# Glass (HS2 70) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Glass at HS2 70, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The glass sector recorded $86.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with +1.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $86.4B |
| Latest annual change | +1.1% |
| Active exporters | 199 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 62 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $23.4B | 7,367 | 64 |
| 1996 | $24.0B | 7,427 | 64 |
| 1997 | $24.3B | 7,486 | 64 |
| 1998 | $24.3B | 7,739 | 64 |
| 1999 | $28.4B | 8,290 | 64 |
| 2000 | $30.8B | 9,555 | 64 |
| 2001 | $30.5B | 9,780 | 64 |
| 2002 | $32.5B | 10,150 | 64 |
| 2003 | $37.5B | 10,346 | 64 |
| 2004 | $44.5B | 10,511 | 64 |
| 2005 | $46.9B | 10,730 | 64 |
| 2006 | $52.3B | 11,026 | 64 |
| 2007 | $60.1B | 11,357 | 64 |
| 2008 | $65.0B | 11,532 | 64 |
| 2009 | $53.3B | 11,672 | 64 |
| 2010 | $62.7B | 11,763 | 64 |
| 2011 | $70.6B | 11,942 | 64 |
| 2012 | $69.2B | 12,390 | 64 |
| 2013 | $70.6B | 12,319 | 64 |
| 2014 | $71.6B | 12,647 | 64 |
| 2015 | $65.9B | 12,641 | 64 |
| 2016 | $67.1B | 12,855 | 64 |
| 2017 | $69.6B | 12,938 | 64 |
| 2018 | $74.7B | 13,156 | 64 |
| 2019 | $73.8B | 13,185 | 64 |
| 2020 | $70.2B | 12,685 | 64 |
| 2021 | $85.0B | 13,260 | 64 |
| 2022 | $89.7B | 13,320 | 62 |
| 2023 | $87.2B | 13,260 | 62 |
| 2024 | $86.4B | 13,278 | 62 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Stable
- Three-year CAGR: +0.6%
- Five-year CAGR: +3.2%
- Historical peak: $89.7B in 2,022
- Positive-growth years: 72.4%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 1,989.4
- Importer concentration HHI: 826.4
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.4

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | China | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $3.5B | -0.3% | 61 | 11,883 km | No |
| 2 | Mexico | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.9B | +3.9% | 57 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | China | $1.6B | +1.9% | 55 | 867 km | Yes |
| 4 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Canada | $1.6B | -0.7% | 62 | 556 km | Yes |
| 5 | China | India | $1.5B | +22.1% | 61 | 4,252 km | No |
| 6 | China | Viet Nam | $1.2B | +0.7% | 62 | 2,732 km | Yes |
| 7 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Mexico | $1.1B | +8.6% | 62 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 8 | China | Republic of Korea | $1.1B | -2.3% | 61 | 867 km | Yes |
| 9 | Taiwan | China | $926.0M | -10% | 56 | 688 km | No |
| 10 | China | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $894.0M | -10.4% | 58 | 1,226 km | Yes |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China | $24.2B | 200 | 62 |
| 2 | Germany | $7.4B | 186 | 62 |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $6.4B | 182 | 62 |
| 4 | France | $3.5B | 186 | 62 |
| 5 | Japan | $3.3B | 170 | 62 |
| 6 | Poland | $2.9B | 156 | 62 |
| 7 | Italy | $2.8B | 181 | 62 |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | $2.6B | 169 | 62 |
| 9 | Mexico | $2.3B | 135 | 62 |
| 10 | Belgium | $2.2B | 173 | 62 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $10.3B | 149 | 62 |
| 2 | Germany | $6.1B | 132 | 62 |
| 3 | China | $5.3B | 128 | 62 |
| 4 | France | $4.3B | 157 | 62 |
| 5 | Italy | $2.8B | 120 | 62 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $2.6B | 142 | 62 |
| 7 | Canada | $2.6B | 153 | 62 |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | $2.5B | 104 | 62 |
| 9 | Spain | $2.4B | 129 | 62 |
| 10 | India | $2.2B | 101 | 62 |

## HS6 products

- Glass: cullet and other waste and scrap of glass, glass in the mass (HS6 700100)
- Glass: unworked, in balls (other than microspheres of heading no. 7018) (HS6 700210)
- Glass: unworked, in rods (HS6 700220)
- Glass: unworked, in tubes, of fused quartz or other fused silica (HS6 700231)
- Glass: unworked, tubes, of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10 (to the minus 6), (or 0.000005) per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0-300 degrees C (HS6 700232)
- Glass: unworked, in tubes, other than of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10-6 per kelvin within a temperature range of 0-300 degrees C, not fused quartz or other fused silica (HS6 700239)
- Glass: cast glass and rolled glass, non-wired sheets, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent or reflecting layer (HS6 700311)
- Glass: cast glass and rolled glass, non-wired sheets, coloured through the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer (HS6 700312)
