# HS 680520 Natural Or Artificial global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in natural or artificial, on a base of paper or paperboard only, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up reached $1.3B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.2B | +3.4% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | $1.2B | +1.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | $1.1B | -9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | $1.1B | +1.2% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | $1.2B | +5.3% | -1% |
| 2018 | $1.2B | +2.9% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | $1.2B | -4.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | $1.3B | +5.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | $1.5B | +21.9% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | $1.3B | -14.3% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | $1.3B | -1.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | $1.3B | +1.2% | -5.2% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $145.6M | -0.4% | 54 |
| USA | $145.2M | +1.6% | 61 |
| Poland | $78.2M | +5.4% | 52 |
| India | $55.0M | +10.3% | 42 |
| United Kingdom | $41.1M | +0.8% | 53 |
| France | $41.1M | -0.6% | 56 |
| Belgium | $38.8M | +0.6% | 41 |
| Canada | $35.7M | -1.9% | 58 |
| Mexico | $35.2M | +1.4% | 40 |
| Italy | $35.0M | +4.2% | 44 |
| China | $32.8M | -4.7% | 51 |
| Netherlands | $31.9M | +1.3% | 58 |

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