# HS 390311 Expansible Polystyrene global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in expansible polystyrene, in primary forms reached $3.7B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2.2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $4.5B | +9.1% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | $4.4B | -3.2% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | $3.4B | -23.1% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | $3.0B | -11.3% | -12.9% |
| 2017 | $3.6B | +22.4% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | $4.1B | +13.5% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | $3.3B | -20.2% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | $2.8B | -16.1% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | $5.1B | +83.1% | +7% |
| 2022 | $5.5B | +7.6% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | $3.8B | -30.9% | +10.8% |
| 2024 | $3.7B | -2.3% | -10.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Poland | $426.0M | +5.5% | 34 |
| USA | $362.2M | +1.3% | 29 |
| Germany | $195.8M | -2.8% | 48 |
| Italy | $169.4M | +4.1% | 30 |
| France | $148.8M | -3% | 32 |
| Mexico | $145.5M | +7.2% | 44 |
| Viet Nam | $125.6M | +3.9% | 22 |
| United Kingdom | $105.1M | +4.6% | 28 |
| Romania | $94.1M | +3% | 25 |
| Spain | $84.7M | +3.9% | 32 |
| Norway | $65.7M | +3.3% | 19 |
| Canada | $65.0M | +1.3% | 19 |

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