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Belgium as a transit trade country, at the cost of the Netherlands. Vietnam improved its position from sixteenth to ninth. Hongkong saw a drastic decline in ranking from third spot to thirteenth. China is the major cause of this shift. In 2001, China was probably still exporting a great deal through Hongkong instead of directly.
› 6.2 EXPORTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Inflatable balls (including footballs, basketballs and volleyballs) are by far the largest exported group of balls. For both researched groups, inflatable and other balls, China remains the dominating exporting country. In Figure 6.1 an overview is given of the top five developing countries, divided into the two different product categories. Figure 6.1 Top five exporting developing countries, types of sports balls, 2009, x₏ mln
Source: Trademap (2010)
SHARE OF SUSTAINABLE SPORTS BALLS
Fairtrade The share of fairtrade sports balls can not be found in statistical information. However, it is possible to find out which companies are Fairtrade certified. In 2010, of all producing countries, only some sports balls producers from Pakistan are Fairtrade certified. Fairtrade estimated that only around 8% of the production of these producers consists of fairtrade balls. So, the share is still very limited and certainly less than 1% of total sports balls exports. FSC FSC certified sports balls occupy an even smaller share of the market. Of the Pakistani companies, two companies are currently certified. In the other countries, there are no companies which have obtained FSC certification.
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