Germany Ceramic Sanitary Ware Import Value Trend from 2010 to 2012
The total import value of Germany ceramic sanitary ware from 2010 to 2012 showed an inverted "V" trend. And the total import value of the three years amounted to 265 million US dollars, 313 million US dollars and 286 million US dollars respectively, among of which, the import value of 2012 decreased by 8.86% year on year.
Germany Ceramic Sanitary Ware Major Import Countries/Regions from 2010 to 2012
| No. | Import Countries/Regions | Import Value (Thousand USD) | Import Value Growth Compared 2012 to 2010 | ||
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| 1 | France | 56,936 | 54,619 | 43,701 | -23.25% |
| 2 | Turkey | 26,477 | 30,896 | 29,914 | 12.98% |
| 3 | China | 19,183 | 25,442 | 27,232 | 41.96% |
| 4 | Hungary | 28,946 | 33,349 | 25,588 | -11.60% |
| 5 | Poland | 23,270 | 26,369 | 23,363 | 0.40% |
| 6 | Romania | 15,757 | 18,788 | 19,910 | 26.36% |
| 7 | Italy | 16,379 | 18,096 | 18,920 | 15.51% |
| 8 | Czech | 13,967 | 18,179 | 15,985 | 14.45% |
| 9 | Austria | 12,821 | 16,673 | 15,211 | 18.64% |
| 10 | Egypt | 13,227 | 15,855 | 12,570 | -4.97% |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 7,913 | 9,530 | 9,792 | 23.75% |
| 12 | Portugal | 2,830 | 7,234 | 7,436 | 162.76% |
| 13 | Thailand | 2,072 | 6,464 | 6,210 | 199.71% |
| 14 | Mexico | 3,747 | 5,545 | 4,634 | 23.67% |
| 15 | Sweden | 3,553 | 3,926 | 3,350 | -5.71% |
| 16 | Spain | 2,737 | 2,951 | 2,518 | -8.00% |
| 17 | Slovenia | 3,691 | 4,889 | 2,399 | -35.00% |
| 18 | Japan | 2,477 | 744 | 2,214 | -10.62% |
| 19 | Switzerland | 1,433 | 2,136 | 1,950 | 36.08% |
| 20 | UK | 1,377 | 1,609 | 1,935 | 40.52% |
France, Turkey and China are Germany's three largest ceramic sanitary ware import countries from 2010 to 2012. Among Germany top twenty ceramic sanitary ware import markets in 2012, Thailand's import value of ceramic sanitary ware increased by 199.71% compared to that of 2010, which was the largest increase, followed by Portugal, the import value of which increased by 162.76% compared to that of 2010.
Germany Ceramic Sanitary Ware Major Import Countries/Regions Market Share from 2010 to 2012
| No. | Import Countries/Regions | Import Value Percentage | ||
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| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 1 | France↓ | 21.46% | 17.44% | 15.31% |
| 2 | Turkey | 9.98% | 9.86% | 10.48% |
| 3 | China↑ | 7.23% | 8.12% | 9.54% |
| 4 | Hungary↓ | 10.91% | 10.65% | 8.96% |
| 5 | Poland↓ | 8.77% | 8.42% | 8.18% |
| 6 | Romania↑ | 5.94% | 6.00% | 6.97% |
| 7 | Italy | 6.17% | 5.78% | 6.63% |
| 8 | Czech | 5.26% | 5.80% | 5.60% |
| 9 | Austria↑ | 4.83% | 5.32% | 5.33% |
| 10 | Egypt | 4.99% | 5.06% | 4.40% |
| 11 | Bulgaria↑ | 2.98% | 3.04% | 3.43% |
| 12 | Portugal↑ | 1.07% | 2.31% | 2.60% |
| 13 | Thailand↑ | 0.78% | 2.06% | 2.18% |
| 14 | Mexico | 1.41% | 1.77% | 1.62% |
| 15 | Sweden↓ | 1.34% | 1.25% | 1.17% |
| 16 | Spain↓ | 1.03% | 0.94% | 0.88% |
| 17 | Slovenia | 1.39% | 1.56% | 0.84% |
| 18 | Japan | 0.93% | 0.24% | 0.78% |
| 19 | Switzerland | 0.54% | 0.68% | 0.68% |
| 20 | UK | 0.52% | 0.51% | 0.68% |
Note: “↑”represents that the indicators listed continued to increase from 2010 to 2012, “↓”represents that the indicators listed continued to decrease from 2010 to 2012.
Judging from the market share, the import value in proportion of China, Romania, Austria, Bulgaria, Portugal and Thailand continued to rise, while that of France, Hungary, Poland, Sweden and Spain continued to decline from 2010 to 2012.
Germany Ceramic Sanitary Ware Major Import Countries/Regions from Jan. to August in 2013
| Countries/Regions | Import Value of Jan.-August 2013 (thousand US dollars) | Year-on-Year | Percentage |
| Total | 211,169 | 10.85% | 100.00% |
| France | 36,111 | 25.25% | 17.10% |
| Turkey | 21,784 | 15.72% | 10.32% |
| Hungary | 19,236 | -6.44% | 9.11% |
| Italy | 18,258 | 34.12% | 8.65% |
| Poland | 18,091 | 13.81% | 8.57% |
| China | 15,315 | -9.03% | 7.25% |
| Austria | 13,465 | 39.03% | 6.38% |
| Romania | 13,308 | 16.63% | 6.30% |
| Czech | 10,438 | -4.94% | 4.94% |
| Belgium | 8,267 | 57.62% | 3.91% |
From Jan. to August in 2013, Germany's import value of ceramic sanitary ware amounted to 211 million US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 10.85%, and the import value of France ceramic sanitary ware accounted for 17.10% of the total import value, followed by Turkey, accounting for 10.32%. China ranked the sixth, accounting for 7.25%.
