# Sands (HS4 2505) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Sands at HS4 2505, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The sands subsector recorded $2.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with +7.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.6B |
| Latest annual change | +7.4% |
| Active exporters | 179 |
| Active importers | 198 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $530.2M | 1,643 | 2 |
| 1996 | $550.1M | 1,710 | 2 |
| 1997 | $569.3M | 1,735 | 2 |
| 1998 | $534.6M | 1,783 | 2 |
| 1999 | $713.5M | 2,025 | 2 |
| 2000 | $858.1M | 2,485 | 2 |
| 2001 | $763.2M | 2,508 | 2 |
| 2002 | $813.0M | 2,615 | 2 |
| 2003 | $935.2M | 2,673 | 2 |
| 2004 | $1.1B | 2,901 | 2 |
| 2005 | $1.2B | 2,911 | 2 |
| 2006 | $1.4B | 3,073 | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.5B | 3,129 | 2 |
| 2008 | $1.9B | 3,304 | 2 |
| 2009 | $1.9B | 3,272 | 2 |
| 2010 | $1.7B | 3,412 | 2 |
| 2011 | $2.0B | 3,582 | 2 |
| 2012 | $1.7B | 3,645 | 2 |
| 2013 | $1.8B | 3,649 | 2 |
| 2014 | $2.1B | 3,791 | 2 |
| 2015 | $1.7B | 3,780 | 2 |
| 2016 | $1.6B | 3,735 | 2 |
| 2017 | $2.0B | 3,804 | 2 |
| 2018 | $2.2B | 3,734 | 2 |
| 2019 | $1.9B | 3,831 | 2 |
| 2020 | $1.8B | 3,533 | 2 |
| 2021 | $2.1B | 3,686 | 2 |
| 2022 | $2.2B | 3,854 | 2 |
| 2023 | $2.5B | 3,870 | 2 |
| 2024 | $2.6B | 3,850 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $285.0M; growth +8.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $267.7M; growth +69.8%.
- Netherlands to Belgium: $135.0M; growth +0.5%.
- Malaysia to Singapore: $134.0M; growth -13.2%.
- Cambodia to Viet Nam: $133.1M; growth +225.7%.
- Indonesia to China: $63.3M; growth +26.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $58.7M; growth -2.2%.
- Oman to United Arab Emirates: $58.3M; growth +26.1%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $54.0M; growth -2.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Japan: $47.0M; growth +10.2%.

## HS6 products

- Sands: natural, silica and quartz sands, whether or not coloured (HS6 250510)
- Sands: natural, (other than silica and quartz sands), whether or not coloured, (other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26) (HS6 250590)

## 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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