# HS 382100 Prepared Culture Media For The Devel global trade...

Reported global trade in prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells reached $3.5B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +7.5%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.4B | +10.6% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | $1.6B | +9.5% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | $1.7B | +7.8% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | $1.8B | +6.9% | +8% |
| 2017 | $1.9B | +5.2% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | $2.3B | +19.8% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | $2.4B | +6.6% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | $3.2B | +31.5% | +18.9% |
| 2021 | $3.9B | +23.2% | +20% |
| 2022 | $3.6B | -7.7% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | $3.3B | -9.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | $3.5B | +6.1% | -4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $323.2M | +8.6% | 44 |
| USA | $310.8M | +6.1% | 54 |
| Netherlands | $241.9M | +10.1% | 62 |
| Germany | $235.3M | +3.8% | 54 |
| Republic of Korea | $206.0M | +13.3% | 42 |
| France | $174.7M | +2.4% | 65 |
| Ireland | $154.2M | +21.6% | 46 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $142.2M | +18% | 52 |
| Belgium | $130.9M | +5.7% | 43 |
| Japan | $122.2M | +2.9% | 32 |
| United Kingdom | $108.8M | +2.1% | 47 |
| Spain | $96.2M | +5.3% | 43 |

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