# HS 960990 Pastels global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks, tailors\' chalk reached $401.8M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +4.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $319.0M | +8.3% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | $357.2M | +12% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | $346.4M | -3% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | $357.5M | +3.2% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | $349.2M | -2.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | $344.8M | -1.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | $328.7M | -4.7% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | $323.3M | -1.6% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | $389.4M | +20.4% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | $450.4M | +15.7% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | $425.0M | -5.6% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | $401.8M | -5.5% | +1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $90.1M | +3.5% | 59 |
| Germany | $18.0M | +3.4% | 62 |
| France | $13.6M | +3.1% | 66 |
| United Kingdom | $12.7M | +0.3% | 60 |
| Canada | $11.7M | -1.9% | 58 |
| Philippines | $11.6M | +10.1% | 21 |
| Indonesia | $11.3M | +1.6% | 36 |
| Italy | $10.4M | +13.4% | 43 |
| Spain | $9.8M | +3.6% | 54 |
| Poland | $8.6M | +4.6% | 56 |
| Mexico | $8.5M | +6.7% | 40 |
| Brazil | $8.1M | +25.6% | 29 |

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