# HS 401490 Vulcanised (Other Than Hard Rubber) global trade...

Reported global trade in vulcanised (other than hard rubber), hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (excluding sheath contraceptives), with or without fittings of hard rubber reached $658.9M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +3.5%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $588.3M | -19.6% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | $555.0M | -5.7% | -9% |
| 2015 | $520.0M | -6.3% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | $547.1M | +5.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | $578.9M | +5.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | $588.2M | +1.6% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | $555.7M | -5.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | $826.5M | +48.7% | +12.6% |
| 2021 | $653.6M | -20.9% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | $670.3M | +2.6% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | $686.1M | +2.4% | -6% |
| 2024 | $658.9M | -4% | +0.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $57.4M | +2.1% | 58 |
| Italy | $55.9M | +15.7% | 42 |
| USA | $52.3M | +9.6% | 54 |
| China | $35.5M | +10.4% | 34 |
| United Kingdom | $30.3M | +2.5% | 50 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $27.9M | +16.3% | 48 |
| Austria | $26.5M | +4.9% | 52 |
| Netherlands | $26.4M | +13.5% | 54 |
| Hungary | $25.2M | +3.8% | 32 |
| France | $24.1M | +2.5% | 53 |
| India | $18.5M | -6.3% | 32 |
| Spain | $15.7M | +0.1% | 41 |

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