More than US$1 billion of fasteners imported by Brazil

Starting in January 2022, named after the traditional symbology of the mythological Roman god Janus – a divinity that we learned through our colleagues from the Fastener + Fixing Magazine, the last twelve months has seen a busy period for both the import and export of fasteners within Brazil.

When it comes to the 2022 import of fasteners, such as bolts, screws, nuts, rivets, nails, and other types of metallic fasteners, Brazilian customers purchased a little over 207,000 tonnes, that cost a total of US$1.052 billion (FOB priceUS$5.08 per kg). Ten years ago the total exceeded 191,000 tonnes and the value was US$1.048 billion (US$5.48 per kg). Both in 2021 and in 2022 imports surpassed the barrier of 200,000 tonnes – 205,000 and 207,000 respectively.

Exports from Brazil over the same 12 month period totalled 38,400 tonnes, at a total price of US$184 million (US$4.79 per kg), which is a larger tonnage than in 2019, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, and is only slightly under the US$194 million achieved in the same year. From looking at the bar charts (pictured right) it is clear to see how the segment has grown over the last ten years.