# HS 251511 Having A Specific Gravity Of 2.5 Or  global trade...

Reported global trade in having a specific gravity of 2.5 or more, crude or roughly trimmed by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape reached $439.5M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -5.2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $899.1M | +5% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | $824.4M | -8.3% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | $629.3M | -23.7% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | $561.9M | -10.7% | -14.5% |
| 2017 | $701.8M | +24.9% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | $672.4M | -4.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | $574.2M | -14.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | $404.8M | -29.5% | -16.8% |
| 2021 | $560.1M | +38.4% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | $478.1M | -14.6% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | $405.8M | -15.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | $439.5M | +8.3% | -7.8% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $190.3M | -9.3% | 41 |
| Italy | $61.1M | -0.5% | 47 |
| Egypt | $35.7M | +1% | 16 |
| India | $29.0M | -1.9% | 13 |
| Saudi Arabia | $19.4M | +23.5% | 21 |
| Taiwan | $12.7M | -13.2% | 19 |
| Algeria | $8.1M | +1% | 5 |
| Greece | $7.0M | +20.2% | 21 |
| Thailand | $6.3M | -5.4% | 7 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $5.2M | -14.8% | 9 |
| Tunisia | $4.8M | +3.5% | 7 |
| Spain | $4.4M | +5.4% | 21 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._