2019 Global Machine Tool Export Market Report
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2019 Global Machine Tool Export Market Report

The world's major exporters of machine tools are concentrated in Asia, the European Union and North America. In 2019, the German machine tool market ranked Germany as the world's largest exporter. In 2019, the export of machine tools was 9.17 billion US dollars.
Published: Jun 11, 2020
2019 Global Machine Tool Export Market Report

The world's major machine tool industry

The export of global machine tool products mainly comes from the representative machine tool production countries. In the EU, it is Germany, Italy, Switzerland, etc., in Asia, it is mainly Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, etc., and in North America, it is mainly the United States. Wait. The total export value of the top eight exporting countries can account for about 80% of global machine tool exports.

The export countries of global machine tools can be divided into three main squares. The most representative countries of the first square are Germany, Japan, etc., the representative countries of the second square are Italy, China, Taiwan, the United States, South Korea, etc. It can be placed in a third-party array. The export of machine tools to Germany and Japan has occupied an absolute leading position. In 2019, the total export value of Germany and Japan was about 17.1 billion US dollars, which can account for more than half of the seven major exporters, which is roughly equivalent to the total of the third to eighth export. The export value, that is, the machine tool products of Germany and Japan, is positioned as a high-end, high-quality and reliable in the global market the degree is high, and the relative price is also high.

The demand side of the global machine tool export market is changing rapidly. The original general-purpose model was adopted, and after mass production, it was sold to users at a low price, and then users produced their own products to participate in the competition. The production model is gradually fading out of the market. What customers need now is customized, automated, and intelligent machine tool products.

2019 Global Machine Tool Export Market Report

It is estimated that in the future, the focus of the global machine tool export market competition will quickly shift to a market dominated by customer needs, that is, it is necessary to meet customer needs and assist and support customers to produce competitive products and machine tools. Only the production enterprises have the opportunity of marketing and service.

  1. Major exporters of global machine tools in 2019

    The world's main exporters of machine tools are concentrated in Asia, the European Union, North America, etc. The representative countries are Asia, Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, etc., the European Union is Germany, Italy, Switzerland, etc., and North America is the United States. The global economy has been affected by the US-China trade war, and investment in various markets has slowed down. Eventually, the market's decline in capital goods, machinery, and equipment, especially the demand for machine tools, has decreased significantly. Due to the reduction in demand, major exporting countries such as Germany, Japan, Italy, Taiwan, the United States, and South Korea also experienced reduced exports in 2019, of which only mainland China's exports increased.

    The world's most representative machine tool export countries in Germany, Japan, China, Italy, Taiwan, the United States, South Korea, etc. The total export value of the seven major export countries reached 33 billion US dollars, accounting for more than 70% of global exports, compared with the previous year. Over the same period decreased by 10.6%.

    Germany ranks the world's largest exporter. In 2019, the export of machine tools was 9.17 billion US dollars, accounting for 27.7% of the seven largest exports, a decrease of 12.9% from the same period last year. Second, Japan’s exports amounted to 7.94 billion US dollars, accounting for 24.0% of the top seven exports, a decrease of 14.0% over the previous year. Third, China’s exports reached US$4.41 billion, accounting for 13.3% of the top seven exports, an increase of 10.0% over the previous year.

    In order, the value of Italian exports was US$3.77 billion, a decrease of 6.5% from the previous year. Taiwan’s export value was US$3.06 billion, a decrease of 16.2% from the previous year. The value of U.S. exports was US$2.4 billion, down 18.2% from the previous year. South Korean exports amounted to US$2.32 billion, a decrease of 10.9% from the previous year. Comprehensive analysis the decline in global demand for machine tools in 2019 is mainly due to the reduction in market demand affected by the US-China trade war, which ultimately led to a sharp decline in exports. In the Asian market, especially in the automotive and electronics industries, the demand for the market has continued to decline.

  2. Export situation of German machine tools in 2019

    The main export market for German machine tools is concentrated in the world's largest importer of machine tools, and the export market is most highly concentrated in the top ten global imports. The top ten export markets can account for about 60% of the export value. In 2019, the top ten markets for German machine tool exports accounted for about 63% of its total export value.

