France - Nails, Tacks, Staples, Screws And Bolts - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights
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View PricingFrances Import of Nails and Bolts Reaches $216M in June 2023
France Nail And Bolt Imports
In June 2023, imports of nails, tacks, staples, screws and bolts into France rose remarkably to 36K tons, growing by 14% compared with the previous month. Overall, imports saw a relatively flat trend pattern. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in September 2022 with an increase of 35% m-o-m. As a result, imports attained the peak of 40K tons. From October 2022 to June 2023, the growth of imports remained at a somewhat lower figure.
In value terms, nail and bolt imports expanded notably to $216M (IndexBox estimates) in June 2023. In general, imports recorded a relatively flat trend pattern. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in September 2022 when imports increased by 21% month-to-month. Over the period under review, imports attained the maximum in June 2023. 
| COUNTRY | Import Value of Nail And Bolt in France (million USD) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2022 | Jul 2022 | Aug 2022 | Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 | May 2023 | Jun 2023 | |
| Germany | 49.3 | 37.6 | 40.0 | 43.1 | 42.6 | 46.3 | 43.5 | 51.4 | 49.9 | 55.5 | 48.1 | 49.4 | 55.8 |
| Italy | 25.3 | 29.4 | 19.8 | 27.2 | 26.1 | 29.8 | 22.9 | 29.9 | 30.8 | 33.7 | 29.7 | 32.1 | 31.9 |
| Belgium | 13.3 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 13.6 |
| Taiwan (Chinese) | 18.1 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 12.2 | 16.5 | 10.1 | 13.5 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 13.1 |
| China | 11.6 | 16.8 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 12.0 |
| Spain | 11.4 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 11.7 |
| Netherlands | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 8.6 |
| Others | 59.9 | 49.1 | 49.3 | 62.4 | 55.2 | 60.6 | 54.9 | 62.9 | 60.1 | 67.4 | 60.8 | 65.3 | 69.0 |
| Total | 196 | 171 | 157 | 191 | 175 | 194 | 166 | 197 | 191 | 211 | 193 | 199 | 216 |
Imports by Country
Italy (8.1K tons), Germany (8K tons) and China (3.3K tons) were the main suppliers of nail and bolt imports to France, with a combined 54% share of total imports.
From June 2022 to June 2023, the biggest increases were in Italy (with a CAGR of +4.6%), while purchases for the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.
In value terms, the largest nail and bolt suppliers to France were Germany ($56M), Italy ($32M) and Belgium ($14M), with a combined 47% share of total imports. These countries were followed by Taiwan (Chinese), China, Spain and the Netherlands, which together accounted for a further 21%.
Among the main suppliers, the Netherlands, with a CAGR of +2.2%, saw the highest rates of growth with regard to the value of imports, over the period under review, while purchases for the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.
Imports by Type
In June 2023, screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel (32K tons) constituted the largest type of nail and bolt supplied to France, with a 89% share of total imports. Moreover, screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel exceeded the figures recorded for the second-largest type, nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (not those of heading no. 8305) and the like, of iron or steel, with heads of other material or not, but excluding articles with heads of copper (2.8K tons), more than tenfold. The third position in this ranking was held by aluminium; nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading no. 8305) screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers and similar articles (723 tons), with a 2% share.
From June 2022 to June 2023, the average monthly growth rate of the volume of import of screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel was relatively modest. With regard to the other supplied products, the following average monthly rates of growth were recorded: nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (not those of heading no. 8305) and the like, of iron or steel, with heads of other material or not, but excluding articles with heads of copper (-3.2% per month) and aluminium; nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading no. 8305) screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers and similar articles (+8.4% per month).
In value terms, screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel ($191M) constituted the largest type of nail and bolt supplied to France, comprising 88% of total imports. The second position in the ranking was held by aluminium; nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading no. 8305) screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers and similar articles ($10M), with a 4.9% share of total imports. It was followed by nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (not those of heading no. 8305) and the like, of iron or steel, with heads of other material or not, but excluding articles with heads of copper, with a 3.9% share.
Import Prices by Country
In June 2023, the nail and bolt price stood at $6,048 per ton (CIF, France), reducing by -4.7% against the previous month. Over the period under review, the import price, however, continues to indicate a relatively flat trend pattern. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in December 2022 when the average import price increased by 11% m-o-m. The import price peaked at $6,348 per ton in May 2023, and then fell modestly in the following month.
There were significant differences in the average prices amongst the major supplying countries. In June 2023, the country with the highest price was Austria ($12,609 per ton), while the price for China ($3,670 per ton) was amongst the lowest.
From June 2022 to June 2023, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Austria (+6.2%), while the prices for the other major suppliers experienced more modest paces of growth.
