# Soap and washing preparations (HS2 34) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Soap and washing preparations at HS2 34, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The soap and washing preparations sector recorded $79.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with +3.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $79.3B |
| Latest annual change | +3.3% |
| Active exporters | 198 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 23 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $12.8B | 6,134 | 23 |
| 1996 | $13.7B | 6,340 | 23 |
| 1997 | $14.0B | 6,456 | 23 |
| 1998 | $14.4B | 6,746 | 23 |
| 1999 | $17.4B | 7,226 | 23 |
| 2000 | $17.7B | 8,436 | 23 |
| 2001 | $18.1B | 8,566 | 23 |
| 2002 | $20.4B | 8,776 | 23 |
| 2003 | $24.2B | 9,042 | 23 |
| 2004 | $27.7B | 9,249 | 23 |
| 2005 | $29.8B | 9,538 | 23 |
| 2006 | $33.8B | 10,015 | 23 |
| 2007 | $39.2B | 10,264 | 23 |
| 2008 | $45.7B | 10,556 | 23 |
| 2009 | $41.5B | 10,648 | 23 |
| 2010 | $46.1B | 10,797 | 23 |
| 2011 | $53.2B | 11,073 | 23 |
| 2012 | $53.9B | 11,384 | 23 |
| 2013 | $55.9B | 11,322 | 23 |
| 2014 | $58.3B | 11,635 | 23 |
| 2015 | $52.9B | 11,721 | 23 |
| 2016 | $53.2B | 11,886 | 23 |
| 2017 | $57.4B | 12,150 | 23 |
| 2018 | $62.1B | 12,404 | 23 |
| 2019 | $61.4B | 12,312 | 23 |
| 2020 | $65.2B | 12,421 | 23 |
| 2021 | $74.0B | 12,753 | 23 |
| 2022 | $78.4B | 12,758 | 23 |
| 2023 | $76.8B | 12,783 | 23 |
| 2024 | $79.3B | 12,860 | 23 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Stable
- Three-year CAGR: +2.3%
- Five-year CAGR: +5.3%
- Historical peak: $79.3B in 2,024
- Positive-growth years: 79.3%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 1,193
- Importer concentration HHI: 595.7
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.5

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Canada | $2.9B | +7.2% | 23 | 556 km | Yes |
| 2 | Japan | China | $1.5B | -9.3% | 23 | 1,763 km | No |
| 3 | Canada | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.1B | +5.4% | 23 | 556 km | Yes |
| 4 | Mexico | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.0B | +8% | 23 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 5 | Poland | Germany | $987.7M | +6.1% | 23 | 518 km | Yes |
| 6 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Mexico | $929.2M | +5.8% | 23 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 7 | China | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $761.4M | +6.7% | 23 | 11,883 km | No |
| 8 | France | Germany | $759.1M | +4.6% | 23 | 881 km | Yes |
| 9 | Germany | France | $717.6M | -3.4% | 23 | 881 km | Yes |
| 10 | Netherlands | Belgium | $717.0M | +7% | 23 | 174 km | Yes |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Germany | $9.4B | 189 | 23 |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $8.4B | 187 | 23 |
| 3 | China | $7.7B | 200 | 23 |
| 4 | France | $4.3B | 186 | 23 |
| 5 | Poland | $3.8B | 165 | 23 |
| 6 | Netherlands | $3.5B | 184 | 23 |
| 7 | Italy | $3.5B | 176 | 23 |
| 8 | Belgium | $3.4B | 185 | 23 |
| 9 | Japan | $3.3B | 164 | 23 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $2.4B | 183 | 23 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $6.0B | 137 | 23 |
| 2 | Germany | $5.5B | 139 | 23 |
| 3 | China | $5.1B | 118 | 23 |
| 4 | France | $3.5B | 156 | 23 |
| 5 | Canada | $3.4B | 150 | 23 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $3.1B | 129 | 23 |
| 7 | Netherlands | $2.6B | 143 | 23 |
| 8 | Belgium | $2.2B | 116 | 23 |
| 9 | Poland | $1.9B | 115 | 23 |
| 10 | Italy | $1.9B | 95 | 23 |

## HS6 products

- Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products) (HS6 340111)
- Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet use (HS6 340119)
- Soap: in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11 (HS6 340120)
- Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap (HS6 340130)
- Organic surface-active agents: anionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 340211)
- Organic surface-active agents: cationic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 340212)
- Organic surface-active agents: non-ionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 340213)
- Organic surface-active agents: whether or not put up for retail sale, n.e.c. in heading no. 3402 (HS6 340219)
- Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale (HS6 340220)
- Anionic organic surface-active agents (other than soap): linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts, whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 340231)
- Anionic organic surface-active agents (other than soap): other than linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts, whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 340239)
- Organic surface-active agents: cationic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 340241)
- Organic surface-active agents: non-ionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 340242)
- Organic surface-active agents: whether or not put up for retail sale, n.e.c. in item no. 3402 (HS6 340249)
- Washing and cleaning preparations: powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale (HS6 340250)
- Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale (HS6 340290)
- Lubricating preparations: for the treatment of textile and similar materials (leather, furskins etc), containing less than 70% (by weight) of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals (HS6 340311)
- Lubricating preparations: (other than for the treatment of textile and similar materials), containing less than 70% (by weight) of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals (HS6 340319)
- Lubricating preparations: for the treatment of textile and similar materials (leather, furskins etc), (not containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals) (HS6 340391)
- Lubricating preparations: other than for the treatment of textile and similar materials, not containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals (HS6 340399)
- Waxes: artificial and prepared, of chemically modified lignite (HS6 340410)
- Waxes: artificial and prepared, of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol) (HS6 340420)
- Waxes: artificial and prepared, other than of chemically modified lignite or polyethylene glycol (HS6 340490)
- Polishes, creams and similar preparations: for footwear or leather, excluding waxes of heading no. 3404 (HS6 340510)
- Polishes, creams and similar preparations: for the maintenance of wooden furniture, floors or other woodwork, excluding waxes of heading no. 3404 (HS6 340520)
- Polishes, creams and similar preparations: for coachwork, other than metal polishes, excluding waxes of heading no. 3404 (HS6 340530)
- Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations: (whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics, cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered) (HS6 340540)
- Polishes, creams and similar preparations: n.e.s. in heading no. 3405, excluding waxes of heading no. 3404 (HS6 340590)
- Candles, tapers and the like (HS6 340600)
- Modelling pastes: preparations known as dental wax, put up in sets, in packings for retail sale or in plates, horseshoe shapes, sticks or similar forms, other preparations for use in dentistry (HS6 340700)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS2. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024. The data release was refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
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