# HS 340130 Organic Surface-Active Products And  global trade...

Reported global trade in organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap reached $7.3B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +9%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $2.9B | +9.6% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | $3.1B | +8% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | $3.1B | -0% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | $3.3B | +8.3% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | $3.8B | +15% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | $4.4B | +14% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | $4.7B | +8% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | $6.0B | +27.2% | +16.1% |
| 2021 | $6.6B | +9.5% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | $6.7B | +2% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | $6.8B | +1.3% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | $7.3B | +7.2% | +3.4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $774.1M | +11% | 84 |
| China | $735.1M | +11.8% | 70 |
| Germany | $416.2M | +10.1% | 92 |
| Canada | $381.9M | +9.4% | 90 |
| United Kingdom | $373.9M | +9.6% | 74 |
| France | $334.8M | +8.2% | 103 |
| Netherlands | $240.1M | +9.7% | 79 |
| Poland | $201.0M | +10.4% | 77 |
| Spain | $146.8M | +13.6% | 62 |
| Japan | $145.2M | +3% | 44 |
| Singapore | $143.6M | +12.2% | 58 |
| Italy | $136.2M | +4.9% | 54 |

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