Here are the top Asian suppliers of plastic packaging (countries) to Europe, based on recent trade data and industry reporting — with brief notes on what they export and why they matter to European markets. Sources follow each key point.

Top Asian exporters to Europe (countries)

• China — the largest single Asian source of plastic products and many types of plastic packaging (rigid and flexible). China dominates global plastics exports and is a major supplier into Europe across many polymer types and finished packaging. (unctadstat.UNCTAD.org)
• South Korea — a leading supplier of engineering plastics and ABS, important for rigid packaging and specialty plastic components imported into the EU. South Korea has grown its share of certain material imports to Europe (ABS, PET-related products). (ChemOrbis.com)
• Vietnam — fast-growing exporter of plastic packaging and finished goods (including flexible packaging and PET bottles/containers); recent years have seen large year‑on‑year increases in exports to Europe. (ChemOrbis.com)
• Taiwan — significant supplier of engineering plastics (ABS, PC) and polymer intermediates used in packaging; important for specific polymer categories. (ChemOrbis.com)
• Thailand — exporter of polymer resins and some finished packaging, and a supplier in categories such as ABS and other engineering plastics. (ChemOrbis.com)
• India — exporter of flexible packaging films and some rigid packaging products; growing but behind East Asian exporters in share of EU imports. (unctadstat.UNCTAD.org)
• Malaysia and Indonesia — notable both as suppliers of recyclable plastics/raw plastic waste (imports/exports related to recycling streams) and as manufacturers of some finished packaging exported to Europe. Malaysia is also a recycle-scrap destination from the EU. (ec.europa.eu)
• Japan — supplier of higher‑end/specialty plastic materials and some packaging components (smaller volumes compared with China/Korea but important in specialty segments). (unctadstat.UNCTAD.org)

Notes and context

• “Plastic packaging” is a broad category that includes polymer resins (raw materials), rigid packaging (bottles, containers), flexible packaging (films, pouches), and packaging components. Different Asian countries specialize in different segments (e.g., China for mass-market packaging and resin, South Korea/Taiwan for engineering polymers, Vietnam/Thailand for contract manufacturing and finished flexible packaging). (unctadstat.UNCTAD.org)
• Data vary by product subcategory and year. For example, South Korea and Taiwan together supplied most of Europe’s ABS imports in the latest year reported, while Vietnam showed very large year‑on‑year growth in several polymer product flows. Product-level statistics (HS codes) produce different “top supplier” lists depending on whether you look at PET bottles, flexible film, resin flake, ABS, etc. (ChemOrbis.com)
• Recycling flows complicate the picture: a meaningful portion of EU extra‑EU trade in plastics relates to recyclable plastic waste (exports and imports), and countries such as Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam appear prominently in recyclable‑plastic trade with the EU. If you care about packaging as finished goods (not waste/recyclables), exclude those waste‑stream flows. (ec.europa.eu)

Would you like:

• a ranked table (by value or tonnage) for a specific recent year (I can pull Eurostat / UN COMTRADE figures for the exact HS codes you care about), or
• the top exporting companies (manufacturers/packaging converters) in Asia that ship to Europe (this requires supplier-level trade or company export data)?

If you want country-level numbers (value/tonnes) and rankings for a particular year or HS codes (e.g., 3923, 3924, 3926 for certain plastic packaging products), tell me the year and whether you prefer value (USD/EUR) or tonnage and I will fetch the specific trade stats and produce a ranked list with citations.