China is the world's third-largest exporter of plastic packaging materials (the first and second positions are held by the United States and Saudi Arabia, each accounting for about 10% of global exports in the past five years). In recent years, approximately 7% of the world's plastic packaging material exports have come from China (7.1%). In 2024, China's annual export value of plastic packaging materials reached $14.07 billion, with an average monthly export value of $1.17 billion, representing an overall growth of 18.0% compared to 2023.

In 2024, the top 10 destination countries/regions contributed nearly half (48.8%) of the total annual export value of plastic packaging materials. Below is a summary of the global distribution of China's plastic packaging material exports in 2024, based on the latest international trade data.

India is the largest destination country for Chinese plastic packaging material exports. In 2024, China exported $1.51 billion worth of goods to India, exceeding 10.7% of the total annual export value of Chinese plastic packaging materials.

Vietnam is the second-largest destination for China's plastic packaging material exports. In 2024, China exported $1.38 billion worth of plastic packaging materials to Vietnam, accounting for nearly 10% (9.8%) of China's total annual plastic packaging material exports.

Indonesia and Russia are the third and fourth largest destinations for China's plastic packaging material exports, respectively. In 2024, China exported $61 million and $60 million to these two regions, with their combined total accounting for nearly one-tenth (8.6%) of China's total annual plastic packaging material export value.

The export volume to the top four destination countries accounted for nearly 30% (29.2%) of the total export volume of plastic packaging materials in that month.

The fifth to tenth are relatively close, respectively:

South Korea, $510 million (3.6%)

Nigeria, $480 million (3.4%)

EU, $480 million (3.4%)

Thailand, $450 million (3.2%)

United Arab Emirates, $430 million (3.1%)

Philippines, 410 million USD (2.9%)