# Rubber (HS2 40) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Rubber at HS2 40, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The rubber sector recorded $222.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +0.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $222.5B |
| Latest annual change | +0.5% |
| Active exporters | 200 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 80 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $51.4B | 8,419 | 80 |
| 1996 | $53.4B | 8,641 | 80 |
| 1997 | $52.5B | 8,675 | 80 |
| 1998 | $52.3B | 8,917 | 80 |
| 1999 | $55.9B | 9,462 | 80 |
| 2000 | $58.3B | 10,861 | 80 |
| 2001 | $56.3B | 11,086 | 80 |
| 2002 | $61.4B | 11,289 | 80 |
| 2003 | $74.0B | 11,518 | 80 |
| 2004 | $90.0B | 11,887 | 80 |
| 2005 | $101.3B | 12,138 | 80 |
| 2006 | $120.3B | 12,666 | 80 |
| 2007 | $141.0B | 12,892 | 80 |
| 2008 | $158.3B | 12,979 | 80 |
| 2009 | $125.4B | 13,182 | 80 |
| 2010 | $168.6B | 13,511 | 80 |
| 2011 | $224.0B | 13,880 | 80 |
| 2012 | $211.0B | 14,306 | 80 |
| 2013 | $203.5B | 14,359 | 80 |
| 2014 | $193.1B | 14,601 | 80 |
| 2015 | $168.2B | 14,750 | 80 |
| 2016 | $163.0B | 15,044 | 80 |
| 2017 | $184.7B | 15,110 | 80 |
| 2018 | $191.6B | 15,422 | 80 |
| 2019 | $185.0B | 15,275 | 80 |
| 2020 | $175.3B | 15,123 | 80 |
| 2021 | $227.2B | 15,464 | 80 |
| 2022 | $222.6B | 15,681 | 80 |
| 2023 | $214.9B | 15,694 | 80 |
| 2024 | $222.5B | 15,619 | 80 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Stable
- Three-year CAGR: -0.7%
- Five-year CAGR: +3.8%
- Historical peak: $227.2B in 2,021
- Positive-growth years: 62.1%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 1,492
- Importer concentration HHI: 798.4
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.5

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | Thailand | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $5.1B | -1.9% | 73 | 13,951 km | No |
| 2 | Thailand | China | $4.5B | -1.5% | 77 | 2,887 km | Yes |
| 3 | Mexico | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $4.4B | +10.9% | 75 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 4 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Mexico | $3.8B | +6.4% | 80 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 5 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Canada | $3.3B | +2.6% | 80 | 556 km | Yes |
| 6 | Canada | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $3.2B | +3% | 77 | 556 km | Yes |
| 7 | China | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $2.7B | -18.8% | 79 | 11,883 km | No |
| 8 | Viet Nam | China | $2.5B | +1.8% | 68 | 2,732 km | Yes |
| 9 | Japan | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $2.3B | +3.3% | 76 | 10,872 km | No |
| 10 | China | Russia | $2.1B | +35.5% | 74 | 6,831 km | No |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China | $35.7B | 200 | 80 |
| 2 | Thailand | $19.3B | 193 | 80 |
| 3 | Germany | $16.3B | 192 | 80 |
| 4 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $14.0B | 190 | 80 |
| 5 | Japan | $10.9B | 192 | 80 |
| 6 | Republic of Korea | $8.1B | 185 | 80 |
| 7 | Viet Nam | $7.2B | 150 | 80 |
| 8 | France | $6.8B | 189 | 80 |
| 9 | Malaysia | $6.7B | 184 | 80 |
| 10 | Italy | $6.5B | 185 | 80 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $34.1B | 163 | 80 |
| 2 | Germany | $16.6B | 142 | 80 |
| 3 | China | $16.6B | 145 | 80 |
| 4 | Mexico | $8.5B | 100 | 80 |
| 5 | France | $8.5B | 171 | 80 |
| 6 | Canada | $6.9B | 165 | 80 |
| 7 | Italy | $6.0B | 117 | 80 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | $5.7B | 137 | 80 |
| 9 | Poland | $5.3B | 141 | 80 |
| 10 | Netherlands | $5.2B | 136 | 80 |

## HS6 products

- Rubber: natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400110)
- Rubber: natural (excluding latex), in smoked sheets (HS6 400121)
- Rubber: technically specified natural rubber (TSNR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding latex and smoked sheets) (HS6 400122)
- Rubber: natural (excluding latex, technically specified natural rubber and smoked sheets), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400129)
- Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums: in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400130)
- Rubber: synthetic, styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR) latex, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400211)
- Rubber: synthetic, styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR), (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400219)
- Rubber: synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400220)
- Rubber: synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400231)
- Rubber: synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400239)
- Rubber: synthetic, chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR), latex, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400241)
- Rubber: synthetic, chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR), (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400249)
- Rubber: synthetic, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), latex, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400251)
- Rubber: synthetic, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400259)
- Rubber: synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400260)
- Rubber: synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400270)
- Rubber: mixtures of natural and synthetic rubbers of heading no. 4001 and 4002, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400280)
