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Limestone flux
HS4 2521 trade overview
A focused view of this HS4 subsector: market scale, momentum, leading routes, countries, and the HS6 classifications inside it.
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
Annual change
-2.7%Latest year on yearExporters
135Active reporting countriesImporters
172Active reporting countriesHS6 products
1Classifications inside HS4The subsector read
$1.1B in trade, with +0.3% annualized growth over three years.
Limestone flux is recorded across 1,218 active corridors, with 135 exporters and 172 importers.
Annual trend
Subsector momentum over time
Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Read the methodology ↗
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
| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 | Distance | FTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab EmiratesARE | IndiaIND | $468.4M | +7.5% | 1 | 2,204 km | No |
| 2 | OmanOMN | IndiaIND | $62.4M | +26.5% | 1 | 1,942 km | No |
| 3 | JapanJPN | TaiwanTWN | $58.0M | +15.7% | 1 | 2,109 km | No |
| 4 | BelgiumBEL | NetherlandsNLD | $49.8M | +43.1% | 1 | 174 km | Yes |
| 5 | JapanJPN | Republic of KoreaKOR | $28.4M | +0.4% | 1 | 1,155 km | No |
| 6 | MalaysiaMYS | IndiaIND | $26.4M | -7.7% | 1 | 3,834 km | Yes |
| 7 | OmanOMN | United Arab EmiratesARE | $19.0M | +10.8% | 1 | 380 km | Yes |
| 8 | MalaysiaMYS | JapanJPN | $18.9M | +4.4% | 1 | 5,315 km | Yes |
| 9 | United Arab EmiratesARE | KuwaitKWT | $14.8M | +21.8% | 1 | 856 km | Yes |
| 10 | IndiaIND | BangladeshBGD | $12.8M | -25.4% | 1 | 1,427 km | Yes |
Market structure
Where supply and demand concentrate
Exporter and importer rankings show the two sides of the subsector separately. Check coverage ↗
| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab EmiratesARE | $499.6M | 33 | 1 |
| 2 | JapanJPN | $102.6M | 18 | 1 |
| 3 | OmanOMN | $89.1M | 13 | 1 |
| 4 | BelgiumBEL | $60.1M | 17 | 1 |
| 5 | MalaysiaMYS | $56.1M | 22 | 1 |
| 6 | Viet NamVNM | $34.5M | 22 | 1 |
| 7 | SpainESP | $32.6M | 29 | 1 |
| 8 | FranceFRA | $21.3M | 28 | 1 |
| 9 | EgyptEGY | $15.1M | 30 | 1 |
| 10 | IndiaIND | $14.9M | 54 | 1 |
| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IndiaIND | $572.2M | 18 | 1 |
| 2 | TaiwanTWN | $74.8M | 11 | 1 |
| 3 | NetherlandsNLD | $65.2M | 46 | 1 |
| 4 | Republic of KoreaKOR | $38.6M | 16 | 1 |
| 5 | GermanyDEU | $37.1M | 47 | 1 |
| 6 | BangladeshBGD | $29.0M | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $24.2M | 28 | 1 |
| 8 | United Arab EmiratesARE | $20.0M | 20 | 1 |
| 9 | JapanJPN | $19.6M | 17 | 1 |
| 10 | SwedenSWE | $18.1M | 16 | 1 |
HS6 product coverage
The products inside HS4 2521
Six-digit classifications make the subsector specific. Browse the product workspace ↗
1 classifications shownLimestone flux
Limestone flux: limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cementHS6 252100
Definitions and coverage
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Reported values
Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS4 classification, not company-level sales or shipment records.
Calculated indicators
Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations.
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.