# HS 680430 Hand Sharpening Or Polishing Stones global trade...

Reported global trade in hand sharpening or polishing stones, of natural stone, agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives or ceramics, with or without parts of other materials reached $174.8M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +5.3%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $109.2M | +2% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | $141.9M | +30% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | $115.5M | -18.6% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | $113.5M | -1.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | $123.2M | +8.6% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | $142.2M | +15.5% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | $134.9M | -5.2% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | $150.4M | +11.5% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | $185.0M | +23% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | $184.5M | -0.3% | +11% |
| 2023 | $186.9M | +1.3% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | $174.8M | -6.5% | -1.9% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $23.2M | +7.9% | 55 |
| Germany | $10.8M | +2.1% | 49 |
| Indonesia | $10.7M | +25.3% | 27 |
| Japan | $6.9M | +3.4% | 28 |
| Netherlands | $6.5M | +4.2% | 53 |
| Canada | $5.9M | +6.1% | 57 |
| China | $5.3M | -7.6% | 39 |
| Thailand | $5.2M | +4.2% | 34 |
| Malaysia | $5.1M | +10.6% | 33 |
| United Kingdom | $4.9M | +7.5% | 48 |
| Republic of Korea | $4.9M | +2.8% | 37 |
| Viet Nam | $4.4M | -1.3% | 27 |

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