# Plants, live (HS4 0602) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Plants, live at HS4 0602, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The plants, live subsector recorded $11.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with -0.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $11.1B |
| Latest annual change | -0.1% |
| Active exporters | 162 |
| Active importers | 191 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.7B | 2,373 | 5 |
| 1996 | $2.8B | 2,406 | 5 |
| 1997 | $2.7B | 2,484 | 5 |
| 1998 | $2.8B | 2,501 | 5 |
| 1999 | $3.4B | 2,648 | 5 |
| 2000 | $3.3B | 2,926 | 5 |
| 2001 | $3.4B | 3,077 | 5 |
| 2002 | $4.0B | 3,095 | 5 |
| 2003 | $4.9B | 3,148 | 5 |
| 2004 | $5.4B | 3,330 | 5 |
| 2005 | $5.6B | 3,400 | 5 |
| 2006 | $5.9B | 3,478 | 5 |
| 2007 | $6.9B | 3,519 | 5 |
| 2008 | $7.7B | 3,641 | 5 |
| 2009 | $7.2B | 3,602 | 5 |
| 2010 | $7.3B | 3,561 | 5 |
| 2011 | $8.4B | 3,714 | 5 |
| 2012 | $8.1B | 3,796 | 5 |
| 2013 | $8.4B | 3,747 | 5 |
| 2014 | $8.6B | 3,863 | 5 |
| 2015 | $7.5B | 3,820 | 5 |
| 2016 | $7.9B | 3,932 | 5 |
| 2017 | $8.4B | 3,950 | 5 |
| 2018 | $9.4B | 4,051 | 5 |
| 2019 | $9.3B | 3,973 | 5 |
| 2020 | $9.9B | 3,805 | 5 |
| 2021 | $12.0B | 4,210 | 5 |
| 2022 | $10.9B | 4,290 | 5 |
| 2023 | $10.9B | 4,227 | 5 |
| 2024 | $11.1B | 4,349 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- Netherlands to Germany: $1.3B; growth -7.7%.
- Netherlands to United Kingdom: $627.4M; growth +1.3%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $584.8M; growth +7.8%.
- Netherlands to France: $470.2M; growth -1.3%.
- Netherlands to Belgium: $344.8M; growth -4.1%.
- Netherlands to Italy: $270.2M; growth +0.7%.
- Netherlands to Poland: $244.1M; growth +1.9%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $221.4M; growth -8.3%.
- Belgium to France: $217.5M; growth -0.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $204.4M; growth -3.3%.

## HS6 products

- Plants, live: unrooted cuttings and slips (HS6 060210)
- Plants, live: edible fruit or nut trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not (HS6 060220)
- Plants, live: rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not (HS6 060230)
- Plants, live: roses, grafted or not (HS6 060240)
- Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 (HS6 060290)
- Plants, live: mushroom spawn (HS6 060291)
- Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 (HS6 060299)

## 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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