# HS 381220 For Rubber Or Plastics global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in for rubber or plastics reached $812.8M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $657.9M | +0% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | $677.0M | +2.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | $601.1M | -11.2% | -3% |
| 2016 | $571.7M | -4.9% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | $730.9M | +27.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | $788.3M | +7.9% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | $721.5M | -8.5% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | $622.9M | -13.7% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | $836.6M | +34.3% | +2% |
| 2022 | $939.5M | +12.3% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | $838.9M | -10.7% | +10.4% |
| 2024 | $812.8M | -3.1% | -1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $73.9M | -1.1% | 38 |
| China | $60.9M | -5% | 34 |
| Saudi Arabia | $47.6M | -4.8% | 26 |
| Viet Nam | $45.2M | +9.3% | 24 |
| Laos | $38.4M | +197.7% | 16 |
| France | $34.0M | +2.3% | 28 |
| Mexico | $28.2M | +1.4% | 33 |
| Thailand | $27.3M | +1.7% | 23 |
| Japan | $25.8M | +4% | 18 |
| Italy | $24.4M | +4.6% | 27 |
| Belgium | $23.9M | +1.9% | 20 |
| Indonesia | $23.7M | +9.2% | 28 |

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