# HS 252620 Natural global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in natural, crushed, powdered, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape: talc reached $893.8M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +1.5%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $704.9M | +0.3% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | $737.0M | +4.6% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | $682.0M | -7.5% | -1% |
| 2016 | $732.6M | +7.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | $802.4M | +9.5% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | $859.8M | +7.2% | +8% |
| 2019 | $831.3M | -3.3% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | $753.4M | -9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | $943.0M | +25.2% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | $937.7M | -0.6% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | $875.7M | -6.6% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | $893.8M | +2.1% | -1.8% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $123.8M | +1.6% | 49 |
| USA | $75.9M | -0.3% | 34 |
| Japan | $55.6M | -0.1% | 24 |
| Mexico | $54.3M | +9.1% | 53 |
| Spain | $47.1M | +5.7% | 28 |
| Italy | $44.2M | +5% | 29 |
| Thailand | $33.9M | -2.8% | 23 |
| Netherlands | $33.3M | -2.8% | 32 |
| Belgium | $27.9M | +3.2% | 22 |
| Republic of Korea | $27.1M | +0.9% | 19 |
| China | $24.6M | -9.4% | 32 |
| United Kingdom | $22.5M | +0% | 37 |

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