# HS 844319 Used For Printing By Means Of Plates global trade...

Reported global trade in used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 84.42, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.1 reached $1.5B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -3.5%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $2.1B | +10% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | $2.0B | -3.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | $1.6B | -20.2% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | $1.7B | +4.5% | -7% |
| 2017 | $1.9B | +9.5% | -3% |
| 2018 | $1.8B | -0.8% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | $1.8B | -2.1% | +2% |
| 2020 | $1.3B | -25.7% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | $1.6B | +17.2% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | $1.6B | +3.1% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | $1.5B | -4.7% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | $1.5B | -2% | -1.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $273.2M | -0.5% | 59 |
| Netherlands | $91.0M | +26.5% | 45 |
| India | $89.1M | +2.8% | 46 |
| Mexico | $67.6M | +4.9% | 69 |
| Germany | $60.0M | -5.9% | 53 |
| China | $57.9M | -19.1% | 42 |
| Viet Nam | $51.4M | +0.3% | 32 |
| Canada | $47.8M | +1.4% | 42 |
| Brazil | $46.6M | +5.5% | 33 |
| Taiwan | $35.5M | -4.5% | 30 |
| Poland | $33.8M | +1.2% | 34 |
| Malaysia | $29.7M | -3.7% | 32 |

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