# Vegetable oils (HS4 1515) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Vegetable oils at HS4 1515, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The vegetable oils subsector recorded $5.9B in reported global trade in 2024, with -4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $5.9B |
| Latest annual change | -4% |
| Active exporters | 184 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 7 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.2B | 2,375 | 7 |
| 1996 | $1.2B | 2,513 | 7 |
| 1997 | $1.3B | 2,522 | 7 |
| 1998 | $1.4B | 2,530 | 7 |
| 1999 | $1.5B | 2,797 | 7 |
| 2000 | $1.3B | 3,245 | 7 |
| 2001 | $1.1B | 3,314 | 7 |
| 2002 | $1.3B | 3,467 | 7 |
| 2003 | $1.6B | 3,567 | 7 |
| 2004 | $1.9B | 3,674 | 7 |
| 2005 | $2.1B | 3,810 | 7 |
| 2006 | $2.2B | 3,917 | 7 |
| 2007 | $2.5B | 4,085 | 7 |
| 2008 | $3.6B | 4,153 | 7 |
| 2009 | $2.7B | 4,273 | 7 |
| 2010 | $3.0B | 4,393 | 7 |
| 2011 | $4.3B | 4,570 | 7 |
| 2012 | $4.3B | 4,822 | 7 |
| 2013 | $4.1B | 4,836 | 7 |
| 2014 | $3.9B | 5,050 | 7 |
| 2015 | $3.9B | 5,157 | 7 |
| 2016 | $4.0B | 5,408 | 7 |
| 2017 | $4.4B | 5,579 | 7 |
| 2018 | $4.3B | 5,814 | 7 |
| 2019 | $4.3B | 5,820 | 7 |
| 2020 | $4.5B | 5,875 | 7 |
| 2021 | $5.5B | 6,224 | 7 |
| 2022 | $6.0B | 6,149 | 7 |
| 2023 | $5.5B | 6,103 | 7 |
| 2024 | $5.9B | 6,191 | 7 |

## Leading corridors

- India to China: $497.6M; growth +0.7%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $373.7M; growth +32.2%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $126.9M; growth -1.4%.
- Bangladesh to India: $105.1M; growth -2.7%.
- Italy to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $100.3M; growth +34.7%.
- Spain to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $94.6M; growth +5.9%.
- Denmark to Sweden: $94.5M; growth -4.9%.
- India to Netherlands: $80.6M; growth -4.5%.
- India to France: $79.9M; growth -10.7%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $76.2M; growth +6.8%.

## HS6 products

- Vegetable oils: linseed oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified (HS6 151511)
- Vegetable oils: linseed oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (HS6 151519)
- Vegetable oils: maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified (HS6 151521)
- Vegetable oils: maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (HS6 151529)
- Vegetable oils: castor oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (HS6 151530)
- Vegetable oils: tung oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (HS6 151540)
- Vegetable oils: sesame oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (HS6 151550)
- Vegetable oils: jojoba oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (HS6 151560)
- Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: fixed, n.e.s. in heading no. 1515, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (HS6 151590)

## 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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