# Lead ores and concentrates (HS4 2607) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Lead ores and concentrates at HS4 2607, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The lead ores and concentrates subsector recorded $6.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +9.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $6.5B |
| Latest annual change | +9.1% |
| Active exporters | 99 |
| Active importers | 80 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $375.7M | 245 | 1 |
| 1996 | $455.3M | 301 | 1 |
| 1997 | $368.8M | 238 | 1 |
| 1998 | $437.1M | 278 | 1 |
| 1999 | $524.5M | 280 | 1 |
| 2000 | $584.3M | 326 | 1 |
| 2001 | $585.3M | 313 | 1 |
| 2002 | $617.3M | 289 | 1 |
| 2003 | $732.4M | 271 | 1 |
| 2004 | $1.2B | 297 | 1 |
| 2005 | $1.5B | 326 | 1 |
| 2006 | $2.0B | 339 | 1 |
| 2007 | $3.5B | 383 | 1 |
| 2008 | $3.5B | 428 | 1 |
| 2009 | $3.5B | 386 | 1 |
| 2010 | $4.8B | 411 | 1 |
| 2011 | $7.3B | 435 | 1 |
| 2012 | $7.4B | 424 | 1 |
| 2013 | $5.9B | 439 | 1 |
| 2014 | $6.5B | 438 | 1 |
| 2015 | $5.6B | 593 | 1 |
| 2016 | $5.4B | 456 | 1 |
| 2017 | $5.8B | 421 | 1 |
| 2018 | $5.2B | 541 | 1 |
| 2019 | $5.4B | 464 | 1 |
| 2020 | $5.6B | 423 | 1 |
| 2021 | $7.1B | 438 | 1 |
| 2022 | $6.0B | 522 | 1 |
| 2023 | $6.0B | 541 | 1 |
| 2024 | $6.5B | 468 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Mexico to Republic of Korea: $718.7M; growth -5.1%.
- Russia to China: $565.6M; growth +8.7%.
- Peru to China: $548.9M; growth +9.1%.
- Mexico to China: $366.8M; growth -6.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $284.8M; growth +8.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $271.1M; growth -0%.
- Australia to Republic of Korea: $253.9M; growth -12.8%.
- Peru to Republic of Korea: $212.5M; growth -18%.
- Sweden to Germany: $187.6M; growth +41.3%.
- Bolivia to Republic of Korea: $181.9M; growth -0.7%.

## HS6 products

- Lead ores and concentrates (HS6 260700)

## 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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