The European Union exported 1.7 billion U.S. dollars worth of plastic boxes, cases, crates, and similar articles in 2022. The export value of plastic stoppers, lids, caps, and other closures was 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, making it the second most valuable plastic article for the packing of goods exported by the EU that year. In terms of plastic packing goods imported to the EU in 2022, polyethylene sacks and bags had the highest value, at 1.6 billion U.S. dollars.
Global import and export value of plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goods in the European Union in 2022, by type
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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*Products are classified according to the Harmonized System (HS) codes. The data refers to the two digit HS code 3923, under the name of "Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics".
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