# HS 845690 Operated By Electro-Chemical global trade data...

Reported global trade in operated by electro-chemical, electron beam, ionic beam or plasma-arc processes, for working any material by removal of material reached $361.5M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +4.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $288.6M | +0.9% | -13.8% |
| 2014 | $282.3M | -2.2% | -19.6% |
| 2015 | $261.5M | -7.4% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | $264.3M | +1.1% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | $342.9M | +29.7% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | $335.1M | -2.3% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | $291.4M | -13% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | $266.3M | -8.6% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | $306.1M | +14.9% | -3% |
| 2022 | $353.6M | +15.5% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | $371.7M | +5.1% | +11.8% |
| 2024 | $361.5M | -2.8% | +5.7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $79.0M | +23.4% | 32 |
| USA | $42.9M | +3% | 39 |
| India | $19.8M | +1.2% | 32 |
| Italy | $15.1M | +16.4% | 27 |
| France | $14.8M | +23.8% | 33 |
| Malaysia | $11.5M | +5.3% | 20 |
| Republic of Korea | $10.7M | +13.5% | 20 |
| Viet Nam | $10.4M | -3.7% | 17 |
| Germany | $9.7M | -8.4% | 39 |
| Taiwan | $9.7M | -1.8% | 21 |
| Japan | $8.9M | +0.3% | 21 |
| Canada | $7.6M | -3.6% | 26 |

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