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Product coverage:
- Prodcom 25931410 -
- Prodcom 25931480 -
- Prodcom 25941113 - Screws, turned from bars, rods, profiles, or wire, of a shank thickness . 6 mm
- Prodcom 25941115 - Other screws and bolts for fixing railway truck construction material, iron or steel
- Prodcom 25941117 - Screws and bolts without heads in steel
- Prodcom 25941123 - Slotted and cross-recessed screws of stainless steel
- Prodcom 25941125 - Other screws and bolts with heads
- Prodcom 25941127 - Hexagon socket head screws of stainless steel
- Prodcom 25941129 - Other hexagon socket head screws
- Prodcom 25941131 - Stainless steel hexagon bolts with heads
- Prodcom 25941133 - Iron or steel hexagon bolts with heads, with a tensile strength < .800 MPa (excluding of stainless steel)
- Prodcom 25941135 - Iron or steel hexagon bolts with heads, with a tensile strength. .800 MPa (excluding of stainless steel)
- Prodcom 25941139 - Iron or steel bolts with heads (excluding hexagon bolts)
- Prodcom 25941153 - Iron or steel wood screws
- Prodcom 25941157 - Iron or steel screw hooks and screw rings
- Prodcom 25941173 - Stainless steel self-tapping screws (excluding threaded mechanisms used to transmit motion, or to act as an active machinery part)
- Prodcom 25941175 - Iron or steel self-tapping screws (excluding of stainless steel, t hreaded mechanisms used to transmit motion, or to act as an active machinery part)
- Prodcom 25941183 - Iron or steel nuts turned from bars, rods, profiles, or wire, of solid section, of a hole diameter . 6 mm
- Prodcom 25941185 - Stainless steel nuts (excluding those turned from bars, rods, p rofiles, or wire, of solid section, of a hole diameter . 6 mm)
- Prodcom 25941187 - Iron or steel nuts (including self-locking nuts) (excluding of stainless steel, turned from bars, rods, profiles, or wire, of solid section, of a hole diameter . 6 mm)
- Prodcom 25941190 - Threaded articles, n.e.c., of iron or steel
- Prodcom 25941210 - Iron or steel spring washers and other lock washers
- Prodcom 25941230 - Iron or steel washers (excluding spring washers and other lock washers)
- Prodcom 25941250 - Iron or steel rivets (including partly hollow rivets) (excluding tubular or bifurcated rivets for all purposes)
- Prodcom 25941270 - Iron or steel cotters and cotter-pins and similar non-threaded articles (excluding washers, rivets)
- Prodcom 25941310 - Washers, rivets, cotters, cotter pins and the like, not threaded, of copper
- Prodcom 25941340 - Copper screws, bolts and nuts (excluding pointed screw nails, s crew stoppers, threaded mechanisms used to transmit motion/to act as active machinery part, screw hooks, rings)
- Prodcom 25941370 - Threaded articles of copper, n.e.c.
Country coverage:
- France
Data coverage:
- Market volume and value
- Per Capita consumption
- Forecast of the market dynamics in the medium term
- Trade (exports and imports) in France
- Export and import prices
- Market trends, drivers and restraints
- Key market players and their profiles
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1. INTRODUCTION
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- REPORT DESCRIPTION
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- GLOSSARY AND SPECIFIC TERMS
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2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A Quick Overview of Market Performance
- KEY FINDINGS
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3. MARKET OVERVIEW
Understanding the Current State of The Market and Its Prospects
- MARKET SIZE
- MARKET STRUCTURE
- TRADE BALANCE
- PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
- MARKET FORECAST TO 2030
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4. MOST PROMISING PRODUCT
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- BEST-SELLING PRODUCTS
- MOST CONSUMED PRODUCT
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5. MOST PROMISING SUPPLYING COUNTRIES
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- TOP PRODUCING COUNTRIES
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6. MOST PROMISING OVERSEAS MARKETS
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- TOP CONSUMING MARKETS
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7. PRODUCTION
The Latest Trends and Insights into The Industry
- PRODUCTION VOLUME AND VALUE
8. IMPORTS
The Largest Import Supplying Countries
- IMPORTS FROM 2012–2023
- IMPORTS BY COUNTRY
- IMPORT PRICES BY COUNTRY
9. EXPORTS
The Largest Destinations for Exports
- EXPORTS FROM 2012–2023
- EXPORTS BY COUNTRY
- EXPORT PRICES BY COUNTRY
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10. PROFILES OF MAJOR PRODUCERS
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LIST OF TABLES
- Key Findings In 2023
- Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Market Value, 2012–2023
- Per Capita Consumption In 2012-2023
- Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2023
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LIST OF FIGURES
- Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Market Value, 2012–2023
- Market Structure – Domestic Supply vs. Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012-2023
- Market Structure – Domestic Supply vs. Imports, In Value Terms, 2012-2023
- Trade Balance, In Physical Terms, 2012-2023
- Trade Balance, In Value Terms, 2012-2023
- Per Capita Consumption, 2012-2023
- Market Volume Forecast to 2030
- Market Value Forecast to 2030
- Products: Market Size And Growth, By Type
- Products: Average Per Capita Consumption, By Type
- Products: Exports And Growth, By Type
- Products: Export Prices And Growth, By Type
- Production Volume And Growth
- Exports And Growth
- Export Prices And Growth
- Market Size And Growth
- Per Capita Consumption
- Imports And Growth
- Import Prices
- Production, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Production, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
- Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
- Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2023
