# Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin) (HS4 1505) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin) at HS4 1505, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin) subsector recorded $201.9M in reported global trade in 2024, with -11% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $201.9M |
| Latest annual change | -11% |
| Active exporters | 78 |
| Active importers | 151 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $57.6M | 758 | 1 |
| 1996 | $57.0M | 783 | 1 |
| 1997 | $55.5M | 766 | 1 |
| 1998 | $61.1M | 729 | 1 |
| 1999 | $88.9M | 836 | 1 |
| 2000 | $125.5M | 931 | 1 |
| 2001 | $106.8M | 957 | 1 |
| 2002 | $122.6M | 915 | 1 |
| 2003 | $115.2M | 909 | 1 |
| 2004 | $144.7M | 1,002 | 1 |
| 2005 | $123.2M | 986 | 1 |
| 2006 | $129.4M | 1,025 | 1 |
| 2007 | $138.6M | 1,037 | 1 |
| 2008 | $148.8M | 1,020 | 1 |
| 2009 | $177.5M | 1,037 | 1 |
| 2010 | $204.0M | 1,047 | 1 |
| 2011 | $234.0M | 1,157 | 1 |
| 2012 | $304.9M | 1,113 | 1 |
| 2013 | $323.5M | 1,131 | 1 |
| 2014 | $272.9M | 1,114 | 1 |
| 2015 | $232.6M | 1,087 | 1 |
| 2016 | $184.8M | 1,055 | 1 |
| 2017 | $196.7M | 1,087 | 1 |
| 2018 | $203.7M | 1,109 | 1 |
| 2019 | $183.2M | 1,045 | 1 |
| 2020 | $177.7M | 1,044 | 1 |
| 2021 | $238.3M | 1,162 | 1 |
| 2022 | $271.8M | 1,020 | 1 |
| 2023 | $226.9M | 969 | 1 |
| 2024 | $201.9M | 967 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- United Kingdom to Netherlands: $11.2M; growth +10%.
- China to Germany: $10.0M; growth +0.7%.
- Japan to Germany: $7.6M; growth -5.9%.
- China to United Kingdom: $6.8M; growth -27.6%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $6.6M; growth -3.7%.
- United Kingdom to Germany: $6.3M; growth +25.2%.
- China to Belgium: $6.0M; growth +14.1%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $5.9M; growth +21.1%.
- China to Japan: $5.8M; growth -32.8%.
- Germany to Mexico: $4.5M; growth +1.9%.

## HS6 products

- Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin) (HS6 150500)
- Animal fats and oils: wool grease, crude (HS6 150510)
- Animal fats and oils: wool grease (other than crude) and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin) (HS6 150590)

## 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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