# HS 401700 Ebonite And Other Hard Rubbers In Al global trade...

Reported global trade in ebonite and other hard rubbers in all forms, including waste and scrap, and articles of hard rubber reached $269.7M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +1.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $310.1M | -3.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | $315.2M | +1.6% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | $312.2M | -1% | -1% |
| 2016 | $287.8M | -7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | $284.6M | -1.1% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | $279.8M | -1.7% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | $247.1M | -11.7% | -5% |
| 2020 | $229.4M | -7.1% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | $270.4M | +17.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | $274.9M | +1.6% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | $278.4M | +1.3% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | $269.7M | -3.1% | -0.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $44.8M | +5.7% | 58 |
| Japan | $19.5M | -3.4% | 31 |
| Saudi Arabia | $19.1M | +15.5% | 57 |
| Germany | $12.5M | -0.8% | 55 |
| Italy | $10.1M | +5.9% | 44 |
| China | $9.4M | -7% | 47 |
| Czechia | $8.3M | +9.8% | 40 |
| Netherlands | $7.3M | -2.2% | 52 |
| France | $6.7M | -6.8% | 55 |
| United Kingdom | $6.6M | -2.6% | 45 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $6.5M | +6.4% | 16 |
| Singapore | $6.2M | +17.4% | 35 |

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