HS4 subsector intelligence

Vegetable oils
HS4 1511 trade overview

A focused view of this HS4 subsector: market scale, momentum, leading routes, countries, and the HS6 classifications inside it.

HS4 15111995-2024 coverageDeclining
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
01

Latest trade

$41.4BGlobal subsector value
02

Annual change

-7.4%Latest year on year
03

Exporters

154Active reporting countries
04

Importers

200Active reporting countries
05

HS6 products

2Classifications inside HS4

The subsector read

$41.4B in trade, with -5.2% annualized growth over three years.

Vegetable oils is recorded across 2,672 active corridors, with 154 exporters and 200 importers.

Annual trend

Subsector momentum over time

Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Read the methodology ↗

Annual subsector tradeReported global trade from 1995 to 2024.1995: $5.2B1996: $5.0B1997: $5.3B1998: $5.9B1999: $5.3B2000: $4.2B2001: $4.2B2002: $6.3B2003: $8.5B2004: $10.2B2005: $9.9B2006: $12.0B2007: $18.2B2008: $28.5B2009: $22.4B2010: $28.5B2011: $39.7B2012: $38.8B2013: $34.1B2014: $34.5B2015: $29.1B2016: $28.2B2017: $33.5B2018: $30.5B2019: $28.5B2020: $32.3B2021: $48.7B2022: $55.8B2023: $44.3B2024: $41.4B
Reported global trade by year.

Top trade corridors

Where the subsector moves

Leading exporter-to-importer relationships by latest reported value. See data sources ↗

Latest reported relationshipsTop 10 by trade value
RankExporterImporterTrade valueGrowthHS6DistanceFTA
1IndonesiaIDNIndiaIND$4.0B+5.3%24,999 kmYes
2MalaysiaMYSIndiaIND$2.6B-10.7%23,834 kmYes
3IndonesiaIDNPakistanPAK$2.5B-2.4%15,513 kmNo
4IndonesiaIDNChinaCHN$2.1B-20.1%14,425 kmYes
5IndonesiaIDNUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$1.4B-0.7%116,181 kmNo
6MalaysiaMYSChinaCHN$996.4M-8.2%13,737 kmYes
7MalaysiaMYSKenyaKEN$958.6M+11.2%27,235 kmNo
8IndonesiaIDNBangladeshBGD$954.9M-11%13,761 kmNo
9IndonesiaIDNEgyptEGY$733.5M-11.2%28,986 kmNo
10ThailandTHAIndiaIND$702.2M+7.2%12,922 kmYes

Market structure

Where supply and demand concentrate

Exporter and importer rankings show the two sides of the subsector separately. Check coverage ↗

Top exporters2024 ranking
RankCountryExportsPartnersHS6
1IndonesiaIDN$19.8B1642
2MalaysiaMYS$13.4B1802
3NetherlandsNLD$1.0B722
4ThailandTHA$730.9M402
5GuatemalaGTM$545.5M182
6DjiboutiDJI$433.4M152
7ColombiaCOL$423.0M422
8Papua New GuineaPNG$420.0M142
9HondurasHND$402.7M182
10ItalyITA$317.6M642
Top importers2024 ranking
RankCountryImportsPartnersHS6
1IndiaIND$7.6B252
2ChinaCHN$3.1B212
3PakistanPAK$3.0B92
4USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$1.6B482
5NetherlandsNLD$1.5B812
6BangladeshBGD$1.3B52
7EgyptEGY$1.1B142
8KenyaKEN$1.1B132
9Viet NamVNM$1.1B92
10PhilippinesPHL$989.6M72

HS6 product coverage

The products inside HS4 1511

Six-digit classifications make the subsector specific. Browse the product workspace ↗

2 classifications shownVegetable oils
01
Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modifiedHS6 151110
02
Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modifiedHS6 151190

Definitions and coverage

Read the numbers with context

Reported observations and calculated indicators should be read with their coverage period. Responsible AI principles ↗

01

Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS4 classification, not company-level sales or shipment records.

02

Calculated indicators

Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations.

03

Missing data

Unavailable observations remain unavailable. They are not filled, interpolated, or presented as forecasts.

Coverage: 1995-2024 · Data refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:09

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.