# HS 845640 For Working Any Material By Removal  global trade...

Reported global trade in for working any material by removal of material: operated by plasma arc processes: reached $486.7M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +8.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $279.9M | +2.7% | +8% |
| 2014 | $281.2M | +0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | $274.4M | -2.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | $259.2M | -5.5% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | $255.5M | -1.4% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | $323.4M | +26.6% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | $329.7M | +1.9% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | $319.5M | -3.1% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | $524.3M | +64.1% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | $678.9M | +29.5% | +27.2% |
| 2023 | $643.8M | -5.2% | +26.3% |
| 2024 | $486.7M | -24.4% | -2.4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $123.9M | +8.4% | 35 |
| Philippines | $52.9M | +131.5% | 12 |
| Netherlands | $21.7M | -1.8% | 37 |
| Canada | $18.4M | +7.4% | 18 |
| Mexico | $17.4M | +10.9% | 54 |
| Germany | $14.5M | +9.8% | 28 |
| Australia | $12.5M | +4.3% | 20 |
| China | $12.3M | -16% | 22 |
| United Kingdom | $11.4M | +22.8% | 25 |
| United Arab Emirates | $10.4M | +34.3% | 19 |
| Viet Nam | $10.2M | +17.7% | 19 |
| Italy | $9.3M | +8.6% | 19 |

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