# Paper and paperboard (HS2 48) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Paper and paperboard at HS2 48, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The paper and paperboard sector recorded $187.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with -1.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $187.3B |
| Latest annual change | -1.1% |
| Active exporters | 200 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 101 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $88.0B | 8,248 | 101 |
| 1996 | $84.3B | 8,449 | 101 |
| 1997 | $83.3B | 8,530 | 101 |
| 1998 | $85.1B | 8,717 | 101 |
| 1999 | $91.7B | 9,296 | 101 |
| 2000 | $98.1B | 10,836 | 101 |
| 2001 | $95.4B | 11,074 | 101 |
| 2002 | $99.2B | 11,312 | 101 |
| 2003 | $111.9B | 11,557 | 101 |
| 2004 | $125.6B | 11,950 | 101 |
| 2005 | $130.2B | 12,195 | 101 |
| 2006 | $140.6B | 12,550 | 101 |
| 2007 | $158.7B | 12,860 | 101 |
| 2008 | $170.1B | 12,997 | 101 |
| 2009 | $142.7B | 12,980 | 101 |
| 2010 | $157.7B | 13,046 | 101 |
| 2011 | $174.8B | 13,449 | 101 |
| 2012 | $165.4B | 13,748 | 101 |
| 2013 | $169.0B | 13,743 | 101 |
| 2014 | $172.6B | 14,084 | 101 |
| 2015 | $155.0B | 14,176 | 101 |
| 2016 | $152.0B | 14,294 | 101 |
| 2017 | $159.0B | 14,463 | 101 |
| 2018 | $175.1B | 14,631 | 101 |
| 2019 | $167.2B | 14,509 | 101 |
| 2020 | $156.3B | 14,245 | 101 |
| 2021 | $181.6B | 14,653 | 101 |
| 2022 | $209.4B | 14,776 | 101 |
| 2023 | $186.5B | 14,859 | 101 |
| 2024 | $187.3B | 14,697 | 101 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Stable
- Three-year CAGR: +1%
- Five-year CAGR: +2.3%
- Historical peak: $209.4B in 2,022
- Positive-growth years: 65.5%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 1,377.5
- Importer concentration HHI: 581.1
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.3

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | Canada | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $6.7B | +3.1% | 98 | 556 km | Yes |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Canada | $5.6B | +4% | 101 | 556 km | Yes |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Mexico | $4.3B | -0.8% | 100 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 4 | China | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $3.3B | +2.2% | 98 | 11,883 km | No |
| 5 | Germany | Poland | $2.5B | -3.5% | 98 | 518 km | Yes |
| 6 | Germany | France | $2.3B | -3.1% | 101 | 881 km | Yes |
| 7 | Germany | Netherlands | $2.0B | -2.7% | 100 | 579 km | Yes |
| 8 | Poland | Germany | $1.9B | +3.1% | 97 | 518 km | Yes |
| 9 | Mexico | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.8B | +8.1% | 95 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 10 | Sweden | Germany | $1.7B | +0.4% | 92 | 811 km | Yes |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China | $29.1B | 199 | 101 |
| 2 | Germany | $20.7B | 185 | 101 |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $15.4B | 185 | 101 |
| 4 | Sweden | $9.5B | 174 | 101 |
| 5 | Italy | $8.1B | 184 | 101 |
| 6 | Canada | $7.7B | 168 | 101 |
| 7 | Finland | $7.3B | 157 | 101 |
| 8 | France | $6.7B | 197 | 101 |
| 9 | Poland | $6.3B | 168 | 101 |
| 10 | Austria | $5.6B | 170 | 101 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $20.2B | 156 | 101 |
| 2 | Germany | $13.5B | 152 | 101 |
| 3 | France | $9.4B | 168 | 101 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | $7.8B | 140 | 101 |
| 5 | Canada | $7.1B | 148 | 101 |
| 6 | Mexico | $6.9B | 83 | 101 |
| 7 | Italy | $6.7B | 117 | 101 |
| 8 | Poland | $6.4B | 122 | 101 |
| 9 | China | $6.2B | 135 | 101 |
| 10 | Netherlands | $5.8B | 150 | 101 |

## HS6 products

- Newsprint: made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480100)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, for writing, printing, other graphic use, non-perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading no. 4801 or 4803, hand-made paper or paperboard (HS6 480210)
- Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): of a kind used as a base for photo-sensitive, heat-sensitive or electro-sensitive paper or paperboard, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480220)
- Paper and paperboard: carbonising base paper, uncoated, of a kind used for writing, printing and other graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480230)
- Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): wallpaper base, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480240)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, containing no, or not more than 10% by weight of fibres obtained by mechanical process, weighing less than 40g/m2, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480251)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, containing no, or not more than 10% by weight of fibres obtained by mechanical process, weighing 40g/m2 or more but not more than 150g/m2, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480252)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, containing no, or not more than 10% by weight of fibres obtained by mechanical process, weighing more than 150g/m2, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480253)
- Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weighing less than 40g/m2, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480254)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, for printing & writing, containing no, or not more than 10% by weight of total fibres obtained by mechanical or chemi-mechanical process, weighing 40g/m2 to 150g/m2, in rolls (HS6 480255)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, for printing & writing, with no, or not more than 10% weight of all fibre got by mechanical/chemi-mechanical process, weight 40-150g/m2, one side not more than 435mm, other side not more than 297mm, unfolded, sheets (HS6 480256)
- Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight 40-150g/m2, n.e.c. in item no. 4802.55 or 4802.56 (HS6 480257)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, containing 0% to 10% by weight mechanical or chemi-mechanical process fibres, weighing more than 150g/m2, strips or rolls over 15cm wide or sheets one side over 36cm, other side over 15cm, unfolded, strips, rolls or sheets (HS6 480258)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, with more than 10% by weight of the total fibre content obtained by a mechanical process, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480260)
