In 2022, Brazil exported approximately 317,000 metric tons of processed plastics, the highest figure recorded since 2010. In the same year, the South American country reported roughly 738,000 metric tons of imported processed plastics.
Exports of processed plastics from Brazil from 2010 to 2022
(in 1,000 metric tons)
The source provides the following additional information: "For foreign trade of plastic, Chapter 39 of the MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM) must be considered. Some plastic goods may be classified under other specific categories such as plastic auto-parts, synthetic fabrics, etc. The proportion of plastic goods classified under Chapter 39 is 80 percent; the remaining 20 percent is distributed among other classifications."
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Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico. (September 11, 2023). Exports of processed plastics from Brazil from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494113/brazilian-processed-plastic-export-volume/
Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico. "Exports of processed plastics from Brazil from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. September 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494113/brazilian-processed-plastic-export-volume/
Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico. (2023). Exports of processed plastics from Brazil from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494113/brazilian-processed-plastic-export-volume/
Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico. "Exports of Processed Plastics from Brazil from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494113/brazilian-processed-plastic-export-volume/
Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico, Exports of processed plastics from Brazil from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494113/brazilian-processed-plastic-export-volume/ (last visited October 12, 2024)
Exports of processed plastics from Brazil from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico, September 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494113/brazilian-processed-plastic-export-volume/