# HS 340600 Candles global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in candles, tapers and the like reached $4.4B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +7.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $2.8B | +3.6% | +4% |
| 2014 | $3.0B | +4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | $2.8B | -6.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | $2.8B | +0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | $2.8B | +2.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | $3.1B | +8.1% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | $3.1B | -0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | $3.3B | +6.1% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | $4.5B | +39% | +13.8% |
| 2022 | $5.1B | +11.5% | +18% |
| 2023 | $4.4B | -13.5% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | $4.4B | +0.5% | -1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $1.0B | +14.4% | 93 |
| Germany | $500.1M | +3.3% | 98 |
| United Kingdom | $343.3M | +3% | 77 |
| Netherlands | $234.6M | +5.5% | 85 |
| France | $167.4M | +5.6% | 108 |
| Belgium | $153.5M | +10.8% | 59 |
| Canada | $132.3M | +4% | 90 |
| Poland | $118.4M | +19.5% | 66 |
| Italy | $111.6M | +8.5% | 61 |
| Austria | $98.0M | +3% | 76 |
| Czechia | $87.6M | +7.5% | 67 |
| Sweden | $86.3M | +3.1% | 59 |

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