# Plants, live (HS4 0601) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Plants, live at HS4 0601, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The plants, live subsector recorded $2.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with +1.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.1B |
| Latest annual change | +1.6% |
| Active exporters | 140 |
| Active importers | 173 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $847.1M | 1,010 | 2 |
| 1996 | $831.1M | 993 | 2 |
| 1997 | $707.3M | 1,085 | 2 |
| 1998 | $722.9M | 1,001 | 2 |
| 1999 | $780.0M | 1,135 | 2 |
| 2000 | $745.3M | 1,238 | 2 |
| 2001 | $775.4M | 1,241 | 2 |
| 2002 | $836.7M | 1,328 | 2 |
| 2003 | $1.0B | 1,338 | 2 |
| 2004 | $1.1B | 1,399 | 2 |
| 2005 | $1.2B | 1,438 | 2 |
| 2006 | $1.3B | 1,555 | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.5B | 1,518 | 2 |
| 2008 | $1.6B | 1,536 | 2 |
| 2009 | $1.5B | 1,557 | 2 |
| 2010 | $1.5B | 1,536 | 2 |
| 2011 | $1.8B | 1,571 | 2 |
| 2012 | $1.7B | 1,663 | 2 |
| 2013 | $1.8B | 1,641 | 2 |
| 2014 | $1.9B | 1,590 | 2 |
| 2015 | $1.6B | 1,612 | 2 |
| 2016 | $1.6B | 1,660 | 2 |
| 2017 | $1.7B | 1,715 | 2 |
| 2018 | $1.8B | 1,662 | 2 |
| 2019 | $1.7B | 1,653 | 2 |
| 2020 | $1.7B | 1,595 | 2 |
| 2021 | $2.0B | 1,727 | 2 |
| 2022 | $2.0B | 1,774 | 2 |
| 2023 | $2.0B | 1,716 | 2 |
| 2024 | $2.1B | 1,723 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Netherlands to Germany: $212.3M; growth -6.4%.
- Netherlands to United Kingdom: $150.0M; growth +9.8%.
- Netherlands to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $145.5M; growth -1.9%.
- Netherlands to China: $129.5M; growth +12.6%.
- Netherlands to France: $92.3M; growth -3.8%.
- Netherlands to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $75.5M; growth +2.7%.
- Netherlands to Italy: $69.5M; growth +2.1%.
- Netherlands to Poland: $66.1M; growth +4.7%.
- Netherlands to Canada: $48.5M; growth +3.7%.
- Netherlands to Sweden: $44.2M; growth -1.2%.

## HS6 products

- Plants, live: bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant (HS6 060110)
- Plants, live: bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower, chicory plants and roots other than of heading no. 1212 (HS6 060120)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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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)

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