# HS 400249 Synthetic global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in synthetic, chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (cr), (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip reached $718.2M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +0.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $677.3M | -11.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | $666.1M | -1.6% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | $580.5M | -12.9% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | $570.1M | -1.8% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | $719.7M | +26.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | $798.2M | +10.9% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | $713.0M | -10.7% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | $558.8M | -21.6% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | $709.7M | +27% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | $850.8M | +19.9% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | $741.8M | -12.8% | +9.9% |
| 2024 | $718.2M | -3.2% | +0.4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| India | $97.3M | +7.7% | 23 |
| China | $59.7M | -2.5% | 18 |
| Belgium | $47.1M | -3.9% | 17 |
| Indonesia | $45.5M | +5.5% | 13 |
| Thailand | $42.5M | -1.4% | 13 |
| USA | $37.4M | -3% | 26 |
| Taiwan | $27.4M | -3.3% | 8 |
| Mexico | $27.2M | +3.3% | 30 |
| Republic of Korea | $25.0M | -1.9% | 9 |
| Germany | $24.8M | +3.7% | 30 |
| Malaysia | $23.9M | -2.8% | 16 |
| Brazil | $23.3M | -1.3% | 13 |

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