# HS 961511 Of Hard Rubber Or Plastics global trade data...

Reported global trade in of hard rubber or plastics reached $1.4B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +12.5%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $711.2M | +2% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | $879.3M | +23.6% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | $747.3M | -15% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | $758.6M | +1.5% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | $757.6M | -0.1% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | $697.8M | -7.9% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | $780.2M | +11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | $674.8M | -13.5% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | $946.6M | +40.3% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | $1.2B | +30.9% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | $1.3B | +6.3% | +25% |
| 2024 | $1.4B | +6.7% | +14.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $250.4M | +12.4% | 59 |
| Germany | $58.6M | +12.5% | 70 |
| India | $54.3M | -3.1% | 24 |
| United Kingdom | $51.5M | +10.5% | 47 |
| Mexico | $50.0M | +26% | 33 |
| Japan | $48.2M | +10.5% | 30 |
| Malaysia | $48.2M | +40.7% | 28 |
| Singapore | $40.7M | +47.2% | 38 |
| Netherlands | $34.0M | +15% | 64 |
| Australia | $33.1M | +30.7% | 39 |
| Russia | $29.2M | +11.3% | 29 |
| Thailand | $28.8M | +31.2% | 35 |

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