# HS 481013 Coated With Kaolin Or Other Inorgani global trade...

Reported global trade in coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances, for printing & writing, graphics, containing no, or not more than 10% by weight of total fibres obtained by mechanical or chemi-mechanical process,  in rolls reached $3.3B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -1.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $4.4B | -6.1% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | $4.3B | -2.5% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | $3.6B | -16.7% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | $3.5B | -2.6% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | $3.5B | +2.2% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | $3.8B | +8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | $3.6B | -5.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | $3.0B | -16% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | $3.6B | +16.8% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | $4.0B | +13.6% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | $3.2B | -20.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | $3.3B | +3.3% | -2.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $273.4M | -5.3% | 62 |
| USA | $241.5M | +4.6% | 47 |
| India | $190.6M | +8.3% | 36 |
| Poland | $187.1M | +0.4% | 32 |
| United Kingdom | $174.5M | -5.1% | 41 |
| China | $165.9M | -1.8% | 33 |
| France | $161.9M | -2.1% | 44 |
| Italy | $148.6M | +5.7% | 41 |
| Canada | $137.3M | -3.1% | 36 |
| Mexico | $118.3M | +2.7% | 45 |
| Spain | $89.0M | -1.5% | 32 |
| Viet Nam | $87.0M | +7.4% | 22 |

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