# HS 270600 Distilled From Coal global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in distilled from coal, lignite or peat, and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled, including reconstituted tars reached $672.8M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +5.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $927.8M | +66.9% | +43.3% |
| 2014 | $746.9M | -19.5% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | $370.7M | -50.4% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | $238.1M | -35.8% | -36.5% |
| 2017 | $369.0M | +55% | -20.9% |
| 2018 | $654.0M | +77.2% | +20.8% |
| 2019 | $524.6M | -19.8% | +30.1% |
| 2020 | $381.7M | -27.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | $671.0M | +75.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | $797.8M | +18.9% | +15% |
| 2023 | $693.1M | -13.1% | +22% |
| 2024 | $672.8M | -2.9% | +0.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $122.5M | +38.1% | 10 |
| Canada | $81.7M | +14.4% | 7 |
| Republic of Korea | $68.1M | +18.8% | 8 |
| Spain | $62.3M | +1.8% | 10 |
| Denmark | $58.7M | +6% | 11 |
| Czechia | $48.1M | +4.8% | 8 |
| Belgium | $41.6M | -4.4% | 7 |
| Turkey | $35.5M | -7.5% | 51 |
| Germany | $35.2M | +1.9% | 15 |
| Australia | $21.3M | +125.7% | 3 |
| Netherlands | $16.4M | +16.2% | 21 |
| USA | $14.7M | -9.2% | 8 |

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