    In 2019, German exports reached 9.17 billion US dollars, a decrease of 12.9% from the same period of the previous year. The main reason for the analysis was the impact of the US-China trade war and the decline in the demand for the automobile industry. Mainland China ranks first, with exports of US$1.92 billion, accounting for 20.9% of all exports, a decrease of 20.2% from the same period last year. The United States ranked second, with exports of US$1.01 billion, accounting for 11.1% of exports, a decrease of 18.8% from the previous year. Italy ranked third, with an export value of US$438 million, accounting for 5.3% of exports, a decrease of 22.0% from the previous year.

    In order, French exports amounted to US$428 million, accounting for 4.7% of exports, a decrease of 2.9% from the previous year. Polish exports amounted to US$425 million, accounting for 4.6% of exports, a negative growth of 14.9% over the previous year. Austrian exports amounted to 399 million US dollars, accounting for 4.4% of exports, a decrease of 7.2% from Swiss the previous year.

    Taxes accounted for 3.4% of exports, an increase of 9.1% over the previous year. The Czech Republic accounted for 3.2% of exports, a decrease of 22.6% from the previous year. Mexico accounted for 2.9% of exports, a decrease of 30.3% from the previous year. Spain accounted for 2.8% of exports, a decrease of 21.2% from the previous year.

  3. Japanese machine tool exports in 2019

    Japan's main export market for machine tools is concentrated in the world's largest importer of machine tools, and most of the export market is concentrated in the top ten global imports, and the top ten export markets can account for about 80% of the export value. In 2019, the top ten markets for Japanese machine tool exports accounted for about 78% of its total export value.

    In 2019, Japan’s export volume reached 7.94 billion US dollars, a decrease of 14.0% compared with the same period of the previous year. The main reason for the analysis was the impact of the US-China trade war and the decline in the demand for the automotive and electronics industries. The United States ranks first, with exports of US$1.82 billion, accounting for 23.0% of all exports, up 1.0% from the same period last year. Mainland China ranks second, with exports of US$1.75 billion, accounting for 22.2% of exports, a significant decrease of 34.1% from the previous year. India ranked third, with an export value of 547 million US dollars, accounting for 6.9% of exports, an increase of 7.8% over the previous year.

    In order, Thailand’s exports amounted to US$461 million, accounting for 5.8% of exports, an increase of 4.6% over the previous year. South Korean exports amounted to US$388 million, accounting for 4.9% of exports, a significant decrease of 25.3% from the previous year. German exports amounted to US$321 million, accounting for 4.1% of exports, a decrease of 13.7% from the previous year. Taiwan accounted for 3.8% of exports, a decrease of 14.5% from the previous year. Mexico accounted for 2.7% of exports, a significant decrease of 23.2% from the previous year. Vietnam accounted for 2.7% of exports, an increase of 1.2% over the previous year. Italy accounted for 2.3% of exports, a decrease of 14.6% from the previous year.

  4. Export situation of mainland China machine tools in 2019

    The main export market for machine tools in mainland China is concentrated in the representative market for global machine tool imports, and most of the export markets are concentrated in the top ten global imports, and the top ten markets in exporting countries can account for about 50% of the output. In 2019, China's top ten machine tool export markets accounted for about 53% of its total export value.

    In 2019, China's exports reached US$4.41 billion, a substantial increase of 10.0% over the same period of the previous year. It is also the only country whose exports can grow against the trend. Vietnam ranked first, with an export value of 476 million US dollars, accounting for 10.8% of all exports, a substantial increase of 51.8% over the same period last year. India ranked second, with exports of 395 million US dollars, accounting for 8.9% of exports, an increase of 17.5% over the previous year. The United States ranked third, with an export value of 297 million US dollars, accounting for 6.7% of exports. Affected by the US-China trade, it was significantly reduced by 20.7% over the previous year.

