The World Market for Golf Equipment: 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 golf equipment. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 golf equipment 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 golf equipment? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of golf equipment 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 golf equipment? 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 17 2.1 Exports 17 2.1.1 The World Market: Golf Equipment Export Supplies in 2016 17 2.2 Imports 19 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Golf Equipment in 2016 19 3 EXPORTS 23 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Golf Equipment 23 3.1.1 Executive Summary 23 3.1.2 South Africa 25 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Golf Equipment 25 3.2.1 Executive Summary 25 3.2.2 Bangladesh 29 3.2.3 Brunei 29 3.2.4 China 30 3.2.5 Hong Kong 31 3.2.6 India 32 3.2.7 Indonesia 33 3.2.8 Japan 34 3.2.9 Malaysia 35 3.2.10 Philippines 35 3.2.11 Singapore 36 3.2.12 South Korea 37 3.2.13 Sri Lanka 37 3.2.14 Taiwan 38 3.2.15 Thailand 39 3.2.16 Vietnam 40 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Golf Equipment 40 3.3.1 Executive Summary 40 3.3.2 Austria 45 3.3.3 Belgium 45 3.3.4 Denmark 46 3.3.5 Estonia 46 3.3.6 Finland 46 3.3.7 France 47 3.3.8 Germany 48 3.3.9 Hungary 49 3.3.10 Ireland 49 3.3.11 Italy 49 3.3.12 Norway 50 3.3.13 Poland 50 3.3.14 Portugal 50 3.3.15 Romania 50 3.3.16 Slovakia 51 3.3.17 Slovenia 51 3.3.18 Spain 51 3.3.19 Sweden 52 3.3.20 the Netherlands 53 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Golf Equipment 53 3.4.1 Executive Summary 53 3.4.2 Mexico 57 3.4.3 Panama 57 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Golf Equipment 57 3.5.1 Executive Summary 57 3.5.2 Canada 61 3.5.3 the United States 62 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Golf Equipment 63 3.6.1 Executive Summary 63 3.6.2 Australia 66 3.6.3 New Zealand 66 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Golf Equipment 66 3.7.1 Executive Summary 66 3.7.2 Pakistan 69 3.7.3 Turkey 69 4 IMPORTS 70 4.1 Africa: Golf Equipment Imports in 2016 70 4.1.1 Executive Summary 70 4.1.2 Algeria 73 4.1.3 Botswana 74 4.1.4 Egypt 74 4.1.5 Ethiopia 74 4.1.6 Ghana 75 4.1.7 Mauritius 75 4.1.8 Morocco 75 4.1.9 Namibia 76 4.1.10 South Africa 76 4.1.11 Sudan 77 4.1.12 Uganda 77 4.1.13 Zimbabwe 77 4.2 Asia: Golf Equipment Imports in 2016 77 4.2.1 Executive Summary 77 4.2.2 Brunei 82 4.2.3 Cambodia 82 4.2.4 China 83 4.2.5 Hong Kong 84 4.2.6 India 85 4.2.7 Indonesia 85 4.2.8 Japan 86 4.2.9 Malaysia 87 4.2.10 Papua New Guinea 87 4.2.11 Philippines 88 4.2.12 Singapore 89 4.2.13 South Korea 90 4.2.14 Sri Lanka 90 4.2.15 Taiwan 91 4.2.16 Thailand 91 4.2.17 Vietnam 92 4.3 Europe: Golf Equipment Imports in 2016 92 4.3.1 Executive Summary 92 4.3.2 Albania 96 4.3.3 Austria 97 4.3.4 Belgium 98 4.3.5 Bulgaria 98 4.3.6 Croatia 99 4.3.7 Cyprus 99 4.3.8 Czech Republic 100 4.3.9 Denmark 101 4.3.10 Estonia 101 4.3.11 Finland 102 4.3.12 France 103 4.3.13 Germany 104 4.3.14 Greece 105 4.3.15 Hungary 105 4.3.16 Iceland 105 4.3.17 Ireland 106 4.3.18 Italy 107 4.3.19 Kazakhstan 107 4.3.20 Latvia 108 4.3.21 Lithuania 108 4.3.22 Luxembourg 108 4.3.23 Norway 109 4.3.24 Poland 109 4.3.25 Portugal 110 4.3.26 Romania 110 4.3.27 Russia 111 4.3.28 Slovakia 111 4.3.29 Slovenia 111 4.3.30 Spain 112 4.3.31 Sweden 113 4.3.32 the Netherlands 114 4.3.33 Ukraine 114 4.4 Latin America: Golf Equipment Imports in 2016 115 4.4.1 Executive Summary 115 4.4.2 Argentina 119 4.4.3 Bolivia 119 4.4.4 Brazil 119 4.4.5 Chile 120 4.4.6 Colombia 120 4.4.7 Costa Rica 120 4.4.8 Ecuador 121 4.4.9 Guatemala 121 4.4.10 Honduras 121 4.4.11 Mexico 122 4.4.12 Paraguay 122 4.4.13 Peru 123 4.4.14 Uruguay 123 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Golf Equipment Imports in 2016 123 4.5.1 Executive Summary 123 4.5.2 Aruba 127 4.5.3 Barbados 128 4.5.4 Bermuda 128 4.5.5 Canada 129 4.5.6 Dominican Republic 129 4.5.7 Jamaica 130 4.5.8 the Bahamas 130 4.5.9 the United States 131 4.6 Oceana: Golf Equipment Imports in 2016 131 4.6.1 Executive Summary 131 4.6.2 Australia 135 4.6.3 Fiji 135 4.6.4 New Caledonia 136 4.6.5 New Zealand 136 4.7 the Middle East: Golf Equipment Imports in 2016 136 4.7.1 Executive Summary 136 4.7.2 Israel 139 4.7.3 Lebanon 139 4.7.4 Oman 139 4.7.5 Pakistan 140 4.7.6 Turkey 140 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 141 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 141 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 142