# HS 340490 Artificial And Prepared global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in artificial and prepared, other than of chemically modified lignite or polyethylene glycol reached $3.2B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +6.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $2.4B | +5.9% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | $2.4B | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | $2.2B | -8.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | $2.2B | -0.6% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | $2.4B | +7.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | $2.5B | +6.7% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | $2.3B | -7.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | $2.3B | -1.9% | -1% |
| 2021 | $3.1B | +33.5% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | $3.6B | +17.8% | +15.6% |
| 2023 | $3.1B | -15.2% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | $3.2B | +6.3% | +2% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $459.7M | +6.2% | 52 |
| USA | $254.2M | +8.4% | 58 |
| Germany | $197.6M | +5.1% | 77 |
| Italy | $142.7M | +8.1% | 47 |
| India | $135.3M | +14.4% | 50 |
| Netherlands | $127.1M | +6.2% | 66 |
| France | $121.8M | +2.9% | 64 |
| Mexico | $107.3M | +12.6% | 44 |
| Canada | $106.4M | +16.6% | 53 |
| Poland | $97.4M | +11.3% | 51 |
| Spain | $93.0M | +9.1% | 59 |
| Viet Nam | $84.8M | +9.7% | 35 |

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