# HS 700521 Float Glass And Surface Ground Or Po global trade...

Reported global trade in float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground reached $1.0B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +0.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.0B | +3.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | $1.0B | +0.2% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | $966.8M | -3.9% | +0% |
| 2016 | $942.6M | -2.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | $1.0B | +7.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | $1.1B | +8.9% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | $1.0B | -8.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | $833.4M | -17.8% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | $1.2B | +39.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | $1.3B | +9.7% | +8% |
| 2023 | $1.2B | -9.7% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | $1.0B | -10.5% | -3.9% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Poland | $69.6M | +3% | 18 |
| India | $69.6M | +10.2% | 14 |
| Republic of Korea | $57.3M | +4.2% | 12 |
| Hungary | $51.0M | +4.5% | 18 |
| France | $46.2M | +10.7% | 20 |
| Malaysia | $45.8M | +23.1% | 13 |
| Spain | $43.5M | +6.3% | 21 |
| Mexico | $43.1M | -7% | 26 |
| Viet Nam | $38.6M | -5% | 10 |
| Canada | $35.2M | -2.7% | 16 |
| Czechia | $28.2M | +5.6% | 11 |
| Saudi Arabia | $28.1M | +20.2% | 17 |

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