# HS 290517 Saturated Monohydric global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in saturated monohydric, dodecan-1-ol (lauryl alcohol), hexadecan-1-ol (cetyl alcohol) and octadecan-1-ol (stearyl alcohol) reached $535.3M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +5.5%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $442.4M | -30.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | $522.7M | +18.2% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | $436.4M | -16.5% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | $438.5M | +0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | $459.3M | +4.8% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | $480.8M | +4.7% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | $408.6M | -15% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | $352.1M | -13.8% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | $545.5M | +54.9% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | $771.4M | +41.4% | +23.6% |
| 2023 | $429.2M | -44.4% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | $535.3M | +24.7% | -0.6% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $125.9M | +13.3% | 22 |
| Japan | $75.6M | +2.6% | 15 |
| USA | $51.4M | +6.2% | 24 |
| Republic of Korea | $34.3M | +5.5% | 18 |
| Netherlands | $24.4M | -4.6% | 24 |
| Germany | $22.8M | +3% | 26 |
| Mexico | $16.2M | +4.2% | 33 |
| India | $15.8M | +20.6% | 19 |
| Brazil | $13.9M | +14.4% | 16 |
| France | $13.4M | -6.9% | 18 |
| Taiwan | $12.1M | -2% | 17 |
| Italy | $11.9M | +6.7% | 11 |

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