# Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) (HS4 2523) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) at HS4 2523, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) subsector recorded $14.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with -1.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $14.3B |
| Latest annual change | -1.9% |
| Active exporters | 165 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $4.4B | 2,388 | 5 |
| 1996 | $5.0B | 2,413 | 5 |
| 1997 | $5.0B | 2,412 | 5 |
| 1998 | $4.3B | 2,498 | 5 |
| 1999 | $4.8B | 2,797 | 5 |
| 2000 | $4.5B | 3,161 | 5 |
| 2001 | $4.7B | 3,198 | 5 |
| 2002 | $5.3B | 3,246 | 5 |
| 2003 | $5.5B | 3,225 | 5 |
| 2004 | $6.6B | 3,246 | 5 |
| 2005 | $8.4B | 3,315 | 5 |
| 2006 | $9.9B | 3,448 | 5 |
| 2007 | $11.4B | 3,517 | 5 |
| 2008 | $12.8B | 3,560 | 5 |
| 2009 | $10.4B | 3,563 | 5 |
| 2010 | $11.5B | 3,580 | 5 |
| 2011 | $12.0B | 3,732 | 5 |
| 2012 | $12.5B | 3,690 | 5 |
| 2013 | $13.5B | 3,754 | 5 |
| 2014 | $13.9B | 3,748 | 5 |
| 2015 | $12.0B | 3,798 | 5 |
| 2016 | $10.9B | 3,761 | 5 |
| 2017 | $11.5B | 3,726 | 5 |
| 2018 | $12.7B | 3,703 | 5 |
| 2019 | $12.4B | 3,574 | 5 |
| 2020 | $12.4B | 3,507 | 5 |
| 2021 | $14.9B | 3,698 | 5 |
| 2022 | $15.3B | 3,636 | 5 |
| 2023 | $15.0B | 3,525 | 5 |
| 2024 | $14.3B | 3,483 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $563.8M; growth +2%.
- Turkey to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $485.5M; growth +11.2%.
- Viet Nam to Philippines: $370.4M; growth +1.1%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $261.2M; growth +3.3%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $235.6M; growth +34.2%.
- Viet Nam to Bangladesh: $221.0M; growth +22.9%.
- Indonesia to Bangladesh: $212.2M; growth +8.4%.
- Slovakia to Hungary: $211.5M; growth +27.9%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $173.7M; growth +1.4%.
- Belgium to Netherlands: $169.8M; growth +15.9%.

## HS6 products

- Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) (HS6 252310)
- Cement: portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured (HS6 252321)
- Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured (HS6 252329)
- Cement: aluminous (ciment fondu), whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers (HS6 252330)
- Cement: hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523 (HS6 252390)

## 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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