# HS 520299 Waste Other Than Garnetted Stock And global trade...

Reported global trade in waste other than garnetted stock and yarn (including thread) waste reached $311.1M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +3.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $451.4M | +9.2% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | $333.7M | -26.1% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | $278.7M | -16.5% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | $298.7M | +7.2% | -12.9% |
| 2017 | $439.6M | +47.2% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | $343.1M | -22% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | $263.5M | -23.2% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | $297.4M | +12.8% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | $325.6M | +9.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | $342.0M | +5% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | $334.2M | -2.3% | +4% |
| 2024 | $311.1M | -6.9% | -1.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $53.0M | +5.4% | 56 |
| Viet Nam | $38.8M | +30% | 14 |
| Turkey | $27.7M | +32.7% | 22 |
| Taiwan | $20.2M | -8.4% | 9 |
| Pakistan | $17.1M | +33.7% | 14 |
| USA | $15.6M | +4.7% | 27 |
| France | $15.4M | -0.4% | 28 |
| Thailand | $14.4M | +17.3% | 15 |
| Japan | $13.2M | +2.7% | 14 |
| Italy | $11.2M | -1.2% | 32 |
| Netherlands | $10.5M | +1.2% | 26 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $7.7M | +3% | 14 |

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