# HS 281290 Excluding Chloride global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in excluding chloride reached $574.0M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +4.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $409.9M | -10.2% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | $399.2M | -2.6% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | $451.9M | +13.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | $472.7M | +4.6% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | $498.2M | +5.4% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | $495.6M | -0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | $470.2M | -5.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | $513.0M | +9.1% | +1% |
| 2021 | $524.5M | +2.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | $574.9M | +9.6% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | $525.4M | -8.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | $574.0M | +9.2% | +3.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Taiwan | $180.1M | +4.1% | 23 |
| Republic of Korea | $62.9M | +1.2% | 20 |
| Japan | $49.0M | +6.3% | 18 |
| Singapore | $41.7M | +3.3% | 17 |
| USA | $39.7M | +5.4% | 25 |
| China | $29.0M | -9.2% | 24 |
| Malaysia | $15.6M | +17.2% | 16 |
| Germany | $14.5M | +6.6% | 26 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $14.0M | +26.2% | 12 |
| Belgium | $12.1M | +5.2% | 17 |
| Spain | $11.9M | +0.6% | 20 |
| Italy | $9.8M | +10.6% | 18 |

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