HS4 subsector intelligence

Vegetable oils
HS4 1512 trade overview

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

HS4 15121995-2024 coverageGrowing
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
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Latest trade

$19.1BGlobal subsector value
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Annual change

+20.2%Latest year on year
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Exporters

154Active reporting countries
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Importers

194Active reporting countries
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HS6 products

4Classifications inside HS4

The subsector read

$19.1B in trade, with +3.2% annualized growth over three years.

Vegetable oils is recorded across 3,548 active corridors, with 154 exporters and 194 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: $2.4B1996: $2.2B1997: $2.5B1998: $2.6B1999: $2.2B2000: $1.8B2001: $1.7B2002: $2.0B2003: $2.5B2004: $2.8B2005: $3.0B2006: $3.8B2007: $4.8B2008: $7.6B2009: $6.0B2010: $6.3B2011: $9.4B2012: $11.3B2013: $10.3B2014: $10.3B2015: $8.8B2016: $9.8B2017: $11.1B2018: $10.7B2019: $11.5B2020: $13.5B2021: $17.4B2022: $22.1B2023: $19.3B2024: $19.1B
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
1RussiaRUSIndiaIND$1.8B+82%14,341 kmNo
2UkraineUKRIndiaIND$855.1M-21.7%24,581 kmNo
3RussiaRUSTurkeyTUR$699.5M-12.7%31,757 kmNo
4NetherlandsNLDBelgiumBEL$689.0M+27.2%4174 kmYes
5UkraineUKRSpainESP$642.9M+12.9%22,869 kmYes
6RussiaRUSChinaCHN$602.3M+19.3%26,831 kmNo
7RussiaRUSEgyptEGY$427.5M+35.6%22,901 kmNo
8TurkeyTURIran (Islamic Republic of)IRN$418.7M+20.8%32,044 kmNo
9UkraineUKRTurkeyTUR$401.6M+85.1%21,055 kmNo
10UkraineUKRNetherlandsNLD$398.3M-12.3%21,787 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
1UkraineUKR$5.4B1383
2RussiaRUS$4.2B664
3TurkeyTUR$1.5B1654
4NetherlandsNLD$1.2B1084
5ArgentinaARG$997.5M544
6HungaryHUN$810.3M574
7BulgariaBGR$572.4M724
8FranceFRA$561.0M1174
9KazakhstanKAZ$376.4M214
10SpainESP$355.3M1154
Top importers2024 ranking
RankCountryImportsPartnersHS6
1IndiaIND$3.1B324
2TurkeyTUR$1.2B484
3SpainESP$926.1M404
4ChinaCHN$908.3M374
5ItalyITA$882.5M394
6BelgiumBEL$879.1M404
7NetherlandsNLD$831.3M734
8Iran (Islamic Republic of)IRN$755.2M133
9EgyptEGY$642.6M224
10GermanyDEU$608.8M704

HS6 product coverage

The products inside HS4 1512

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

4 classifications shownVegetable oils
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Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modifiedHS6 151211
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Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modifiedHS6 151219
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Vegetable oils: cotton-seed oil and its fractions: crude, whether or not gossypol has been removed, not chemically modifiedHS6 151221
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Vegetable oils: cotton-seed oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modifiedHS6 151229

Definitions and coverage

Read the numbers with context

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

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Reported values

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

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Calculated indicators

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

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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.