- Paper & paperboard: uncoated, over 10% by weight of the total fibre content obtained by mechanical or chemi-mechanical process fibres, rolls (HS6 480261)
- Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): over 10% by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, in sheets 435mm or less by 297mm or less (unfolded) (HS6 480262)
- Paper & paperboard: uncoated, over 10% by weight of the total fibre content obtained by mechanical or chemi-mechanical process fibres, other than rolls or sheets with one side not over 435mm & other side not over 297mm unfolded (HS6 480269)
- Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar: for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side more than 36cm in unfolded state (HS6 480300)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803 (HS6 480411)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: kraftliner, uncoated, bleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803 (HS6 480419)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: sack kraft paper, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803 (HS6 480421)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: sack kraft paper, uncoated, bleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803 (HS6 480429)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: uncoated, unbleached, weight 150g/m2 or less, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803 (HS6 480431)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: uncoated, bleached, weight 150g/m2 or less, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803 (HS6 480439)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: uncoated, unbleached, weight more than 150g/m2 but less than 225g/m2, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803 (HS6 480441)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: uncoated, weight between 150 and 225g/m2, bleached uniformly throughout, more than 95% of total fibre content consists of chemically processed wood fibres, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480442)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: uncoated, weight more than 150g/m2 but less than 225g/m2, in rolls or sheets, n.e.s. in item no. 4804.4, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803 (HS6 480449)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: uncoated, unbleached, weight 225g/m2 or more, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803 (HS6 480451)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: uncoated, weight 225g/m2 or more, bleached uniformly throughout, more than 95% of total fibre content consists of chemically processed wood fibres, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480452)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: uncoated, weight 225g/m2 or more, in rolls or sheets, n.e.s. in item no. 4804.5, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803 (HS6 480459)
- Paper and paperboard: semi-chemical fluting paper (corrugating medium), uncoated, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480510)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, semi-chemical fluting paper, rolls or sheets (HS6 480511)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, straw fluting paper, rolls or sheets (HS6 480512)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, fluting paper other than semi-chemical or straw, rolls or sheets (HS6 480519)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, multi-ply, each layer bleached, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480521)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, multi-ply, with only one outer layer bleached, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480522)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, multi-ply, having three or more layers with only the two outer layers bleached, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480523)
- Paper & paperboard: uncoated, testliner (recycled linerboard), weight 150g/m2, or less, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480524)
- Paper & paperboard: uncoated, testliner (recycled linerboard), weight over 150g/m2, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480525)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, multi-ply, in rolls or sheets, n.e.s. in item no. 4805.2 (HS6 480529)
- Paper and paperboard: sulphite wrapping paper, uncoated, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480530)
- Paper and paperboard: filter paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480540)
- Paper and paperboard: felt paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480550)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, weight 150g/m2 or less, in rolls or sheets, n.e.s. in heading no. 4805 (HS6 480560)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, weight between 150 and 225 g/m2, in rolls or sheets, n.e.s. in heading no. 4805 (HS6 480570)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, weight 225/m2 or more, in rolls or sheets, n.e.s. in heading no. 4805 (HS6 480580)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, weight 150g/m2 or less, in rolls or sheets, n.e.c. in heading no.4805 (HS6 480591)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, weight more than 150g/m2 but less than 225 g/m2, in rolls or sheets, n.e.c. in heading no. 4805 (HS6 480592)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, weight 225/m2 or more, in rolls or sheets, n.e.c. in heading no. 4805 (HS6 480593)
- Paper: vegetable parchment, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480610)
- Paper: greaseproof papers, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480620)
- Paper: tracing papers, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480630)
- Paper: glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480640)
- Paper and paperboard: composite (made by sticking layers together with an adhesive), not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480700)
- Paper and paperboard: composite, laminated internally with bitumen, tar or asphalt, not surface coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480710)
