# HS 844250 Type global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in type, blocks, plates, cylinders and the like: blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones prepared for printing purposes reached $670.3M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -2.6%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.5B | -0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | $1.6B | +1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | $1.3B | -15% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | $1.3B | -5.5% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | $1.2B | -4.1% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | $873.5M | -27.2% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | $763.9M | -12.5% | -15.2% |
| 2020 | $652.7M | -14.6% | -18.4% |
| 2021 | $702.4M | +7.6% | -7% |
| 2022 | $693.3M | -1.3% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | $674.0M | -2.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | $670.3M | -0.5% | -1.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $64.8M | -4.6% | 63 |
| France | $32.7M | -2% | 43 |
| USA | $32.6M | -0% | 51 |
| India | $29.7M | -2.2% | 36 |
| Russia | $21.8M | -10.5% | 27 |
| Mexico | $21.7M | -0.6% | 61 |
| China | $21.3M | -3% | 42 |
| Italy | $20.9M | -4.7% | 57 |
| Austria | $20.3M | -5.4% | 36 |
| Viet Nam | $18.9M | +16.2% | 30 |
| Poland | $18.4M | +1.7% | 35 |
| Netherlands | $17.6M | -6.5% | 43 |

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