# HS 490900 Printed Cards Bearing Personal Greet global trade...

Reported global trade in printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings reached $925.6M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.2B | +2.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | $1.2B | +3.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | $1.2B | -1.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | $1.1B | -4.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | $1.3B | +14.9% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | $1.3B | -0.9% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | $1.3B | +1.6% | +5% |
| 2020 | $1.0B | -23% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | $1.1B | +11% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | $1.0B | -9.7% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | $872.4M | -15% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | $925.6M | +6.1% | -6.6% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $343.5M | -3.3% | 86 |
| United Kingdom | $79.2M | -18.7% | 67 |
| Canada | $78.3M | -6% | 79 |
| Germany | $68.9M | -11.3% | 113 |
| Netherlands | $34.9M | +1.8% | 82 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $30.5M | +4.8% | 82 |
| Ireland | $25.0M | +1.2% | 81 |
| Australia | $24.3M | -3.7% | 42 |
| Belgium | $24.2M | -10.3% | 60 |
| France | $23.8M | -22.7% | 85 |
| Japan | $22.4M | -1.4% | 39 |
| Austria | $20.9M | -0.8% | 72 |

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