# HS 481019 Coated With Kaolin Or Other Inorgani global trade...

Reported global trade in coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances, for printing/writing/graphics, having 10% or less by weight of total fibres got by mechanical/chemi-mechanical process, sides exceeding 435mm and 297mm, unfolded, sheets reached $3.7B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -4.9%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $6.6B | -4.2% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | $6.4B | -2.6% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | $5.5B | -14.1% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | $5.1B | -6.9% | -8% |
| 2017 | $5.1B | +0.3% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | $5.2B | +0.8% | -2% |
| 2019 | $4.7B | -9% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | $3.4B | -28.9% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | $3.8B | +13.7% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | $5.1B | +33.6% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | $3.7B | -28% | +3% |
| 2024 | $3.7B | +0.2% | -1.2% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $646.0M | +2% | 48 |
| Germany | $380.2M | -5.5% | 61 |
| France | $233.9M | -2% | 46 |
| India | $180.1M | -5.5% | 33 |
| United Kingdom | $172.3M | -3.2% | 39 |
| Poland | $153.2M | +1.5% | 29 |
| Italy | $138.3M | +0.8% | 38 |
| Spain | $98.9M | -4.3% | 32 |
| Netherlands | $94.4M | -2.4% | 52 |
| Mexico | $76.8M | -4% | 44 |
| Australia | $70.4M | -6.8% | 26 |
| Belgium | $66.4M | -6.2% | 29 |

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