# HS 291529 Saturated Acyclic Monocarboxylic Aci global trade...

Reported global trade in saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: acetic acid and its salts n.e.c. in item no. 2915.2 reached $435.3M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +7.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $255.2M | -0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | $252.1M | -1.2% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | $242.5M | -3.8% | -2% |
| 2016 | $222.6M | -8.2% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | $261.6M | +17.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | $313.3M | +19.8% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | $299.9M | -4.3% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | $282.1M | -6% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | $400.4M | +42% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | $465.4M | +16.2% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | $389.7M | -16.3% | +11.4% |
| 2024 | $435.3M | +11.7% | +2.8% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $61.0M | +8.8% | 31 |
| Malaysia | $43.4M | +110.8% | 23 |
| Germany | $32.9M | +5.1% | 40 |
| India | $28.7M | -3.8% | 31 |
| Netherlands | $18.5M | +25.6% | 42 |
| Republic of Korea | $17.5M | +11.5% | 28 |
| Spain | $15.6M | +9.2% | 30 |
| Belgium | $15.0M | +3.4% | 29 |
| France | $13.5M | +8.4% | 33 |
| Italy | $11.3M | +5.7% | 22 |
| Mexico | $10.7M | +5.1% | 28 |
| Japan | $9.2M | -6.1% | 22 |

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