# HS 711620 Precious Or Semi-Precious Stones (Na global trade...

Reported global trade in precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) articles of reached $2.0B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +11.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.6B | +21.8% | +15% |
| 2014 | $2.2B | +36.1% | +22.5% |
| 2015 | $1.7B | -23.2% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | $1.2B | -28.4% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | $1.1B | -11.7% | -21.4% |
| 2018 | $1.1B | +3.8% | -13.1% |
| 2019 | $1.1B | +3.4% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | $1.1B | +0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | $1.6B | +41.4% | +13.7% |
| 2022 | $1.9B | +19.9% | +19.4% |
| 2023 | $3.3B | +70.3% | +42.4% |
| 2024 | $2.0B | -39.9% | +7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $735.2M | +12% | 99 |
| China | $93.8M | +3.3% | 83 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $80.5M | +5.4% | 82 |
| World excl. EU | $72.0M | +5.6% | 21 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $69.6M | +5.1% | 45 |
| Austria | $68.1M | +56.4% | 65 |
| France | $67.7M | +14.9% | 99 |
| Belgium | $67.1M | +59.6% | 54 |
| Germany | $65.7M | +5.5% | 88 |
| United Kingdom | $60.0M | +2% | 64 |
| Singapore | $54.3M | +34.2% | 50 |
| Canada | $48.4M | +14% | 74 |

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