# HS 340119 In The Form Of Bars global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet use reached $2.6B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +8.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.5B | +0.6% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | $1.6B | +4.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | $1.5B | -8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | $1.5B | -0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | $1.6B | +8.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | $1.7B | +7.1% | +5% |
| 2019 | $1.8B | +3.2% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | $2.6B | +47.5% | +17.7% |
| 2021 | $2.3B | -10.7% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | $2.3B | +1.3% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | $2.4B | +1.9% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | $2.6B | +8.4% | +3.8% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $403.3M | +19% | 84 |
| Australia | $106.1M | +6.9% | 51 |
| Germany | $95.1M | +6.7% | 81 |
| India | $86.9M | +41.7% | 39 |
| United Kingdom | $79.8M | +1% | 65 |
| Japan | $79.4M | +1.4% | 41 |
| France | $76.6M | +1.9% | 99 |
| Philippines | $70.5M | +19.8% | 30 |
| Canada | $70.4M | -2.2% | 86 |
| Netherlands | $68.2M | +10.9% | 78 |
| Thailand | $51.0M | +55.7% | 35 |
| El Salvador | $48.4M | +8.5% | 19 |

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