- Rubber: synthetic, n.e.c. in heading 4002, latex, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400291)
- Rubber: synthetic, n.e.c. in heading 4002, (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400299)
- Rubber: reclaimed rubber, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400300)
- Rubber: waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and powders and granules obtained therefrom (HS6 400400)
- Rubber: unvulcanised, compounded with carbon black or silica, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400510)
- Rubber: unvulcanised, compounded, solutions and dispersions other than those of item no. 4005.10 (HS6 400520)
- Rubber: unvulcanised, (compounded other than with carbon black or silica), in plates, sheets and strip (HS6 400591)
- Rubber: unvulcanised, (compounded other than with carbon black or silica), in primary forms, (other than plates, sheets, strip, solutions or dispersions) (HS6 400599)
- Rubber: unvulcanised, ""camel-back"" strips for retreading rubber tyres (HS6 400610)
- Rubber: unvulcanised, other than camel back strips for retreading rubber tyres (HS6 400690)
- Rubber: vulcanised, thread and cord (HS6 400700)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), in plates, sheets and strip of cellular rubber (HS6 400811)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), cellular rubber, (other than in plates, sheets or strip) (HS6 400819)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), in plates, sheets and strip, of non-cellular rubber (HS6 400821)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), non-cellular rubber, in forms other than plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400829)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubes, pipes and hoses, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings (HS6 400910)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubing, piping and hoses, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings (HS6 400911)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubing, piping and hoses, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, with fittings (HS6 400912)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubes, pipes and hoses, reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal, without fittings (HS6 400920)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubing, piping and hoses, reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal, without fittings (HS6 400921)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubing, piping and hoses, reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal, with fittings (HS6 400922)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubes, pipes and hoses, reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials, without fittings (HS6 400930)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubing, piping and hoses, reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials, without fittings (HS6 400931)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubing, piping and hoses, reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials, with fittings (HS6 400932)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubes, pipes and hoses, reinforced or otherwise combined with materials other than metal or textile materials, without fittings (HS6 400940)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubing, piping and hoses, reinforced or otherwise combined with materials other than metal or textiles, without fittings (HS6 400941)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubing, piping and hoses, reinforced or otherwise combined with materials other than metal or textiles, with fittings (HS6 400942)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubes, pipes and hoses, with fittings (HS6 400950)
- Rubber: vulcanised, conveyor or transmission belts or belting of trapezoidal cross-section (v-belts and v-belting) (HS6 401010)
- Rubber: vulcanised, conveyor belts or belting, reinforced only with metal (HS6 401011)
- Rubber: vulcanised, conveyor belts or belting, reinforced only with textile materials (HS6 401012)
- Rubber: vulcanised, conveyor belts or belting, reinforced only with plastics (HS6 401013)
- Rubber: vulcanised, conveyor belts or belting, (reinforced with other than metal only or textile materials only) (HS6 401019)
- Rubber: vulcanised, transmission belts or belting, endless, of trapezoidal cross-section (v-belts), whether or not grooved, of a circumference exceeding 60cm but not exceeding 180cm (HS6 401021)
- Rubber: vulcanised, transmission belts or belting, endless, of trapezoidal cross-section (v-belts), whether or not grooved, of a circumference exceeding 180cm but not exceeding 240cm (HS6 401022)
- Rubber: vulcanised, transmission belts or belting, endless synchronous belts (of a circumference exceeding 60cm but not exceeding 150cm) (HS6 401023)
- Rubber: vulcanised, transmission belts or belting, endless synchronous belts (of a circumference exceeding 150cm but not exceeding 198cm) (HS6 401024)
- Rubber: vulcanised, transmission belts or belting, n.e.s. in heading no. 4010 (HS6 401029)
- Rubber: vulcanised, endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 60cm but not exceeding 180 cm (HS6 401031)
- Rubber: vulcanised, endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), other than V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 60cm but not exceeding 180 cm (HS6 401032)
- Rubber: vulcanised, endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 180cm but not exceeding 240 cm (HS6 401033)
