# HS 854810 Spent Primary Cells global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators reached $1.8B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2.9%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.1B | +19% | +17.4% |
| 2014 | $1.1B | +2.9% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | $1.0B | -8.1% | +4% |
| 2016 | $1.2B | +14.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | $1.5B | +29.9% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | $1.6B | +3.8% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | $1.5B | -5.2% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | $1.3B | -16.1% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | $1.7B | +32.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | $1.4B | -18.3% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | $1.8B | +27.2% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | $1.8B | -0.4% | +1.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | $457.2M | +2.6% | 76 |
| Republic of Korea | $339.2M | -2.9% | 45 |
| India | $328.2M | +22.1% | 86 |
| Germany | $77.2M | -5.3% | 34 |
| Spain | $74.1M | +0.4% | 19 |
| Bulgaria | $69.6M | +22.8% | 16 |
| Canada | $49.9M | -6.8% | 17 |
| Belgium | $48.0M | -2.4% | 16 |
| Sweden | $40.1M | +8.7% | 17 |
| Czechia | $27.0M | -4.4% | 16 |
| Singapore | $19.0M | +125.6% | 25 |
| United Kingdom | $18.8M | -4.8% | 26 |

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