# HS 291815 Carboxylic Acids global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), salts and esters of citric acid reached $889.5M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +8.2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $507.3M | +2.6% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | $527.1M | +3.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | $462.0M | -12.3% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | $460.1M | -0.4% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | $545.9M | +18.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | $614.0M | +12.5% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | $601.0M | -2.1% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | $623.9M | +3.8% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | $822.0M | +31.8% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | $1.2B | +51.3% | +27.4% |
| 2023 | $1.0B | -19.4% | +17.1% |
| 2024 | $889.5M | -11.3% | +2.7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $124.0M | +17.6% | 38 |
| France | $50.4M | +12.7% | 38 |
| Germany | $47.0M | +0.9% | 41 |
| Poland | $46.8M | +19.5% | 29 |
| Netherlands | $46.5M | +4.7% | 42 |
| Canada | $46.0M | +12.8% | 33 |
| Italy | $35.7M | +10.1% | 26 |
| Russia | $35.1M | +0.6% | 24 |
| Spain | $27.8M | +9.1% | 28 |
| Mexico | $26.0M | +8.5% | 29 |
| Ireland | $24.2M | +12.7% | 28 |
| Japan | $22.6M | +5.1% | 21 |

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