- Glass: cast glass and rolled glass, non-wired sheets, (excluding those coloured throughout the mass (body tinted) opacified, flashed or having an absorbent or reflecting layer) (HS6 700319)
- Glass: cast glass and rolled glass, wired sheets, whether or not having an absorbent or reflecting layer but not otherwise worked (HS6 700320)
- Glass: cast glass and rolled glass, profiles, not otherwise worked (HS6 700330)
- Glass: drawn and blown, in sheets, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent or reflecting layer but not otherwise worked (HS6 700410)
- Glass: drawn and blown, in sheets, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked (HS6 700420)
- Glass: drawn and blown, in sheets, (other than glass coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer) (HS6 700490)
- Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, having an absorbent reflecting or non-reflecting layer (HS6 700510)
- Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground (HS6 700521)
- Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, (other than coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground) (HS6 700529)
- Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, wired glass, whether or not having an absorbent or reflecting layer (HS6 700530)
- Glass of heading no. 7003, 7004 or 7005: bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials (HS6 700600)
- Glass: safety glass, toughened (tempered), of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels (HS6 700711)
- Glass: safety glass, toughened (tempered), (not of a size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels) (HS6 700719)
- Glass: safety glass, laminated, of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels (HS6 700721)
- Glass: safety glass, laminated, (not of a size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels) (HS6 700729)
- Glass: multiple-walled insulating units of glass (HS6 700800)
- Glass: rear-view mirrors for vehicles (HS6 700910)
- Glass mirrors: unframed, excluding rear-view mirrors for vehicles (HS6 700991)
- Glass mirrors: framed, excluding rear-view mirrors for vehicles (HS6 700992)
- Glass: ampoules, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods (HS6 701010)
- Glass: stoppers, lids and other closures (HS6 701020)
- Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods (HS6 701090)
- Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods, of a capacity exceeding 1l (HS6 701091)
- Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods, of a capacity exceeding 0.33l but not exceeding 1l (HS6 701092)
- Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods, of a capacity exceeding 0.15l but not exceeding 0.33l (HS6 701093)
- Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods, of a capacity not exceeding 0.15l (HS6 701094)
- Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes): open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for electric lighting (HS6 701110)
- Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes): open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for cathode-ray tubes (HS6 701120)
- Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes): open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, other than for electric lighting and cathode-ray tubes (HS6 701190)
- Glass: inners for vacuum flasks or other vacuum vessels (HS6 701200)
- Glassware: of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than of heading no. 7010 or 7018), of glass-ceramics (HS6 701310)
- Glassware: drinking glasses, of lead crystal (HS6 701321)
- Stemware drinking glasses, of lead crystal (HS6 701322)
- Stemware drinking glasses, other than of lead crystal or glass-ceramics (HS6 701328)
- Glassware: drinking glasses, not of glass-ceramics or lead crystal (HS6 701329)
- Glassware: of a kind used for table or kitchen purposes, (excluding drinking glasses), of lead crystal (HS6 701331)
- Glassware: of a kind used for table or kitchen purposes, of glass having a linear co-efficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10-6 per kelvin within a temperature range of 0-300 degrees C, (not of glass-ceramics) (HS6 701332)
- Glassware: drinking glasses (not stemware), of lead crystal (HS6 701333)
- Glassware: drinking glasses (not stemware), other than of lead crystal or glass-ceramics (HS6 701337)
- Glassware: used for table or kitchen purposes, (not of lead crystal or glass-ceramics or glass having a linear co-efficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10-6 per kelvin with a temperature range of 0-300 degrees c) (HS6 701339)
- Glassware of a kind used for table or kitchen purposes (not drinking glasses), of lead crystal (HS6 701341)
