# HS 470421 Chemical Wood Pulp global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in chemical wood pulp, sulphite, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous wood reached $409.0M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +11%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $349.4M | -22.9% | -15.8% |
| 2014 | $259.1M | -25.9% | -23.6% |
| 2015 | $240.1M | -7.3% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | $289.4M | +20.5% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | $244.4M | -15.6% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | $262.9M | +7.6% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | $242.7M | -7.7% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | $237.7M | -2.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | $281.2M | +18.3% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | $371.3M | +32.1% | +15.2% |
| 2023 | $317.8M | -14.4% | +10.2% |
| 2024 | $409.0M | +28.7% | +13.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $273.7M | +18.5% | 5 |
| Germany | $44.1M | -4.4% | 23 |
| China | $22.5M | +27.2% | 6 |
| Indonesia | $11.3M | +5.3% | 3 |
| Sweden | $7.9M | +95.8% | 5 |
| Italy | $6.2M | -3.9% | 9 |
| Austria | $6.0M | -5.6% | 5 |
| Slovenia | $5.3M | +33.3% | 2 |
| Japan | $4.3M | +8.2% | 4 |
| Portugal | $3.4M | +84.7% | 5 |
| Tunisia | $3.1M | +1.3% | 5 |
| Finland | $2.3M | +4.8% | 6 |

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