# HS 401511 Vulcanised (Other Than Hard Rubber) global trade...

Reported global trade in vulcanised (other than hard rubber), surgical gloves reached $5.5B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +27.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.4B | -0.7% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | $1.5B | +5.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | $1.4B | -3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | $1.4B | +1.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | $1.6B | +8.6% | +2% |
| 2018 | $1.7B | +6.4% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | $1.6B | -0.8% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | $2.8B | +69.5% | +21.4% |
| 2021 | $4.1B | +46.4% | +35% |
| 2022 | $5.6B | +37.3% | +50.5% |
| 2023 | $4.4B | -21.2% | +16.6% |
| 2024 | $5.5B | +23.4% | +10.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $2.0B | +34.7% | 49 |
| Germany | $429.6M | +13.7% | 60 |
| Japan | $197.9M | +33.7% | 20 |
| United Kingdom | $188.8M | +22% | 45 |
| Netherlands | $151.1M | +29.1% | 54 |
| Italy | $137.6M | +31.3% | 34 |
| Poland | $135.5M | +38.3% | 41 |
| Spain | $129.7M | +34.8% | 40 |
| Canada | $126.4M | +38.8% | 36 |
| Brazil | $118.5M | +68.1% | 19 |
| France | $114.5M | +18% | 45 |
| Turkey | $99.9M | +60.2% | 37 |

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