# Limestone flux (HS4 2521) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Limestone flux at HS4 2521, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The limestone flux subsector recorded $1.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with -2.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.1B |
| Latest annual change | -2.7% |
| Active exporters | 135 |
| Active importers | 172 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $177.1M | 553 | 1 |
| 1996 | $187.9M | 548 | 1 |
| 1997 | $192.3M | 602 | 1 |
| 1998 | $178.6M | 580 | 1 |
| 1999 | $196.1M | 614 | 1 |
| 2000 | $177.4M | 722 | 1 |
| 2001 | $163.5M | 669 | 1 |
| 2002 | $179.4M | 731 | 1 |
| 2003 | $219.6M | 747 | 1 |
| 2004 | $226.6M | 802 | 1 |
| 2005 | $264.6M | 818 | 1 |
| 2006 | $520.9M | 874 | 1 |
| 2007 | $352.8M | 930 | 1 |
| 2008 | $452.6M | 1,023 | 1 |
| 2009 | $365.7M | 987 | 1 |
| 2010 | $405.2M | 1,015 | 1 |
| 2011 | $499.3M | 1,062 | 1 |
| 2012 | $574.5M | 1,135 | 1 |
| 2013 | $662.6M | 1,094 | 1 |
| 2014 | $766.4M | 1,099 | 1 |
| 2015 | $738.5M | 1,174 | 1 |
| 2016 | $768.9M | 1,087 | 1 |
| 2017 | $815.8M | 1,090 | 1 |
| 2018 | $1.0B | 1,157 | 1 |
| 2019 | $892.7M | 1,148 | 1 |
| 2020 | $823.5M | 997 | 1 |
| 2021 | $1.1B | 1,052 | 1 |
| 2022 | $1.1B | 1,150 | 1 |
| 2023 | $1.1B | 1,167 | 1 |
| 2024 | $1.1B | 1,218 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- United Arab Emirates to India: $468.4M; growth +7.5%.
- Oman to India: $62.4M; growth +26.5%.
- Japan to Taiwan: $58.0M; growth +15.7%.
- Belgium to Netherlands: $49.8M; growth +43.1%.
- Japan to Republic of Korea: $28.4M; growth +0.4%.
- Malaysia to India: $26.4M; growth -7.7%.
- Oman to United Arab Emirates: $19.0M; growth +10.8%.
- Malaysia to Japan: $18.9M; growth +4.4%.
- United Arab Emirates to Kuwait: $14.8M; growth +21.8%.
- India to Bangladesh: $12.8M; growth -25.4%.

## HS6 products

- Limestone flux: limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement (HS6 252100)

## 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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