# HS 320500 Preparations Based On Colour Lakes A global trade...

Reported global trade in preparations based on colour lakes as specified in note 3 to this chapter reached $345.2M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +5.5%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $255.6M | -5.5% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | $253.8M | -0.7% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | $276.1M | +8.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | $275.1M | -0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | $292.0M | +6.2% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | $295.3M | +1.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | $264.4M | -10.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | $243.1M | -8% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | $273.3M | +12.4% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | $325.4M | +19% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | $339.4M | +4.3% | +11.8% |
| 2024 | $345.2M | +1.7% | +8.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | $25.3M | +4.2% | 18 |
| Bangladesh | $22.1M | +16.3% | 8 |
| Brazil | $21.9M | +22.7% | 20 |
| USA | $20.3M | +11% | 33 |
| Belgium | $20.0M | +1.7% | 29 |
| Denmark | $19.2M | +12.5% | 17 |
| Netherlands | $17.0M | +10.2% | 34 |
| China | $15.3M | -4.7% | 26 |
| Germany | $14.1M | +0.1% | 36 |
| France | $12.4M | +11.3% | 34 |
| Russia | $11.7M | +18.1% | 9 |
| Italy | $7.4M | +7.5% | 23 |

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