# Oil seeds (HS4 1205) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Oil seeds at HS4 1205, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The oil seeds subsector recorded $13.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with -25.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $13.2B |
| Latest annual change | -25.3% |
| Active exporters | 103 |
| Active importers | 134 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.6B | 476 | 2 |
| 1996 | $1.7B | 466 | 2 |
| 1997 | $1.8B | 511 | 2 |
| 1998 | $2.3B | 498 | 2 |
| 1999 | $2.4B | 613 | 2 |
| 2000 | $2.0B | 578 | 2 |
| 2001 | $2.0B | 569 | 2 |
| 2002 | $1.9B | 556 | 2 |
| 2003 | $2.1B | 556 | 2 |
| 2004 | $2.8B | 676 | 2 |
| 2005 | $2.4B | 702 | 2 |
| 2006 | $3.3B | 761 | 2 |
| 2007 | $5.0B | 805 | 2 |
| 2008 | $9.4B | 914 | 2 |
| 2009 | $7.6B | 965 | 2 |
| 2010 | $8.0B | 974 | 2 |
| 2011 | $11.3B | 891 | 2 |
| 2012 | $12.5B | 930 | 2 |
| 2013 | $12.2B | 967 | 2 |
| 2014 | $11.5B | 1,063 | 2 |
| 2015 | $9.5B | 1,115 | 2 |
| 2016 | $9.4B | 1,106 | 2 |
| 2017 | $11.3B | 1,031 | 2 |
| 2018 | $10.7B | 1,053 | 2 |
| 2019 | $9.4B | 1,034 | 2 |
| 2020 | $10.9B | 1,013 | 2 |
| 2021 | $14.4B | 1,043 | 2 |
| 2022 | $16.9B | 1,129 | 2 |
| 2023 | $15.5B | 1,059 | 2 |
| 2024 | $13.2B | 1,032 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Canada to China: $2.9B; growth +29.2%.
- Ukraine to Germany: $782.9M; growth +17.9%.
- Australia to Japan: $543.9M; growth +49.9%.
- Canada to Japan: $494.2M; growth -27.8%.
- Australia to Germany: $448.1M; growth -5.7%.
- France to Germany: $420.7M; growth -7.1%.
- Australia to Belgium: $402.7M; growth -2.8%.
- Ukraine to Belgium: $395.8M; growth +22.6%.
- Australia to Pakistan: $326.8M; growth +63.5%.
- Canada to Mexico: $302.5M; growth -31.4%.

## HS6 products

- Oil seeds: rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken (HS6 120500)
- Oil seeds: low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken (HS6 120510)
- Oil seeds: rape or colza seeds, other than low erucic, whether or not broken (HS6 120590)

## 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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