# HS 340220 Surface-Active global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale reached $19.5B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +5.3%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $13.5B | +8.1% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | $13.8B | +2.7% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | $12.6B | -9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | $12.6B | +0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | $13.4B | +6.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | $14.5B | +8.3% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | $15.1B | +3.8% | +6% |
| 2020 | $16.8B | +11.3% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | $17.5B | +4.2% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | $17.2B | -1.4% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | $19.0B | +10.2% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | $19.5B | +2.6% | +3.7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $2.0B | +4.8% | 91 |
| United Kingdom | $1.2B | +7% | 63 |
| Canada | $1.2B | +5.7% | 80 |
| France | $1.1B | +6.6% | 82 |
| USA | $1.1B | +14.7% | 79 |
| Belgium | $784.4M | +8.2% | 57 |
| Netherlands | $721.3M | +7.1% | 71 |
| Poland | $558.8M | +6% | 60 |
| Italy | $384.0M | +1.6% | 49 |
| Spain | $375.6M | +0.6% | 67 |
| Austria | $365.1M | +5.9% | 66 |
| China | $364.6M | -0.2% | 65 |

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