# HS 291736 Aromatic Polycarboxylic Acids global trade data...

Reported global trade in aromatic polycarboxylic acids: terephthalic acid and its salts reached $8.4B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +6%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $9.1B | -20.3% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | $6.9B | -24.1% | -21.1% |
| 2015 | $4.6B | -33.5% | -26.2% |
| 2016 | $4.0B | -12.7% | -23.9% |
| 2017 | $4.4B | +9.9% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | $6.2B | +40.1% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | $6.3B | +2.1% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | $4.2B | -32.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | $6.6B | +55.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | $8.8B | +34.6% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | $7.8B | -12% | +22.4% |
| 2024 | $8.4B | +8.7% | +8.8% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | $1.6B | +18.5% | 25 |
| India | $1.5B | +19.2% | 12 |
| Viet Nam | $818.6M | +13.1% | 7 |
| USA | $803.6M | +0.9% | 14 |
| Lithuania | $504.4M | +5.5% | 13 |
| Oman | $444.2M | +8.7% | 9 |
| Germany | $360.6M | -4.8% | 19 |
| Saudi Arabia | $282.6M | +63.6% | 8 |
| Egypt | $270.2M | +23.9% | 6 |
| Japan | $218.5M | +28.2% | 9 |
| Spain | $217.0M | -0.2% | 15 |
| Russia | $215.0M | -5.5% | 8 |

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