# Glycerol, crude (HS4 1520) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Glycerol, crude at HS4 1520, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The glycerol, crude subsector recorded $839.5M in reported global trade in 2024, with +7.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $839.5M |
| Latest annual change | +7.8% |
| Active exporters | 113 |
| Active importers | 167 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $232.4M | 752 | 1 |
| 1996 | $281.3M | 1,030 | 1 |
| 1997 | $176.0M | 960 | 1 |
| 1998 | $121.6M | 969 | 1 |
| 1999 | $132.3M | 979 | 1 |
| 2000 | $216.3M | 1,155 | 1 |
| 2001 | $170.4M | 1,163 | 1 |
| 2002 | $157.8M | 1,065 | 1 |
| 2003 | $198.8M | 1,084 | 1 |
| 2004 | $173.1M | 1,126 | 1 |
| 2005 | $143.8M | 1,119 | 1 |
| 2006 | $102.0M | 1,131 | 1 |
| 2007 | $139.3M | 1,253 | 1 |
| 2008 | $365.5M | 1,334 | 1 |
| 2009 | $150.2M | 1,248 | 1 |
| 2010 | $192.3M | 1,249 | 1 |
| 2011 | $318.9M | 1,330 | 1 |
| 2012 | $444.9M | 1,344 | 1 |
| 2013 | $542.9M | 1,299 | 1 |
| 2014 | $536.1M | 1,336 | 1 |
| 2015 | $385.2M | 1,297 | 1 |
| 2016 | $364.8M | 1,260 | 1 |
| 2017 | $503.9M | 1,275 | 1 |
| 2018 | $792.0M | 1,267 | 1 |
| 2019 | $514.9M | 1,269 | 1 |
| 2020 | $542.0M | 1,247 | 1 |
| 2021 | $1.1B | 1,187 | 1 |
| 2022 | $1.7B | 1,390 | 1 |
| 2023 | $778.6M | 1,234 | 1 |
| 2024 | $839.5M | 1,246 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Indonesia to China: $212.8M; growth -11.4%.
- Brazil to China: $138.8M; growth +6.7%.
- Malaysia to China: $34.0M; growth -0.2%.
- Indonesia to Malaysia: $26.5M; growth -15.3%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $25.5M; growth +4%.
- Germany to Denmark: $22.5M; growth +11.6%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $18.2M; growth +12.1%.
- Spain to China: $13.3M; growth -13.8%.
- Indonesia to India: $12.3M; growth -24%.
- United Arab Emirates to Iran (Islamic Republic of): $12.2M; growth +42.1%.

## HS6 products

- Glycerol, crude: glycerol waters and glycerol lyes (HS6 152000)
- Glycerol (glycerine): crude: glycerol waters and glycerol lyes (HS6 152010)
- Glycerol: n.e.s. in heading no. 1520, including synthetic (HS6 152090)

## 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/)
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