# HS 280469 Containing By Weight Less Than 99.99 global trade...

Reported global trade in containing by weight less than 99.99% of silicon reached $3.6B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +3.9%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $3.2B | -6.8% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | $3.8B | +19.4% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | $3.5B | -8.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | $3.0B | -14.8% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | $3.1B | +5% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | $3.7B | +17.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | $3.0B | -19.2% | +0% |
| 2020 | $2.6B | -12.3% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | $4.4B | +66.2% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | $5.9B | +34.6% | +25.2% |
| 2023 | $3.7B | -36.1% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | $3.6B | -3.2% | -5.9% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $580.3M | +2% | 42 |
| USA | $504.2M | +8% | 34 |
| Japan | $366.8M | +0.5% | 24 |
| Thailand | $232.7M | +10.7% | 14 |
| Netherlands | $184.0M | -2.8% | 36 |
| Republic of Korea | $165.8M | -3.9% | 23 |
| India | $165.0M | +12.6% | 24 |
| Malaysia | $162.8M | +11% | 19 |
| United Kingdom | $157.6M | -5.7% | 25 |
| United Arab Emirates | $129.9M | +3.8% | 9 |
| China | $125.8M | +108.8% | 27 |
| Italy | $115.2M | +2.4% | 32 |

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