
| Costa Rica | Ireland | Philippines | Ukraine |
| Colombia | Israel | Poland | United Arab Emirates |
| Croatia | Italy | Portugal | United Kingdom |
| Cyprus | Japan | Romania | United States (USA) |
| Czech Republic | Jordan | Russian Federation | Uruguay |
| Denmark | Kazakhstan | Saudi Arabia | Venezuela |
| Ecuador | Latvia | Singapore | Vietnam |
Industry Contacts / Information Available to Download
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Agents / Distributors |
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Sales Leads from Exhibitions |
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List of Trade Associations (worldwide) |
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Trade Magazines (worldwide) |
Industry Reports Available to Download
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Report on plastics production and consumption in 70 countries worldwide for the period of 2015 – now, including prediction for up to 2026 (published Feb 2022) by EUROMAP, Europe's Association for plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers. | ||
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EU plastics machinery exports Covid update |
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Understanding Plastics Trade |
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EUROMAP plastics and rubber machinery market data (Sept 2020) |
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Plastics Resin Production and Consumption 2011 – 2017 |
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Brazilian Market for Plastics Machinery - Automotive (March 2020) |
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Plastics machinery in Brazil EUROMAP report on plastics and rubber machinery in Brazil- packaging (2019) |
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Plastics Machinery Import to UK |
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Plastics Machinery Export from UK |
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The Global Plastics Flow Study - facts and figures about the circular economy in 44 countries. |
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HM Government "Prepare for no deal" pack |
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Export of European plastics and rubber equipment EUROMAP report on export of European plastics and rubber equipment (2016) |
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Plastics Industry in North America 170 p. report including Industry analysis and applications specification (Oct 2009) |
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Plastics Industry in the Middle East The Plastics Industry in the Middle East (109p) - Strategic Options for the European Plastics Machinery Industry (Jan 2009) |
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How to tackle regulatory barriers when doing business abroad |
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The only way is export. Renewing the UK's role as a trading nation CBI economic analysis of UK trade performance. |
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Understanding ASEAN - The Manufacturing Opportunity |
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World Market Directory
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EUROMAP World Market Directory |
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Plastics Exporters Handbook |
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Useful Links For Plastics Exporters
| Find export opportunities Search for opportunities and pitch your company to overseas buyers who are looking for products and services. |
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Contact your local DIT adviser |
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Set up a business profile to be promoted to overseas buyers |
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| UK Export Finance UK’s export credit agency helping UK exporters by providing insurance and guarantees to banks to share the risks of providing export finance. |
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Trade Map - Trade statistics for international business development |
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Find an online marketplace on our selling online overseas directory |
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| Tradeshow Access Programme DIT supports British exhibitors with grants at foreign trade shows. These are called Tradeshow Access Programme. |
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| Open to Export Online platform which aims to connect people with businesses that can help trade successfully abroad. It has lots of free information from partners including PriceWaterhouseCooper, Lloyd’s TSB and The Law Society. You can also ask questions or answer questions posted by others. |
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| List of DIT events Click HERE to see the DIT events |
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DIT E-exporting Programme |
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| Business is GREAT website Business is Great website offers ‘support, advice and inspiration’ and includes case studies as well as links to various Government schemes and free training opportunities. |
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| Overseas Business Risk To view the Overseas Business Risk information CLICK HERE UK Trade & Investment and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) have brought together authoritative, accessible and topical information on 90 countries. |
| European Plastics and Rubber Statistics European plastics and rubber statistics including number of firms, turnover of the industry in each country and more. |
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| Market Access Database The Market Access Database is an excellent resource for UK Exporters, it provides information on tariffs, taxes and import formalities applicable for virtually every country in the world. |
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| Track Import-Export flows on goods in more than 200 countries Santander trade platform provides you with useful statistics on imports and exports as reported by the United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database (UN Comtrade) |
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| Overseas Trade Statistics HM Revenue & Customs overseas Trade Statistics. You can create your own data tables on the commodity codes of interest to you. At a very general level there are figures for all exports and imports combined. At a detailed level (known as 8-digit data), the trade statistics are broken down to 10,500 different commodities, recording trade between the UK and over 200 countries throughout the world. The primary use of UK Trade Data is as market intelligence - to identify new trade opportunities for your products across the world: to measure market share to identify growth areas: to forecast trends and analyse patterns. To access the uktrade info CLICK HERE |
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World Trade Organisation Tarriff Database |
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