# HS 902480 For Testing The Hardness global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials other than metals reached $1.3B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +0.3%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.2B | +0.5% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | $1.4B | +10.1% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | $1.2B | -12.3% | -1% |
| 2016 | $1.2B | +0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | $1.2B | +4.1% | -3% |
| 2018 | $1.3B | +5.6% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | $1.3B | -0.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | $1.1B | -14.6% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | $1.2B | +10.4% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | $1.2B | -2.1% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | $1.3B | +9.3% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | $1.3B | +0.7% | +2.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $259.4M | +0.8% | 49 |
| USA | $117.9M | +5.1% | 77 |
| India | $66.3M | +0.9% | 53 |
| Germany | $53.4M | -5.5% | 73 |
| Republic of Korea | $52.7M | +1.5% | 39 |
| Viet Nam | $43.6M | +1.6% | 40 |
| Mexico | $39.1M | +1.9% | 61 |
| France | $38.3M | -1.1% | 50 |
| United Kingdom | $37.0M | -0.4% | 69 |
| Japan | $34.9M | -4.8% | 40 |
| Turkey | $29.8M | +3.4% | 47 |
| Italy | $29.2M | +9.2% | 53 |

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