- Glassware of a kind used for table or kitchen purposes (not drinking glasses), of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10 (to the minus 6), (or 0.000005) per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0-300 degrees C (HS6 701342)
- Glassware of a kind used for table or kitchen purposes (not drinking glasses or of glass-ceramics), of glass n.e.c. in item no. 7013.4 (HS6 701349)
- Glassware: n.e.s. in heading no. 7013, of lead crystal (HS6 701391)
- Glassware: n.e.s. in heading no. 7013, other than of lead crystal (HS6 701399)
- Glassware: signalling, (not optically worked) (HS6 701400)
- Glasses for corrective spectacles: curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked (HS6 701510)
- Glasses: clock or watch and similar, glasses for non-corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed etc, (not optically worked), hollow glass spheres and segments, for the manufacture of such glasses (HS6 701590)
- Glass cubes and other glass smallwares: whether or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes (HS6 701610)
- Multicellular or foam glass: in blocks, panels, plates, shells or similar forms: paving blocks, slabs, bricks and other articles of pressed or moulded glass (HS6 701690)
- Glassware: laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical, whether or not graduated or calibrated, of fused quartz or other fused silica (HS6 701710)
- Glassware: laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical, whether or not graduated or calibrated, having a linear co-efficient of expansion not over 5 x 10-6 per kelvin with a temperature of 0-300 degrees C (HS6 701720)
- Glassware: laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical, whether or not graduated or calibrated, of glass n.e.c. in heading no. 7017 (HS6 701790)
- Glass: beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones and similar glass smallwares (HS6 701810)
- Glass microspheres: not exceeding 1mm in diameter (HS6 701820)
- Glass: articles thereof, statuettes and other ornaments of lamp worked glass, other than imitation jewellery (HS6 701890)
- Glass fibres (including glass wool): slivers, rovings, yarn and chopped strands (HS6 701910)
- Glass fibres: (including glass wool), chopped strands, of a length of not more than 50mm (HS6 701911)
- Glass fibres: (including glass wool), rovings (HS6 701912)
- Glass fibres: (including glass wool), yarns and slivers (HS6 701913)
- Glass fibres: (including glass wool), mechanically bonded mats (HS6 701914)
- Glass fibres: (including glass wool), chemically bonded mats (HS6 701915)
- Glass fibres: (including glass wool), slivers, yarns and threads (HS6 701919)
- Glass fibres: woven fabrics, including narrow fabrics (HS6 701920)
- Glass fibres: non-woven products, mats (HS6 701931)
- Glass fibres: non-woven products, thin sheets (voiles) (HS6 701932)
- Glass fibres: webs, mattresses, boards and similar non-woven products excluding mats and thin sheets (HS6 701939)
- Glass fibres: woven fabrics of rovings (HS6 701940)
- Glass fibres: woven fabrics (other than of rovings), of a width not exceeding 30cm (HS6 701951)
- Glass fibres: woven fabrics (other than of rovings), of a width exceeding 30cm, plain weave, weighing less than 250g/m2, of filaments measuring per single yarn not more than 136 tex (HS6 701952)
- Glass fibres: woven fabrics (other than of rovings), n.e.s. in item no. 7019.5 (HS6 701959)
- Glass fibres: mechanically bonded fabrics and closed woven fabrics of rovings (HS6 701961)
- Glass fibres: non-woven mechanically bonded fabrics and closed fabrics of rovings (HS6 701962)
- Glass fibres: mechanically bonded fabrics and closed woven fabrics, plain weave, of yarns, not coated or laminated (other than rovings) (HS6 701963)
- Glass fibres: closed woven fabrics, plain weave, of yarns, coated or laminated, (other than rovings) (HS6 701964)
- Glass fibres: open woven fabrics of a width not exceeding 30cm (HS6 701965)
- Glass fibres: open woven fabrics of a width exceeding 30cm (HS6 701966)
- Glass fibres: fabrics n.e.c. in item no. 7019.6 (HS6 701969)
- Glass fibres: chemically bonded fabrics (HS6 701971)
- Glass fibres: chemically bonded fabrics, closed fabrics n.e.c. in heading 7019 (HS6 701972)
- Glass fibres: chemically bonded fabrics, open fabrics n.e.c. in heading 7019 (HS6 701973)
- Glass fibres: glass wool and articles thereof (HS6 701980)
- Glass fibres: n.e.c. in heading no. 7019 (HS6 701990)
- Glass: articles n.e.c. in chapter 70 (HS6 702000)

## 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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