- Rubber: vulcanised, endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), other than V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 180cm but not exceeding 240 cm (HS6 401034)
- Rubber: vulcanised, endless synchronous belts, of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 150 cm (HS6 401035)
- Rubber: vulcanised, endless synchronous belts, of an outside circumference exceeding 150 cm but not exceeding 198 cm (HS6 401036)
- Rubber: vulcanised, conveyor or transmission belts or belting, n.e.c. in heading no. 4010 (HS6 401039)
- Rubber: vulcanised, conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of a width exceeding 20cm (HS6 401091)
- Rubber: vulcanised, conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of a width 20cm or less (HS6 401099)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) (HS6 401110)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries (HS6 401120)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on aircraft (HS6 401130)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motorcycles (HS6 401140)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on bicycles (HS6 401150)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres having a herring-bone or similar tread, of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines (HS6 401161)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres having a herring-bone or similar tread, of a kind used on construction or industrial handling vehicles and machines and having a rim size not exceeding 61cm (HS6 401162)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres having a herring-bone or similar tread, of a kind used on construction or industrial handling vehicles and machines and having a rim size exceeding 61cm (HS6 401163)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres having a herring-bone or similar tread, of a kind used on light industrial vehicles (HS6 401169)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines (HS6 401170)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines (HS6 401180)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on light commercial vehicles (HS6 401190)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, having a ""herring bone"" or similar tread (HS6 401191)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres having other than a herring-bone or similar tread, of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines (HS6 401192)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres having other than a herring-bone or similar tread, of a kind used on construction or industrial handling vehicles and machines and having a rim size not exceeding 61cm (HS6 401193)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres having other than a herring-bone or similar tread, of a kind used on construction or industrial handling vehicles and machines and having a rim size exceeding 61cm (HS6 401194)
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, (other than "herring bone" or similar tread) (HS6 401199)
- Rubber: retreaded tyres (HS6 401210)
- Retreaded tyres : of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) (HS6 401211)
- Retreaded tyres: of a kind used on motor buses or lorries (HS6 401212)
- Retreaded tyres: of a kind used on aircraft (HS6 401213)
- Retreaded tyres: other than of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars), buses and lorries and aircraft (HS6 401219)
- Rubber: used pneumatic tyres (HS6 401220)
- Rubber: tyres n.e.c. in heading no. 4012 (HS6 401290)
- Rubber: inner tubes, of a kind used on motorcars (including station wagons and racing cars), buses and lorries (HS6 401310)
- Rubber: inner tubes, of a kind used on bicycles (HS6 401320)
- Rubber: inner tubes, n.e.s. in heading no. 4013 (HS6 401390)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), sheath contraceptives (HS6 401410)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (excluding sheath contraceptives), with or without fittings of hard rubber (HS6 401490)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), surgical gloves (HS6 401511)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gloves, of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (HS6 401512)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gloves other than surgical gloves (HS6 401519)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), articles of apparel and clothing accessories (other than gloves) (HS6 401590)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), moulded rubber mats and mats of non-rectangular shape made by cutting from the piece, of cellular rubber (HS6 401610)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), floor coverings and mats, of non-cellular rubber (HS6 401691)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), erasers, of non-cellular rubber (HS6 401692)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gaskets, washers and other seals, of non-cellular rubber (HS6 401693)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), boat or dock fenders, whether or not inflatable, of non-cellular rubber (HS6 401694)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), inflatable articles (other than boat or dock fenders), of non-cellular rubber (HS6 401695)
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), articles n.e.s. in heading no. 4016, of non-cellular rubber (HS6 401699)
- Rubber: ebonite and other hard rubbers in all forms, including waste and scrap, and articles of hard rubber (HS6 401700)

## 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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