# HS 284011 Disodium Tetraborate (Refined Borax) global trade...

Reported global trade in disodium tetraborate (refined borax), anhydrous reached $85.4M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +1.6%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $64.2M | -8% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | $67.2M | +4.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | $63.1M | -6% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | $65.9M | +4.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | $67.0M | +1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | $64.9M | -3.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | $78.8M | +21.5% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | $61.2M | -22.4% | -3% |
| 2021 | $64.6M | +5.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | $76.7M | +18.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | $94.2M | +22.8% | +15.5% |
| 2024 | $85.4M | -9.3% | +9.8% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $24.0M | +3.7% | 11 |
| Netherlands | $9.5M | +10.8% | 9 |
| Mexico | $8.0M | +5.2% | 14 |
| France | $4.7M | +39.1% | 13 |
| India | $4.3M | +29.2% | 8 |
| Japan | $4.3M | -4.7% | 7 |
| USA | $4.2M | -4.5% | 8 |
| Belgium | $3.5M | +0.3% | 12 |
| Sweden | $3.5M | +20.9% | 9 |
| Italy | $2.6M | +4.1% | 9 |
| Republic of Korea | $2.2M | +8.5% | 9 |
| Australia | $1.6M | +7.2% | 5 |

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