# HS 300630 Opacifying Preparations For X-Ray Ex global trade...

Reported global trade in opacifying preparations for x-ray examinations, diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient reached $4.0B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2.9%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $2.9B | +4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | $2.8B | -3.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | $2.8B | -2.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | $3.0B | +8.6% | +1% |
| 2017 | $3.0B | -0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | $3.3B | +10.2% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | $3.5B | +5.8% | +5% |
| 2020 | $3.4B | -1.1% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | $3.7B | +8.2% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | $3.5B | -5.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | $3.7B | +5.7% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | $4.0B | +8% | +2.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $1.1B | -0% | 32 |
| China | $407.1M | +12.2% | 19 |
| Germany | $158.8M | +10.4% | 40 |
| Belgium | $154.8M | +14.6% | 24 |
| France | $147.0M | -5.3% | 28 |
| Spain | $132.2M | +12.6% | 29 |
| Japan | $121.7M | -8.9% | 16 |
| Republic of Korea | $114.6M | -1.6% | 24 |
| Italy | $95.5M | -0% | 26 |
| Poland | $81.3M | +14.8% | 27 |
| United Kingdom | $81.3M | +3.7% | 30 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $77.4M | +8.9% | 22 |

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