# HS 280300 Carbon Blacks And Other Forms Of Car global trade...

Reported global trade in carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.s. reached $6.6B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +6%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $4.9B | -3.7% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | $5.0B | +3.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | $3.6B | -28% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | $3.1B | -13.2% | -13.5% |
| 2017 | $4.1B | +29.7% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | $5.4B | +31.8% | +14% |
| 2019 | $5.0B | -7.9% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | $3.8B | -22.9% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | $5.6B | +47.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | $7.4B | +31.5% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | $6.5B | -12% | +19.5% |
| 2024 | $6.6B | +1.8% | +5.6% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $519.2M | +20.5% | 46 |
| Thailand | $512.9M | +7.7% | 40 |
| USA | $423.3M | +7.6% | 47 |
| Viet Nam | $411.9M | +17.8% | 27 |
| Turkey | $386.4M | +10.6% | 51 |
| Germany | $339.4M | -0.4% | 57 |
| Poland | $309.8M | -0.5% | 42 |
| Indonesia | $287.6M | +2.5% | 30 |
| Japan | $223.3M | -1.3% | 31 |
| India | $186.7M | -3.9% | 53 |
| Spain | $183.5M | +2% | 42 |
| Mexico | $143.9M | +14.8% | 32 |

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