# HS 810520 Mattes And Other Intermediate Produc global trade...

Reported global trade in mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy, unwrought cobalt, powders reached $4.5B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +3.2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.9B | -2.2% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | $2.2B | +15% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | $2.3B | +3.6% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | $2.1B | -8.3% | +3% |
| 2017 | $4.4B | +105.4% | +25% |
| 2018 | $7.0B | +59.7% | +44.4% |
| 2019 | $3.9B | -44.5% | +22.1% |
| 2020 | $3.9B | +0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | $6.7B | +71.5% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | $8.7B | +30.4% | +31% |
| 2023 | $4.3B | -50.8% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | $4.5B | +5.8% | -12.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $3.1B | +9.8% | 33 |
| USA | $273.3M | -7.6% | 29 |
| Netherlands | $160.4M | -8.6% | 38 |
| Japan | $138.0M | -17.7% | 23 |
| Taiwan | $112.8M | +28.7% | 20 |
| Belgium | $99.1M | -1.4% | 22 |
| Germany | $85.0M | -4.1% | 39 |
| United Kingdom | $77.6M | -5.2% | 25 |
| Republic of Korea | $69.8M | +3.7% | 23 |
| Malaysia | $65.7M | +1.6% | 20 |
| France | $45.8M | +0.1% | 27 |
| India | $38.4M | -1.4% | 21 |

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