The World Market for Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, 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 pliers, cutting pliers, pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 pliers, cutting pliers, pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, 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 pliers, cutting pliers, pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, and similar tools? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of pliers, cutting pliers, pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, 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 pliers, cutting pliers, pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, 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 10 1.1 Our Approach 10 2 THE WORLD MARKET 16 2.1 Exports 16 2.1.1 The World Market: Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, and Similar Tools Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 19 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, and Similar Tools in 2016 19 3 EXPORTS 23 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, and Similar Tools 23 3.1.1 Executive Summary 23 3.1.2 Morocco 26 3.1.3 South Africa 27 3.1.4 Swaziland 27 3.1.5 Tunisia 27 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, and Similar Tools 28 3.2.1 Executive Summary 28 3.2.2 China 32 3.2.3 Hong Kong 33 3.2.4 India 34 3.2.5 Indonesia 35 3.2.6 Japan 36 3.2.7 Malaysia 37 3.2.8 Philippines 37 3.2.9 Singapore 38 3.2.10 South Korea 39 3.2.11 Taiwan 40 3.2.12 Thailand 41 3.2.13 Vietnam 42 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, and Similar Tools 42 3.3.1 Executive Summary 42 3.3.2 Austria 47 3.3.3 Belgium 48 3.3.4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 49 3.3.5 Bulgaria 49 3.3.6 Croatia 49 3.3.7 Czech Republic 50 3.3.8 Denmark 51 3.3.9 Estonia 51 3.3.10 Finland 52 3.3.11 France 53 3.3.12 Germany 54 3.3.13 Greece 55 3.3.14 Hungary 55 3.3.15 Italy 56 3.3.16 Kazakhstan 57 3.3.17 Latvia 57 3.3.18 Lithuania 57 3.3.19 Luxembourg 58 3.3.20 Malta 58 3.3.21 Norway 58 3.3.22 Poland 59 3.3.23 Portugal 60 3.3.24 Romania 60 3.3.25 Russia 61 3.3.26 Slovakia 61 3.3.27 Slovenia 62 3.3.28 Spain 63 3.3.29 Sweden 64 3.3.30 the Netherlands 65 3.3.31 Ukraine 66 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, and Similar Tools 66 3.4.1 Executive Summary 66 3.4.2 Argentina 70 3.4.3 Brazil 71 3.4.4 Colombia 71 3.4.5 Costa Rica 72 3.4.6 Mexico 72 3.4.7 Panama 73 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, and Similar Tools 73 3.5.1 Executive Summary 73 3.5.2 Canada 77 3.5.3 the United States 78 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, and Similar Tools 79 3.6.1 Executive Summary 79 3.6.2 Australia 83 3.6.3 New Zealand 83 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, and Similar Tools 83 3.7.1 Executive Summary 84 3.7.2 Israel 88 3.7.3 Lebanon 88 3.7.4 Pakistan 89 3.7.5 Turkey 90 4 IMPORTS 91 4.1 Africa: Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, and Similar Tools Imports in 2016 91 4.1.1 Executive Summary 91 4.1.2 Algeria 95 4.1.3 Botswana 95 4.1.4 Cameroon 96 4.1.5 Cape Verde 96 4.1.6 Cote d'Ivoire 96 4.1.7 Egypt 97 4.1.8 Ethiopia 97 4.1.9 Ghana 98 4.1.10 Madagascar 98 4.1.11 Mali 99 4.1.12 Mauritius 99 4.1.13 Morocco 100 4.1.14 Mozambique 100 4.1.15 Namibia 101 4.1.16 Niger 101 4.1.17 Nigeria 102 4.1.18 Rwanda 102 4.1.19 Senegal 103 4.1.20 South Africa 103 4.1.21 Togo 104 4.1.22 Uganda 104 4.1.23 Zimbabwe 104 4.2 Asia: Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, and Similar Tools Imports in 2016 105 4.2.1 Executive Summary 105 4.2.2 Brunei 109 4.2.3 Cambodia 109 4.2.4 China 110 4.2.5 Hong Kong 111 4.2.6 India 112 4.2.7 Indonesia 113 4.2.8 Japan 114 4.2.9 Malaysia 115 4.2.10 Papua New Guinea 116 4.2.11 Philippines 116 4.2.12 Singapore 117 4.2.13 South Korea 118 4.2.14 Sri Lanka 118 4.2.15 Taiwan 119 4.2.16 Thailand 120 4.2.17 Vietnam 121 4.3 Europe: Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, and Similar Tools Imports in 2016 121 4.3.1 Executive Summary 121 4.3.2 Albania 125 4.3.3 Austria 126 4.3.4 Belarus 127 4.3.5 Belgium 128 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 129 4.3.7 Bulgaria 129 4.3.8 Croatia 130 4.3.9 Cyprus 130 4.3.10 Czech Republic 131 4.3.11 Denmark 132 4.3.12 Estonia 133 4.3.13 Finland 134 4.3.14 France 135 4.3.15 Georgia 136 4.3.16 Germany 137 4.3.17 Greece 138 4.3.18 Hungary 139 4.3.19 Iceland 140 4.3.20 Ireland 140 4.3.21 Italy 141 4.3.22 Kazakhstan 142 4.3.23 Latvia 142 4.3.24 Lithuania 143 4.3.25 Luxembourg 143 4.3.26 Macedonia 144 4.3.27 Malta 144 4.3.28 Moldova 144 4.3.29 Norway 145 4.3.30 Poland 146 4.3.31 Portugal 147 4.3.32 Romania 148 4.3.33 Russia 149 4.3.34 Slovakia 150 4.3.35 Slovenia 151 4.3.36 Spain 152 4.3.37 Sweden 153 4.3.38 the Netherlands 154 4.3.39 Ukraine 155 4.4 Latin America: Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, and Similar Tools Imports in 2016 155 4.4.1 Executive Summary 155 4.4.2 Argentina 160 4.4.3 Belize 160 4.4.4 Bolivia 161 4.4.5 Brazil 162 4.4.6 Chile 163 4.4.7 Colombia 164 4.4.8 Costa Rica 165 4.4.9 Ecuador 165 4.4.10 El Salvador 166 4.4.11 Guatemala 166 4.4.12 Guyana 167 4.4.13 Honduras 167 4.4.14 Mexico 168 4.4.15 Nicaragua 168 4.4.16 Paraguay 169 4.4.17 Peru 169 4.4.18 Uruguay 170 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, and Similar Tools Imports in 2016 170 4.5.1 Executive Summary 170 4.5.2 Aruba 174 4.5.3 Barbados 175 4.5.4 Bermuda 175 4.5.5 Canada 176 4.5.6 Dominican Republic 177 4.5.7 Greenland 177 4.5.8 Jamaica 178 4.5.9 the Bahamas 178 4.5.10 the United States 179 4.6 Oceana: Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, and Similar Tools Imports in 2016 180 4.6.1 Executive Summary 180 4.6.2 Australia 184 4.6.3 Fiji 185 4.6.4 New Caledonia 185 4.6.5 New Zealand 186 4.7 the Middle East: Pliers, Cutting Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters, and Similar Tools Imports in 2016 186 4.7.1 Executive Summary 186 4.7.2 Armenia 190 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 191 4.7.4 Israel 191 4.7.5 Jordan 192 4.7.6 Kyrgyzstan 192 4.7.7 Lebanon 193 4.7.8 Oman 193 4.7.9 Pakistan 194 4.7.10 Turkey 195 4.7.11 Yemen 196 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 197 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 197 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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