The World Market for Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools: A 2016 Global Trade Perspective

This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for files, rasps, and similar tools. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for files, rasps, and similar tools for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying files, rasps, and similar tools? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of files, rasps, and similar tools vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of files, rasps, and similar tools? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 9 1.1 Our Approach 9 2 THE WORLD MARKET 15 2.1 Exports 15 2.1.1 The World Market: Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools Export Supplies in 2016 15 2.2 Imports 17 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools in 2016 17 3 EXPORTS 21 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools 21 3.1.1 Executive Summary 21 3.1.2 South Africa 24 3.1.3 Swaziland 25 3.1.4 Tunisia 25 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools 25 3.2.1 Executive Summary 25 3.2.2 China 30 3.2.3 Hong Kong 31 3.2.4 India 32 3.2.5 Indonesia 33 3.2.6 Japan 33 3.2.7 Malaysia 34 3.2.8 Singapore 34 3.2.9 South Korea 34 3.2.10 Taiwan 35 3.2.11 Thailand 36 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools 36 3.3.1 Executive Summary 36 3.3.2 Austria 41 3.3.3 Belgium 41 3.3.4 Czech Republic 42 3.3.5 Denmark 42 3.3.6 Finland 42 3.3.7 France 43 3.3.8 Germany 44 3.3.9 Greece 45 3.3.10 Hungary 45 3.3.11 Ireland 45 3.3.12 Italy 46 3.3.13 Luxembourg 47 3.3.14 Norway 47 3.3.15 Poland 47 3.3.16 Portugal 48 3.3.17 Russia 49 3.3.18 Slovakia 49 3.3.19 Slovenia 49 3.3.20 Spain 50 3.3.21 Sweden 51 3.3.22 the Netherlands 52 3.3.23 Ukraine 52 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools 52 3.4.1 Executive Summary 52 3.4.2 Brazil 56 3.4.3 Colombia 57 3.4.4 El Salvador 57 3.4.5 Honduras 58 3.4.6 Mexico 58 3.4.7 Panama 59 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools 59 3.5.1 Executive Summary 59 3.5.2 Canada 62 3.5.3 the United States 63 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools 64 3.6.1 Executive Summary 64 3.6.2 Australia 65 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools 66 3.7.1 Executive Summary 66 3.7.2 Israel 68 3.7.3 Turkey 69 4 IMPORTS 70 4.1 Africa: Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools Imports in 2016 70 4.1.1 Executive Summary 70 4.1.2 Algeria 73 4.1.3 Botswana 74 4.1.4 Cameroon 74 4.1.5 Cote d'Ivoire 74 4.1.6 Egypt 75 4.1.7 Ethiopia 75 4.1.8 Ghana 75 4.1.9 Mali 76 4.1.10 Morocco 76 4.1.11 Mozambique 76 4.1.12 Namibia 77 4.1.13 Nigeria 77 4.1.14 South Africa 78 4.1.15 Uganda 78 4.1.16 Zimbabwe 78 4.2 Asia: Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools Imports in 2016 79 4.2.1 Executive Summary 79 4.2.2 China 83 4.2.3 Hong Kong 83 4.2.4 India 84 4.2.5 Indonesia 84 4.2.6 Japan 85 4.2.7 Malaysia 85 4.2.8 Papua New Guinea 86 4.2.9 Philippines 86 4.2.10 Singapore 87 4.2.11 South Korea 87 4.2.12 Sri Lanka 88 4.2.13 Taiwan 88 4.2.14 Thailand 89 4.2.15 Vietnam 89 4.3 Europe: Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools Imports in 2016 90 4.3.1 Executive Summary 90 4.3.2 Albania 93 4.3.3 Austria 94 4.3.4 Belarus 94 4.3.5 Belgium 95 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95 4.3.7 Bulgaria 96 4.3.8 Croatia 96 4.3.9 Czech Republic 97 4.3.10 Denmark 97 4.3.11 Estonia 98 4.3.12 Finland 98 4.3.13 France 99 4.3.14 Georgia 99 4.3.15 Germany 100 4.3.16 Greece 101 4.3.17 Hungary 101 4.3.18 Ireland 102 4.3.19 Italy 102 4.3.20 Kazakhstan 103 4.3.21 Latvia 103 4.3.22 Lithuania 103 4.3.23 Luxembourg 104 4.3.24 Malta 104 4.3.25 Norway 105 4.3.26 Poland 105 4.3.27 Portugal 106 4.3.28 Romania 106 4.3.29 Russia 107 4.3.30 Slovakia 107 4.3.31 Slovenia 108 4.3.32 Spain 108 4.3.33 Sweden 109 4.3.34 the Netherlands 110 4.3.35 Ukraine 110 4.4 Latin America: Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools Imports in 2016 111 4.4.1 Executive Summary 111 4.4.2 Argentina 115 4.4.3 Belize 115 4.4.4 Bolivia 115 4.4.5 Brazil 116 4.4.6 Chile 116 4.4.7 Colombia 117 4.4.8 Costa Rica 117 4.4.9 Ecuador 118 4.4.10 El Salvador 118 4.4.11 Guatemala 119 4.4.12 Guyana 119 4.4.13 Honduras 120 4.4.14 Mexico 120 4.4.15 Nicaragua 121 4.4.16 Paraguay 121 4.4.17 Peru 122 4.4.18 Uruguay 122 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools Imports in 2016 122 4.5.1 Executive Summary 122 4.5.2 Bermuda 126 4.5.3 Canada 127 4.5.4 Dominican Republic 127 4.5.5 Jamaica 128 4.5.6 the Bahamas 128 4.5.7 the United States 129 4.6 Oceana: Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools Imports in 2016 129 4.6.1 Executive Summary 129 4.6.2 Australia 133 4.6.3 Fiji 133 4.6.4 New Caledonia 134 4.6.5 New Zealand 134 4.7 the Middle East: Files, Rasps, and Similar Tools Imports in 2016 134 4.7.1 Executive Summary 134 4.7.2 Israel 137 4.7.3 Jordan 138 4.7.4 Lebanon 138 4.7.5 Oman 138 4.7.6 Pakistan 139 4.7.7 Turkey 139 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 140 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 140 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 141