    In order, Russian exports amounted to US$195 million, accounting for 4.4% of exports, an increase of 1.9% over the previous year. Japan’s exports amounted to US$189 million, accounting for 4.3% of exports, a significant decrease of 13.4% from the previous year. Thailand’s exports amounted to US$188 million, accounting for 4.3% of exports, a substantial increase of 25.4% over the previous year. Germany accounted for 4.2% of exports, a decrease of 5.6% from the previous year. South Korea accounted for 3.5% of exports, a substantial increase of 25.8% from the previous year. Indonesia accounted for 3.3% of exports, an increase of 12.2% over the previous year. Malaysia accounted for 3.3% of exports, a substantial increase of 27.4% from the previous year.

  5. Export of Italian machine tools in 2019

    The main export market for Italian machine tools is concentrated in the world's largest importers of machine tools, and most of the export markets are concentrated in the top ten global imports. The top ten export markets can account for more than 60% of the export value. In 2019, the top ten markets for the Italian machine tool exports accounted for about 66% of its total export value.

    In 2019, Italian exports reached US$3.77 billion, a decrease of 6.5% from the same period last year. The United States ranked first, with an export value of 473 million US dollars, accounting for 12.6% of all exports, an increase of 12.6% over the same period last year. Germany ranked second, with exports of US$420 million, accounting for 11.1% of exports, a decrease of 9.1% from the previous year. Mainland China ranked third, with an export value of 341 million US dollars, accounting for 9.1% of exports, a significant decrease of 15.0% over the previous year.

    In order, Portugal’s exports amounted to US$308 million, accounting for 8.2% of exports, an increase of 9.1% over the previous year. French exports amounted to US$261 million, accounting for 6.9% of exports, a decrease of 1.6% from the previous year. Polish exports amounted to US$194 million, accounting for 5.1% of exports, a significant decrease of 28.6% compared to the previous year. Spain accounted for 4.3% of exports, a decrease of 4.3% from the previous year. Russia accounted for 3.5% of exports, an increase of 14.8% over the previous year. India accounted for 2.9% of exports, an increase of 11.6% over the previous year. The Czech Republic accounted for 2.1% of exports, up 1.0% from the previous year.

  6. Taiwan machine tool export situation in 2019

    Taiwan's main export market for machine tools is concentrated in the world's largest importer of machine tools, and most of the export market is concentrated in the top ten global imports, and the top ten export markets can account for about 70% of the export value. In 2019, Taiwan's top ten machine tool export markets accounted for about 72% of its total export value.

    In 2019, Taiwan’s exports reached US$3.06 billion, a significant decrease of 16.2% from the same period last year. Mainland China ranked first, with an export value of US$877 million, accounting for 28.6% of all exports, a significant decrease of 24.0% from the same period last year. The United States ranked second, with an export value of US$407 million, accounting for 13.3% of exports, a 14.7% decrease from the previous year. India ranked third, with exports of US$140 million, accounting for 4.6% of exports, a decrease of 11.2% from the previous year.

    In order, Vietnam’s exports amounted to US$138 million, accounting for 4.5% of exports, an increase of 13.3% over the previous year. Thailand’s exports amounted to US$ 125 million, accounting for 4.1% of exports, a decrease of 9.3% from the previous year. Japan’s exports amounted to US$ 112 million, accounting for 3.7% of exports, an increase of 9.3% over the previous year. Germany accounted for 3.6% of exports, a negative growth of 4.8% over the previous year. The Netherlands accounted for 3.6% of exports, a decrease of 18.3% from the previous year. Russia accounted for 3.5% of exports, up 10.4% from the previous year. Turkey accounted for 2.9% of exports, a significant decrease of 43.3% from the previous year.

  7. US machine tool exports in 2019

    The major US machine tool export markets are concentrated in the North American Free Trade Area. Canada and Mexico together account for about half of US machine tool exports, and the top ten export markets together account for more than 73% of US machine tool exports.

