# HS 481022 Coated With Kaolin Or Other Inorgani global trade...

Reported global trade in coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, having more than 10% of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibres, for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, light-weight coated paper, in rolls or sheets reached $1.7B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -9.9%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $4.2B | -8.4% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | $4.1B | -2.2% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | $3.4B | -17.6% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | $3.1B | -9.3% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | $2.9B | -6% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | $3.2B | +12.2% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | $2.9B | -9.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | $2.0B | -30.8% | -11% |
| 2021 | $2.1B | +2% | -13.8% |
| 2022 | $2.5B | +19.4% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | $2.0B | -19.7% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | $1.7B | -12.5% | -5.7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $362.1M | -8.6% | 30 |
| Germany | $228.3M | -11.2% | 44 |
| France | $189.6M | -5.6% | 33 |
| Poland | $113.7M | -7.9% | 23 |
| Belgium | $75.9M | -4.7% | 21 |
| Mexico | $69.2M | +2.6% | 34 |
| Italy | $66.6M | -7.3% | 21 |
| Spain | $55.3M | -12.6% | 21 |
| United Kingdom | $46.1M | -21.2% | 27 |
| India | $35.8M | -1.2% | 19 |
| Netherlands | $32.2M | -10.8% | 32 |
| Czechia | $30.6M | -4.5% | 16 |

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