# Oil seeds (HS4 1207) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Oil seeds at HS4 1207, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The oil seeds subsector recorded $7.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with -4.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $7.7B |
| Latest annual change | -4.9% |
| Active exporters | 170 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 10 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $879.0M | 2,158 | 10 |
| 1996 | $964.7M | 2,226 | 10 |
| 1997 | $866.0M | 2,197 | 10 |
| 1998 | $876.9M | 2,185 | 10 |
| 1999 | $913.4M | 2,349 | 10 |
| 2000 | $940.8M | 2,710 | 10 |
| 2001 | $958.1M | 2,813 | 10 |
| 2002 | $965.1M | 2,915 | 10 |
| 2003 | $1.2B | 2,997 | 10 |
| 2004 | $1.4B | 3,078 | 10 |
| 2005 | $1.5B | 3,267 | 10 |
| 2006 | $1.6B | 3,231 | 10 |
| 2007 | $2.0B | 3,381 | 10 |
| 2008 | $2.8B | 3,427 | 10 |
| 2009 | $2.5B | 3,570 | 10 |
| 2010 | $2.9B | 3,614 | 10 |
| 2011 | $3.3B | 3,721 | 10 |
| 2012 | $3.8B | 4,057 | 10 |
| 2013 | $5.0B | 4,217 | 10 |
| 2014 | $5.8B | 4,527 | 10 |
| 2015 | $5.2B | 4,731 | 10 |
| 2016 | $4.6B | 4,826 | 10 |
| 2017 | $4.3B | 4,928 | 10 |
| 2018 | $5.1B | 5,062 | 10 |
| 2019 | $5.6B | 5,131 | 10 |
| 2020 | $5.8B | 5,327 | 10 |
| 2021 | $6.3B | 5,567 | 10 |
| 2022 | $6.7B | 5,525 | 10 |
| 2023 | $7.5B | 5,481 | 10 |
| 2024 | $7.7B | 5,571 | 10 |

## Leading corridors

- Niger to China: $479.7M; growth +12.6%.
- Pakistan to China: $228.4M; growth +19%.
- United Rep. of Tanzania to China: $207.9M; growth +18.1%.
- Australia to China: $196.3M; growth +56%.
- Mozambique to China: $195.2M; growth +41%.
- Sudan to India: $172.2M; growth +69.2%.
- Chad to Turkey: $162.1M; growth +16.1%.
- Ethiopia to China: $159.5M; growth +13.9%.
- Sudan to China: $145.8M; growth -13.6%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $132.2M; growth +7.9%.

## HS6 products

- Oil seeds: palm nuts and kernels, whether or not broken (HS6 120710)
- Oil seeds: cotton seeds, whether or not broken (HS6 120720)
- Oil seeds: cotton seeds, seed, whether or not broken (HS6 120721)
- Oil seeds: cotton seeds, other than seed, whether or not broken (HS6 120729)
- Oil seeds: castor oil seeds, whether or not broken (HS6 120730)
- Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS6 120740)
- Oil seeds: mustard seeds, whether or not broken (HS6 120750)
- Oil seeds: safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds, whether or not broken (HS6 120760)
- Oil seeds: melon seeds, whether or not broken (HS6 120770)
- Oil seeds: poppy seeds, whether or not broken (HS6 120791)
- Oleaginous fruits: shea nuts (karite nuts) (HS6 120792)
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits: n.e.c. in heading no. 1207, whether or not broken (HS6 120799)

## 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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