According to customs statistics, in the first three quarters of 2023, China household paper products continued to show a trend of trade surplus, and there was a significant increase in both export amount and volume. The import and export of absorbent hygiene products continued the trend of the first half of the year, with imports decreasing year-on-year and export business continuing to grow. Wet wipes imports fell significantly year-on-year while exports rose slightly . Specific import and export situation of various products is analyzed as follows.
Household paper
Import
In the first three quarters of 2023, the import volume of household paper was about 24,300 tons, basically the same as the period of last year, and the imported household paper was mainl for parent roll , accounting for 83.4%.
At present, China household paper market is mainly for exported, and the domestic production of household paper output and product categories have been able to meet the local market demand, and the impact of import trade on China household paper market is minimal.
Export
In the first three quarters of 2023, the export volume and value of household paper increased significantly year-on-year, continuing the trend of export trade surplus in the first half of the year, the situation is good!
The total export volume of household paper amounted to 804,200 tons, a year-on-year increase of 42.47%, and the export value amounted to 1.762 billion U.S. dollars, a increase of 26.80%. The largest year-on-year increase in exports for the jumbo roll , if for the export volume, household paper exports are still mainly for finished paper products (such as toilet paper, handkerchief paper, facial tissue, napkins, paper towel and etc.) , accounting for 71.0%. From the point of view of the export value, the export value of finished products accounted for 82.4% of the total export value, affected by the market supply and demand, all kinds of finished products export prices have declined.
Absorbent hygiene products
Import
In the first three quarters of 2023, the import volume of absorbent hygiene products only amounted to 3.20 million tons, a big drop of 40.19% year-on-year. Among them, baby diapers still dominated the import volume, accounting for 63.7%. Due to the fact that in recent years, China’s infant birth rate continued to decline, and the quality of China’s baby diaper products to improve, recognized by the local market consumer groups, further reducing the demand for imported products. In absorbent hygiene products, “diapers and any other materials that made of diapers” is the only category with year-on-year growth in imports, but the volume is very small, and the import price dropped by 46.94% which indicating that it is still dominated by low-end products.
Export
The total exports of absorbent hygiene products amounted to 951,500 tons, much higher than the import, up 12.60% year-on-year; the export value amounted to 2.897 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 10.70% , which demonstrates the efforts of China absorbent hygiene industry enterprises to explore the international market. Baby diapers accounted for the largest share in the export volume of absorbent hygiene products, accounting for 40.7% of the total export volume.
Wet Wipes
Import
In the first three quarters of 2023, the total import volume and total import value of wet wipes both saw double-digit declines year-on-year, and the total import volume of wet wipes was smaller at 22,200 tons, down 22.60%, which had a smaller impact on the domestic market.
Export
The total export of wet wipes amounted to 425,100t, up 7.88% year-on-year. Among them, cleaning wipes dominated, accounting for about 75.7%, and the export volume increased by 17.92% year-on-year. The export of disinfectant wipes still continued the downward trend. The average export price of wet wipes is much lower than the average import price, indicating that the international trade competition of wet wipes is fierce.
Post time: Nov-24-2023