BOPET import and export market achieves trade surplus and expands

After more than 20 years of development, Chinese BOPET enterprises have greatly improved in terms of film quality and performan.

According to customs statistics, from 2011 to 2018, the annual import volume of BOPET market was 240,000-330,000 tons, and the annual growth rate was mostly 12%-18%, but it was in negative growth for some time; and for exports, except for the negative growth in 2011, At other times, the growth rate is positive, with a growth rate of 7%-32%, and most of the time the growth rate is more than 20%, from 141,000 tons in 2011 to 410,300 tons in 2018; overall, the BOPET market export growth rate is far The growth rate is higher than that of imports, and the transition from trade deficit to trade surplus began in 201 In 2018, China's total import of BOPET was 329,900 tons, an increase of 237,700 tons compared with 2011, and the total export volume was 410,300 tons, an increase of 356,000 tons compared with 201

It is understood that the imported products in China's BOPET market are mainly optical and other functional films, while the export products are mainly ordinary packaging and printing fil.

From the perspective of the domestic BOPET product structure, before 2015, the BOPET market was dominated by ordinary bag-earning films, but with the surplus of ordinary films and the transfer of demand areas, BOPET film companies began to transform in 2015, and most of the new production lines were thick Film line (products are mainly functional and differentiated films), after years of development, domestic differentiated products have increased, some products are completely self-sufficient, and imports are relatively reduced; in terms of exports, with the rise of Southeast Asia, the demand has steadily increased , and the state increased the export tax rebate of plastic products from 13% to 16%, which is good for exports, resulting in a substantial increase in export volu.

According to customs data, China's BOPET market is mainly concentrated in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan Province of Chi.

It is reported that South Korea plans to continue anti-dumping measures against polyester film produced in China after taking anti-dumping measures against polyester film produced in China for 10 yea.

At present, China's BOPET market still has an import volume of more than 300,000 tons, indicating that the domestic demand for functional films is still relatively strong, which prompts domestic BOPET companies to increase investment in research and development, improve film quality and performance, and realize domestic product self-sufficiency as soon as possib.