- Paper and paperboard: (other than laminated internally with bitumin, tar or asphalt), not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480790)
- Paper and paperboard: straw paper and paperboard, not surface-coated or impregnated, internally reinforced or not, whether or not covered with paper other than straw paper, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480791)
- Paper and paperboard: composite, not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls or sheets, n.e.s. in heading no. 4807 (HS6 480799)
- Paper and paperboard: corrugated, whether or not perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of heading 4803 (HS6 480810)
- Paper and paperboard: sack kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4803 or 4818 (HS6 480820)
- Paper and paperboard: kraft paper (other than sack), creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4803 or 4818 (HS6 480830)
- Paper and paperboard: kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of heading 4803 (HS6 480840)
- Paper and paperboard: (other than kraft paper), whether or not embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4803 or 4818 (HS6 480890)
- Paper: carbon and similar copying papers, whether or not printed, in rolls exceeding 36cm wide or in rectangular sheets with at least one side exceeding 36cm in unfolded state (HS6 480910)
- Paper: self-copy paper, whether or not printed, in rolls exceeding 36cm wide or in rectangular sheets with at least one side exceeding 36cm in unfolded state (HS6 480920)
- Paper: carbon paper and other copying or transfer papers (including coated or impregnated paper for duplicator stencils or offset plates), whether or not printed, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480990)
- Paper and paperboard: coated with inorganic substances only, having 10% or less of mechanically processed fibres, weight 150g/m2 or less, for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481011)
- Paper and paperboard: coated with inorganic substances only, having 10% or less of mechanically processed fibres, weight more than 150g/m2, for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481012)
- Paper and paperboard: coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances, for printing & writing, graphics, containing no, or not more than 10% by weight of total fibres obtained by mechanical or chemi-mechanical process,  in rolls (HS6 481013)
- Paper and paperboard: coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances, for printing/writing/graphics, having 10% or less by weight of total fibres got mechanical/chemi-mechanical process, sheets,  sides 435mm or less by 297mm or less, unfolded, (HS6 481014)
- Paper and paperboard: coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances, for printing/writing/graphics, having 10% or less by weight of total fibres got by mechanical/chemi-mechanical process, sides exceeding 435mm and 297mm, unfolded, sheets (HS6 481019)
- Paper and paperboard: light-weight coated paper, coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, having more than 10% of mechanically processed fibres, for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481021)
- Paper and paperboard: coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, having more than 10% of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibres, for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, light-weight coated paper, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481022)
- Paper and paperboard: coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, having more than 10% of mechanically processed fibres, (excluding light-weight paper), for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481029)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: uniformly bleached throughout, coated with inorganic substances, more than 95% of chemically processed wood fibres, weight 150g/m2 or less, for non-graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481031)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: uniformly bleached throughout, coated with inorganic substances, more than 95% of chemically processed wood fibres, weight more than 150g/m2, for non-graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481032)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.s. in item no. 4810.31 and 4810.32, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481039)
- Paper and paperboard: multi-ply, coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.s. in heading no. 4810, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481091)
- Paper and paperboard: multi-ply, coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.c. in heading no. 4810, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481092)
- Paper and paperboard: coated with inorganic substances only, whether or not surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, n.e.c. in heading no. 4810, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481099)
- Paper and paperboard: tarred, bituminised or asphalted, in rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810 (HS6 481110)
- Paper and paperboard: self-adhesive, in rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, 4810 or 4818 (HS6 481121)
- Paper and paperboard: gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard (excluding self-adhesive), in rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, 4810 or 4818 (HS6 481129)
- Paper and paperboard: coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), bleached, weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, 4810 or 4818 (HS6 481131)
- Paper and paperboard: coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other than bleached and weighing more than 150g/m2, not goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, 4810 or 4818 (HS6 481139)
- Paper and paperboard: coated or impregnated with wax, paraffin wax, stearin, oil or glycerol, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, 4810 or 4818 (HS6 481140)
- Paper and paperboard: self-adhesive, in rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, 4810 or 4818 (HS6 481141)
- Paper and paperboard: gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard (excluding self-adhesive), in rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, 4810 or 4818 (HS6 481149)
