# HS 821410 Paper Knives global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor reached $271.5M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +5.3%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $198.6M | +1.2% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | $218.6M | +10.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | $205.6M | -5.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | $209.9M | +2.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | $216.4M | +3.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | $220.2M | +1.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | $209.7M | -4.8% | -0% |
| 2020 | $184.5M | -12% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | $209.0M | +13.3% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | $253.6M | +21.3% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | $271.2M | +6.9% | +13.7% |
| 2024 | $271.5M | +0.1% | +9.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $25.8M | +6.8% | 49 |
| Germany | $16.7M | +3.8% | 52 |
| Mexico | $9.3M | +10.2% | 39 |
| Brazil | $8.8M | +10.2% | 25 |
| Russia | $8.7M | +3.3% | 23 |
| Italy | $8.2M | +11% | 43 |
| India | $8.1M | +3.4% | 25 |
| Republic of Korea | $8.1M | -0.6% | 32 |
| France | $7.7M | +7.6% | 50 |
| Indonesia | $7.3M | +0.6% | 22 |
| Viet Nam | $6.5M | +3.5% | 24 |
| Thailand | $6.2M | +13.3% | 25 |

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