# HS 690310 Containing By Weight More Than 50% O global trade...

Reported global trade in containing by weight more than 50% of graphite or other forms of carbon or of a mixture of these products, excluding those of siliceous fossil meals or similar earths reached $145.6M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -0.9%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $140.0M | -13.1% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | $130.0M | -7.1% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | $131.7M | +1.3% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | $110.1M | -16.4% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | $113.7M | +3.3% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | $141.1M | +24.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | $152.2M | +7.9% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | $129.4M | -15% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | $149.2M | +15.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | $158.8M | +6.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | $152.7M | -3.9% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | $145.6M | -4.7% | -0.8% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $30.3M | +9% | 28 |
| Republic of Korea | $14.2M | -7.5% | 20 |
| Germany | $11.9M | +6% | 42 |
| Indonesia | $10.0M | +48.9% | 20 |
| China | $7.0M | -17% | 20 |
| Taiwan | $4.9M | -8.2% | 14 |
| Italy | $4.8M | +6.6% | 25 |
| Mexico | $3.6M | -5% | 20 |
| Canada | $3.4M | +4.5% | 16 |
| India | $2.9M | -14.7% | 18 |
| Malaysia | $2.8M | +9.5% | 16 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $2.7M | +7.8% | 15 |

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