# Asbestos (HS4 2524) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Asbestos at HS4 2524, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The asbestos subsector recorded $402.8M in reported global trade in 2024, with -2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $402.8M |
| Latest annual change | -2% |
| Active exporters | 65 |
| Active importers | 88 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $435.9M | 650 | 2 |
| 1996 | $449.7M | 629 | 2 |
| 1997 | $393.6M | 590 | 2 |
| 1998 | $314.2M | 532 | 2 |
| 1999 | $284.5M | 606 | 2 |
| 2000 | $315.7M | 616 | 2 |
| 2001 | $293.3M | 565 | 2 |
| 2002 | $279.6M | 518 | 2 |
| 2003 | $283.4M | 462 | 2 |
| 2004 | $297.4M | 416 | 2 |
| 2005 | $327.1M | 459 | 2 |
| 2006 | $358.4M | 434 | 2 |
| 2007 | $385.7M | 365 | 2 |
| 2008 | $484.0M | 396 | 2 |
| 2009 | $441.8M | 354 | 2 |
| 2010 | $513.0M | 363 | 2 |
| 2011 | $505.5M | 400 | 2 |
| 2012 | $639.2M | 362 | 2 |
| 2013 | $484.3M | 320 | 2 |
| 2014 | $471.7M | 341 | 2 |
| 2015 | $407.7M | 279 | 2 |
| 2016 | $342.4M | 266 | 2 |
| 2017 | $336.4M | 245 | 2 |
| 2018 | $351.6M | 214 | 2 |
| 2019 | $324.2M | 224 | 2 |
| 2020 | $316.5M | 231 | 2 |
| 2021 | $383.8M | 197 | 2 |
| 2022 | $466.3M | 228 | 2 |
| 2023 | $491.5M | 205 | 2 |
| 2024 | $402.8M | 205 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Russia to India: $89.5M; growth -0.4%.
- Brazil to India: $71.7M; growth +7.8%.
- Russia to China: $40.5M; growth +2.5%.
- Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan: $30.3M; growth -0.6%.
- Russia to Indonesia: $23.6M; growth -15.5%.
- Kazakhstan to India: $22.9M; growth +22.3%.
- Russia to Sri Lanka: $15.6M; growth -5.1%.
- Russia to Uzbekistan: $12.1M; growth +15%.
- Russia to Thailand: $11.5M; growth +5.4%.
- Russia to Viet Nam: $10.6M; growth -1.8%.

## HS6 products

- Asbestos (HS6 252400)
- Asbestos: crocidolite (blue asbestos) (HS6 252410)
- Asbestos: other than crocidolite (blue asbestos) (HS6 252490)

## 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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