# HS 680300 And Articles Of Slate Or Of Agglomer global trade...

Reported global trade in and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate reached $676.7M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +3.2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $655.0M | +2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | $680.3M | +3.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | $603.4M | -11.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | $596.5M | -1.2% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | $571.2M | -4.2% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | $587.9M | +2.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | $576.7M | -1.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | $587.4M | +1.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | $717.0M | +22.1% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | $759.2M | +5.9% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | $720.6M | -5.1% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | $676.7M | -6.1% | -1.9% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| France | $221.3M | +7% | 41 |
| United Kingdom | $148.7M | +4.9% | 36 |
| USA | $56.6M | -1.5% | 44 |
| Germany | $43.7M | -3.4% | 42 |
| Belgium | $26.9M | +0.7% | 25 |
| Ireland | $13.8M | +0.6% | 28 |
| Australia | $12.2M | +8.5% | 26 |
| Spain | $10.0M | -1% | 29 |
| Kuwait | $8.0M | +75.2% | 13 |
| Viet Nam | $7.7M | +67.3% | 15 |
| Denmark | $7.0M | -1.4% | 26 |
| Luxembourg | $6.8M | +7.6% | 16 |

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