- Paper and paperboard: coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), bleached, weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, 4810 or 4818 (HS6 481151)
- Paper and paperboard: coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other than bleached and weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810 (HS6 481159)
- Paper and paperboard: coated or impregnated with wax, paraffin wax, stearin, oil or glycerol, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, 4810 or 4818 (HS6 481160)
- Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of soft cellulose fibres: coated, impregnated, covered, surface-decorated or surface-coloured, n.e.s. in chapter 48, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481190)
- Paper pulp: filter blocks, slabs and plates of paper pulp (HS6 481200)
- Paper, cigarette: in the form of booklets or tubes (HS6 481310)
- Paper, cigarette: in rolls of a width not exceeding 5cm (HS6 481320)
- Paper, cigarette: (other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 5cm, or in booklets or tubes) (HS6 481390)
- Wallpaper and similar wall coverings: "ingrain" paper (HS6 481410)
- Wallpaper and similar wall coverings: coated or covered on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics (HS6 481420)
- Wallpaper and similar wall coverings: consisting of paper covered on the face side with plaiting material, whether or not bound together in parallel strands or woven (HS6 481430)
- Wallpaper and similar wall coverings and window transparencies: of paper, n.e.s. in heading no. 4814 (HS6 481490)
- Floor coverings: on a base of paper or of paperboard, whether or not cut to size (HS6 481500)
- Carbon paper: carbon or similar copying papers (other than those of heading no. 4809), whether or not put in boxes (HS6 481610)
- Paper: self-copy paper (other than those of heading no. 4809), whether or not put up in boxes (HS6 481620)
- Paper: duplicator stencils (other than those of heading no. 4809), whether or not put up in boxes (HS6 481630)
- Paper: carbon paper and other copying or transfer papers (other than those of heading no. 4809), n.e.c. in item no. 4816.20 (HS6 481690)
- Paper and paperboard: envelopes (HS6 481710)
- Paper and paperboard: letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards (HS6 481720)
- Paper and paperboard: boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums containing an assortment of paper stationery (HS6 481730)
- Paper: toilet paper (HS6 481810)
- Paper articles: handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels (HS6 481820)
- Paper articles: tablecloths and serviettes, of paper, cellulose wadding or fibres (HS6 481830)
- Paper articles: sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles (HS6 481840)
- Paper articles: apparel and clothing accessories of paper, cellulose wadding or fibres (HS6 481850)
- Paper articles: articles of paper, cellulose wadding or fibres, n.e.c. in heading no. 4818 (HS6 481890)
- Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard (HS6 481910)
- Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard (HS6 481920)
- Paper and paperboard: sacks and bags of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, having a base of a width of 40cm or more (HS6 481930)
- Paper and paperboard: sacks and bags, including cones, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, having a base width less than 40cm (HS6 481940)
- Paper and paperboard: packing containers, including record sleeves, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, n.e.c. in heading no. 4819 (HS6 481950)
- Paper and paperboard: box files, letter trays, storage boxes and similar articles, used in offices, shops or the like of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres (HS6 481960)
- Paper and paperboard: registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles (HS6 482010)
- Paper and paperboard: exercise books (HS6 482020)
- Paper and paperboard: binders, folders and file covers (HS6 482030)
- Paper and paperboard: manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets (HS6 482040)
- Paper and paperboard: albums for samples or for collections (HS6 482050)
- Paper or paperboard: stationery n.e.c. in heading no. 4820 (HS6 482090)
- Paper and paperboard: labels or all kinds, printed (HS6 482110)
- Paper and paperboard: labels of all kinds, unprinted (HS6 482190)
- Paper pulp, paper or paperboard: bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports, of a kind used for winding textile yarn (whether or not perforated or hardened) (HS6 482210)
- Paper pulp, paper or paperboard: bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports, other than of a kind used for winding textile yarn (whether or not perforated or hardened) (HS6 482290)
- Paper and paperboard: self-adhesive paper, in strips or rolls (HS6 482311)
- Paper and paperboard: self-adhesive paper, in strips or rolls (HS6 482312)
- Paper and paperboard: gummed or adhesive paper, in strips or rolls, other than self-adhesive paper (HS6 482319)
- Paper and paperboard: filter paper and paperboard (HS6 482320)
- Paper and paperboard: cards, not punched, for punch card machines, whether or not in strips (HS6 482330)
- Paper and paperboard: rolls, sheets and dials, printed for self-recording apparatus (HS6 482340)
- Paper and paperboard: of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, printed, embossed or perforated, n.e.s. in heading no. 4823 (HS6 482351)
- Paper and paperboard: of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, (not printed, embossed or perforated), n.e.s. in heading no. 4823 (HS6 482359)
- Paper and paperboard: trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like (HS6 482360)
- Paper and paperboard: trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of bamboo paper or paperboard (HS6 482361)
- Paper and paperboard: trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or paperboard other than of bamboo (HS6 482369)
- Paper pulp: moulded or pressed articles or paper pulp (HS6 482370)
- Paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4823 (HS6 482390)

## 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/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.