# HS 820900 Plates global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of sintered metal carbides or cermets reached $6.0B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +0.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $6.9B | +1.5% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | $7.3B | +6.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | $5.6B | -23.3% | -6% |
| 2016 | $5.4B | -3.3% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | $5.9B | +8.8% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | $6.6B | +11.6% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | $5.9B | -10.2% | +3% |
| 2020 | $4.9B | -17.8% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | $6.2B | +26.9% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | $6.3B | +1.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | $6.5B | +3.1% | +9.8% |
| 2024 | $6.0B | -6.5% | -0.8% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $958.0M | +2.1% | 58 |
| Germany | $624.0M | -1.8% | 69 |
| Netherlands | $514.3M | +0.8% | 58 |
| China | $340.7M | -3.9% | 47 |
| Italy | $311.9M | +3% | 50 |
| India | $293.3M | +10.1% | 46 |
| Belgium | $268.3M | +4.6% | 38 |
| Mexico | $209.7M | +3.4% | 53 |
| France | $158.5M | -10.6% | 49 |
| Japan | $154.7M | -6.2% | 41 |
| Republic of Korea | $146.0M | -1% | 40 |
| Turkey | $131.1M | +8.8% | 44 |

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