# HS 701911 (Including Glass Wool) global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in (including glass wool), chopped strands, of a length of not more than 50mm reached $1.3B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +1.3%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.1B | +7.7% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | $1.2B | +6.6% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | $1.1B | -5.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | $1.2B | +10.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | $1.4B | +9.5% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | $1.4B | +5.6% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | $1.2B | -16.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | $1.1B | -10% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | $1.5B | +39.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | $1.7B | +12.4% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | $1.3B | -24.3% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | $1.3B | +0.1% | -5.2% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $265.8M | -0.1% | 47 |
| USA | $144.4M | +8.7% | 31 |
| Italy | $84.6M | +2.4% | 28 |
| Republic of Korea | $72.4M | -0.8% | 14 |
| Japan | $70.0M | -2.5% | 11 |
| Netherlands | $66.4M | -7.9% | 36 |
| China | $65.1M | -4.6% | 27 |
| India | $56.0M | +7.4% | 25 |
| Mexico | $36.9M | +8.7% | 29 |
| Poland | $34.0M | +9.9% | 25 |
| France | $32.2M | -0.3% | 33 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $31.3M | +9% | 17 |

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