| Product Code: ETC424017 | Publication Date: Oct 2022 | Updated Date: Nov 2025 | Product Type: Market Research Report | |
| Publisher: 6Wresearch | Author: Ravi Bhandari | No. of Pages: 75 | No. of Figures: 35 | No. of Tables: 20 |
The United States continued to heavily rely on imports for flatware in 2024, with China, Germany, Japan, Metropolitan France, and Brazil leading the pack as top exporting countries. Despite a concerning high concentration level indicated by the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI), the industry saw a moderate Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 1.44% from 2020 to 2024. However, there was a notable decline in growth rate from 2023 to 2024, showing a decrease of -9.55%, which may warrant further investigation into potential factors influencing this downturn.

1 Executive Summary |
2 Introduction |
2.1 Key Highlights of the Report |
2.2 Report Description |
2.3 Market Scope & Segmentation |
2.4 Research Methodology |
2.5 Assumptions |
3 United States (US) Flatware Market Overview |
3.1 United States (US) Country Macro Economic Indicators |
3.2 United States (US) Flatware Market Revenues & Volume, 2021 & 2031F |
3.3 United States (US) Flatware Market - Industry Life Cycle |
3.4 United States (US) Flatware Market - Porter's Five Forces |
3.5 United States (US) Flatware Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Product Type, 2021 & 2031F |
3.6 United States (US) Flatware Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Distribution Channel, 2021 & 2031F |
3.7 United States (US) Flatware Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Application, 2021 & 2031F |
4 United States (US) Flatware Market Dynamics |
4.1 Impact Analysis |
4.2 Market Drivers |
4.2.1 Increasing consumer preference for dining at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to higher demand for flatware. |
4.2.2 Growing popularity of hosting events and gatherings at home, boosting the need for flatware sets. |
4.2.3 Rising disposable income levels in the United States, allowing consumers to invest in higher-quality flatware. |
4.3 Market Restraints |
4.3.1 Intense competition from alternative dining products such as disposable utensils. |
4.3.2 Fluctuations in raw material prices impacting the manufacturing cost of flatware. |
4.3.3 Changing consumer preferences towards minimalist or eco-friendly dining options affecting traditional flatware sales. |
5 United States (US) Flatware Market Trends |
6 United States (US) Flatware Market, By Types |
6.1 United States (US) Flatware Market, By Product Type |
6.1.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.1.2 United States (US) Flatware Market Revenues & Volume, By Product Type, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.3 United States (US) Flatware Market Revenues & Volume, By Plastic, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.4 United States (US) Flatware Market Revenues & Volume, By Stainless Steel, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.5 United States (US) Flatware Market Revenues & Volume, By Silver, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.6 United States (US) Flatware Market Revenues & Volume, By Gold, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2 United States (US) Flatware Market, By Distribution Channel |
6.2.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.2.2 United States (US) Flatware Market Revenues & Volume, By Online, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2.3 United States (US) Flatware Market Revenues & Volume, By Offline, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3 United States (US) Flatware Market, By Application |
6.3.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.3.2 United States (US) Flatware Market Revenues & Volume, By Public Consumption Restaurant, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3.3 United States (US) Flatware Market Revenues & Volume, By High-end Restaurant, 2021 - 2031F |
7 United States (US) Flatware Market Import-Export Trade Statistics |
7.1 United States (US) Flatware Market Export to Major Countries |
7.2 United States (US) Flatware Market Imports from Major Countries |
8 United States (US) Flatware Market Key Performance Indicators |
8.1 Average order value (AOV) for flatware purchases. |
8.2 Customer satisfaction scores related to flatware quality and design. |
8.3 Percentage of repeat purchases from existing customers for flatware products. |
9 United States (US) Flatware Market - Opportunity Assessment |
9.1 United States (US) Flatware Market Opportunity Assessment, By Product Type, 2021 & 2031F |
9.2 United States (US) Flatware Market Opportunity Assessment, By Distribution Channel, 2021 & 2031F |
9.3 United States (US) Flatware Market Opportunity Assessment, By Application, 2021 & 2031F |
10 United States (US) Flatware Market - Competitive Landscape |
10.1 United States (US) Flatware Market Revenue Share, By Companies, 2024 |
10.2 United States (US) Flatware Market Competitive Benchmarking, By Operating and Technical Parameters |
11 Company Profiles |
12 Recommendations |
13 Disclaimer |
Export potential enables firms to identify high-growth global markets with greater confidence by combining advanced trade intelligence with a structured quantitative methodology. The framework analyzes emerging demand trends and country-level import patterns while integrating macroeconomic and trade datasets such as GDP and population forecasts, bilateral import–export flows, tariff structures, elasticity differentials between developed and developing economies, geographic distance, and import demand projections. Using weighted trade values from 2020–2024 as the base period to project country-to-country export potential for 2030, these inputs are operationalized through calculated drivers such as gravity model parameters, tariff impact factors, and projected GDP per-capita growth. Through an analysis of hidden potentials, demand hotspots, and market conditions that are most favorable to success, this method enables firms to focus on target countries, maximize returns, and global expansion with data, backed by accuracy.
By factoring in the projected importer demand gap that is currently unmet and could be potential opportunity, it identifies the potential for the Exporter (Country) among 190 countries, against the general trade analysis, which identifies the biggest importer or exporter.
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