    In 2019, the U.S. machine tool exports reached US$2.4 billion, down 18.2% from the same period last year. Mexico ranked first, with an export value of 673 million US dollars, accounting for 28.0% of US exports, a significant decrease of 18.5% over the previous year. Canada ranks second, with an export value of US$470 million, accounting for exports were 19.5%, a significant decrease of 20.3% from the previous year. In the third mainland of China, exports amounted to US$164 million, accounting for 6.9% of exports. Affected by the US-China trade war, it dropped significantly by 40.3% over the previous year.

  8. Export of Korean machine tools in 2019

    The main export markets of Korean machine tools are concentrated in China, North America, Germany, ASEAN, India, and other markets, accounting for about 70% of their exports. The top ten exporters together account for about 73% of South Korean machine tool exports.

    In 2019, the South Korean machine tool exports reached US$2.32 billion, a decrease of 10.9% from the same period last year. Mainland China ranked first, with an export value of 485 million US dollars, accounting for 20.9% of exports, an increase of 0.1% over the previous year. Second, the United States has an export value of 432 million US dollars, accounting for 18.6% of exports.

    Compared with the previous year, it decreased by 9.6%. Vietnam ranked third, with an export value of US$216 million, accounting for 9.3% of exports, a significant decrease of 20.6% from the previous year.

    In order, Germany accounted for 8.4% of exports, a decrease of 20.1%. India accounted for 6.0% of exports, a substantial decrease of 42.4%. Mexico accounts for 3.1%, Japan accounts for 2.5% of exports, Hungary accounts for 1.5%, Thailand accounts for 1.3%, and Taiwan accounts for 1.1%.

  9. Statistical analysis of the main export countries of metal cutting and forming machine tools in 2019

    Customs of the major machine tool manufacturing and exporting countries in the world released the export value of machine tools in 2019, in order: Germany, Japan, China, Italy, Taiwan, the United States, South Korea, etc. Germany ranks first in global exports, with an export value of US$ 9.17 billion, a decrease of 12.9% from the previous year. The second is that the value of Japanese exports reached 7.94 billion US dollars, a decrease of 14.0% compared with the previous year. The third place in mainland China, with an export value of US$4.41 billion, an increase of 10.0% over the previous year. In order, the export value of Italy is US$3.77 billion, the export value of Taiwan is US$3.06 billion, the export value of the US is US$2.4 billion, and the export value of South Korea is US$2.32 billion.

    To further analyze the world's major exporters of machine tools, the ranking of metal cutting machine tools exports, Germany is still the world's first, with an export value of 7.37 billion US dollars, accounting for 80.4% of all machine tools, a decrease of 13.7% over the previous year. The second place in Japan, with an export value of 6.74 billion US dollars, accounted for 84.9% of machine tools, a decrease of 15.8% over the previous year. The third place in mainland China, the export value was 2.88 billion US dollars, accounting for 65.4% of machine tools, an increase of 8.4% over the previous year.

    In order, Taiwan was US$2.53 billion, accounting for 82.8% of machine tools, a decrease of 17.4%. Italy was 2.18 billion US dollars, accounting for 57.9% of machine tools, a decrease of 3.3%. South Korea is 1.74 billion US dollars, a decrease of 16.5%. The United States was 1.72 billion US dollars, a decrease of 20.0%.

    In the ranking of metal forming machine tool exports, Germany is also the world's first, with an export value of 1.79 billion US dollars, accounting for 19.6% of all machine tools, a negative growth of 9.7% over the previous year. Italy ranked second with an export value of US$1.58 billion, accounting for 42.1% of machine tools, a decrease of 10.5% from the previous year. The third place in mainland China, due to the rapid growth of the mainland in laser sheet metal cutting machines, the export value is 1.52 billion US dollars, accounting for 34.6% of machine tools, an increase of 13.2% over the previous year.

    It is Japan in order, with an export value of 1.20 billion US dollars, accounting for 15.1% of machine tools, a decrease of 2.1%. The value of US exports was US$683 million, accounting for 28.4% of machine tools, a decrease of 13.5%. South Korea’s export value was US$582 million, an increase of 11.1%. Taiwan’s export value was US$526 million, a negative growth of 9.7%.

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