# Zirconium ores and concentrates (HS4 2615) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Zirconium ores and concentrates at HS4 2615, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The zirconium ores and concentrates subsector recorded $2.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with -1.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.4B |
| Latest annual change | -1.7% |
| Active exporters | 106 |
| Active importers | 124 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $321.0M | 569 | 2 |
| 1996 | $400.5M | 598 | 2 |
| 1997 | $343.2M | 562 | 2 |
| 1998 | $336.4M | 568 | 2 |
| 1999 | $310.3M | 577 | 2 |
| 2000 | $555.3M | 736 | 2 |
| 2001 | $800.7M | 722 | 2 |
| 2002 | $547.1M | 763 | 2 |
| 2003 | $517.3M | 756 | 2 |
| 2004 | $704.0M | 791 | 2 |
| 2005 | $887.3M | 757 | 2 |
| 2006 | $1.0B | 781 | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.0B | 778 | 2 |
| 2008 | $1.1B | 790 | 2 |
| 2009 | $848.3M | 752 | 2 |
| 2010 | $1.3B | 804 | 2 |
| 2011 | $2.4B | 858 | 2 |
| 2012 | $2.3B | 882 | 2 |
| 2013 | $1.7B | 859 | 2 |
| 2014 | $1.5B | 864 | 2 |
| 2015 | $1.4B | 925 | 2 |
| 2016 | $1.2B | 873 | 2 |
| 2017 | $1.5B | 890 | 2 |
| 2018 | $2.1B | 961 | 2 |
| 2019 | $1.8B | 930 | 2 |
| 2020 | $1.6B | 883 | 2 |
| 2021 | $2.0B | 959 | 2 |
| 2022 | $2.7B | 1,019 | 2 |
| 2023 | $2.4B | 986 | 2 |
| 2024 | $2.4B | 971 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- South Africa to China: $380.1M; growth +28%.
- Australia to China: $358.8M; growth +2.1%.
- Nigeria to China: $77.5M; growth +28.8%.
- Mozambique to China: $70.2M; growth +3.8%.
- Indonesia to China: $68.7M; growth +1.1%.
- Rwanda to China: $67.9M; growth +102.1%.
- Senegal to China: $56.0M; growth +38.7%.
- Australia to India: $45.1M; growth -9%.
- Sierra Leone to China: $43.7M; growth +19.1%.
- Indonesia to India: $40.1M; growth +64.1%.

## HS6 products

- Zirconium ores and concentrates (HS6 261510)
- Niobium, tantalum, vanadium ores and concentrates (HS6 261590)

## 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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