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TEU ranking of Brazil exports and imports in 2020

Feb, 24, 2021 Posted by Ruth Hollard

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Which goods were handled in the highest volumes in 2020? Which products had the greatest growth in exports? And the biggest drop? To answer these questions, the DatamarNews team conducted a ranking of the most-exported and most-imported goods in 2020 and drew a comparison with 2019. See the results below:

Exports

In exports, food was the category that performed the best in 2020, with 1,038,200 TEU, a growth of 6% in relation to 2019. The highest percentage growth, however, was registered in the ‘sugar and derivatives’ category, which grew 56%.

Ranking of Brazil’s exports | Jan to December 2019-2020 | TEU

Rank	Commodity	2019 (TEU)	2020 (TEU)	% change
1	1	Foods	981.974	1.038.200	6%
2	2	Wood and coal and derivatives	444.924	504.742	13%
3	3	Paper And Cellulose	270.776	277.057	2%
4	4	Cotton	148.146	183.371	24%
5	5	Metals and derivatives	159.818	153.832	-4%
6	6	Plastic and derivatives	166.173	150.109	-10%
7	8	Beverages - Infusion	133.372	144.177	8%
8	9	Chemicals	119.579	121.755	2%
9	7	Sugar and derivatives	77.299	120.368	56%
10	10	Seeds and straws	84.235	111.372	32%
11	12	Reactors and boilers	87.790	73.675	-16%
12	11	Animal food	68.583	71.516	4%
13	14	Textiles, derivatives and clothing	68.151	66.564	-2%
14	13	Smoke	60.786	57.832	-5%
15	15	Minerals and derivatives	54.157	56.099	4%
16		Total	2.925.763	3.130.669	7%
17		Others	474.542	451.321	-5%
18		Grand total	3.400.305	3.581.990	5%

Source: DataLiner

Imports

The goods most imported by Brazil in containers in 2020 were from the ‘plastics and derivatives’ category. At 377,538 TEU, this was a 6% growth compared to 2019. In contrast, the ‘rubbers and derivatives’ category fell 18% in 2020 compared to 2019.

Ranking of Brazil’s imports | Jan to December 2019-2020 | TEU

Rank	Commodity	2019 (TEU)	2020 (TEU)	% change
1	1	Plastic and derivatives	357.173	377.538	6%
2	2	Chemicals	337.491	348.558	3%
3	3	Reactors and boilers	343.456	311.032	-9%
4	4	Without classification	225.487	258.681	15%
5	5	Vehicles and parts	351.535	241.587	-31%
6	6	Electric machines	239.703	232.920	-3%
7	7	Metals and derivatives	214.962	198.619	-8%
8	8	Textiles, derivatives and clothing	209.254	175.508	-16%
9	9	Foods	120.765	121.589	1%
10	10	Rubber and derivatives	133.522	109.187	-18%
11	11	Paper And Cellulose	99.072	92.105	-7%
12	12	Fertilizer	61.418	70.700	15%
13	13	Furniture	59.485	52.375	-12%
14	14	Drinks	46.908	44.527	-5%
15	15	Glass and derivatives	52.159	43.588	-16%
16		Total	2.852.390	2.678.514	-6%
17		Others	343.396	339.172	-1%
18		Grand total	3.195.786	3.017.686	-6%

Source: DataLiner (To request a DataLiner demo click here)

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