# HS 850710 Lead-Acid global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) reached $13.5B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +5.5%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $8.4B | +8.4% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | $8.4B | +1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | $8.1B | -4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | $8.5B | +5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | $10.4B | +22.8% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | $10.8B | +3.3% | +10% |
| 2019 | $10.3B | -4.3% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | $10.1B | -1.8% | -1% |
| 2021 | $12.2B | +20% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | $11.9B | -2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | $12.2B | +2.4% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | $13.5B | +10.8% | +3.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $2.4B | +12.7% | 61 |
| France | $874.6M | +4.3% | 68 |
| Germany | $752.5M | +5.9% | 67 |
| Canada | $609.4M | +4.1% | 43 |
| Italy | $488.6M | +9.6% | 55 |
| United Kingdom | $487.5M | +3.5% | 63 |
| Spain | $448.3M | +8.1% | 56 |
| Poland | $353.7M | +10.6% | 57 |
| Australia | $291.3M | +5.8% | 43 |
| Czechia | $289.3M | +9.1% | 51 |
| Japan | $281.4M | +4.8% | 42 |
| Malaysia | $280.8M | +7.6% | 40 |

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