# HS 960820 Felt Tipped And Other Porous-Tipped  global trade...

Reported global trade in felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers reached $2.5B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +6.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.4B | +4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | $1.4B | +5.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | $1.4B | -2.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | $1.6B | +15.1% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | $1.6B | +1.3% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | $1.7B | +4.2% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | $1.8B | +4.4% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | $1.8B | -0.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | $2.1B | +18.8% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | $2.3B | +8.1% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | $2.4B | +4.7% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | $2.5B | +4.1% | +5.6% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $470.4M | +7.2% | 69 |
| Mexico | $168.7M | +7.1% | 51 |
| France | $160.0M | +7.9% | 80 |
| Germany | $117.8M | +4.3% | 73 |
| United Kingdom | $103.7M | +1.8% | 66 |
| Canada | $71.9M | +1.8% | 65 |
| Netherlands | $71.3M | +8.9% | 61 |
| Spain | $63.0M | +7.7% | 58 |
| Poland | $53.3M | +13.4% | 63 |
| Australia | $53.2M | +6.9% | 43 |
| Italy | $50.3M | +9.3% | 53 |
| Russia | $47.6M | +4% | 35 |

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