# Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806) (HS4 2508) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806) at HS4 2508, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806) subsector recorded $2.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with -1.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.4B |
| Latest annual change | -1.6% |
| Active exporters | 163 |
| Active importers | 196 |
| Active HS6 products | 6 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $781.4M | 1,813 | 6 |
| 1996 | $797.6M | 1,848 | 6 |
| 1997 | $822.4M | 1,837 | 6 |
| 1998 | $801.8M | 1,888 | 6 |
| 1999 | $822.4M | 2,064 | 6 |
| 2000 | $853.8M | 2,421 | 6 |
| 2001 | $877.2M | 2,479 | 6 |
| 2002 | $889.2M | 2,613 | 6 |
| 2003 | $1.0B | 2,653 | 6 |
| 2004 | $1.3B | 2,749 | 6 |
| 2005 | $1.3B | 2,794 | 6 |
| 2006 | $1.4B | 2,988 | 6 |
| 2007 | $1.7B | 3,028 | 6 |
| 2008 | $2.0B | 3,165 | 6 |
| 2009 | $1.4B | 3,155 | 6 |
| 2010 | $1.8B | 3,225 | 6 |
| 2011 | $2.0B | 3,439 | 6 |
| 2012 | $2.0B | 3,538 | 6 |
| 2013 | $2.0B | 3,501 | 6 |
| 2014 | $2.1B | 3,584 | 6 |
| 2015 | $1.9B | 3,668 | 6 |
| 2016 | $1.9B | 3,580 | 6 |
| 2017 | $2.1B | 3,654 | 6 |
| 2018 | $2.3B | 3,734 | 6 |
| 2019 | $2.2B | 3,778 | 6 |
| 2020 | $2.0B | 3,709 | 6 |
| 2021 | $2.5B | 3,909 | 6 |
| 2022 | $2.5B | 3,972 | 6 |
| 2023 | $2.4B | 3,996 | 6 |
| 2024 | $2.4B | 4,058 | 6 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $90.9M; growth +4.4%.
- Ukraine to Italy: $70.0M; growth -18.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $54.9M; growth -3.4%.
- Netherlands to Germany: $54.5M; growth +3.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Japan: $41.4M; growth -0.6%.
- Turkey to Netherlands: $37.7M; growth +9.6%.
- China to India: $33.7M; growth +9.8%.
- China to Japan: $33.7M; growth -12.7%.
- Spain to Italy: $32.1M; growth +44.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $30.6M; growth +0.1%.

## HS6 products

- Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806): bentonite, whether or not calcined (HS6 250810)
- Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806): decolourising (HS6 250820)
- Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806): fireclay, whether or not calcined (HS6 250830)
- Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806): n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined (HS6 250840)
- Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806): andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined (HS6 250850)
- Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806): mullite (HS6 250860)
- Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806): chamotte or dinas earths (HS6 250870)

## 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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