# Ash and residues (HS4 2620) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Ash and residues at HS4 2620, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The ash and residues subsector recorded $3.9B in reported global trade in 2024, with +7.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $3.9B |
| Latest annual change | +7.8% |
| Active exporters | 139 |
| Active importers | 154 |
| Active HS6 products | 9 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.1B | 924 | 9 |
| 1996 | $880.7M | 898 | 9 |
| 1997 | $834.6M | 892 | 9 |
| 1998 | $909.0M | 925 | 9 |
| 1999 | $1.3B | 1,025 | 9 |
| 2000 | $1.8B | 1,128 | 9 |
| 2001 | $1.9B | 1,126 | 9 |
| 2002 | $1.7B | 1,120 | 9 |
| 2003 | $2.1B | 1,115 | 9 |
| 2004 | $2.2B | 1,139 | 9 |
| 2005 | $2.5B | 1,162 | 9 |
| 2006 | $4.0B | 1,257 | 9 |
| 2007 | $5.2B | 1,311 | 9 |
| 2008 | $4.1B | 1,316 | 9 |
| 2009 | $3.3B | 1,280 | 9 |
| 2010 | $4.4B | 1,383 | 9 |
| 2011 | $5.9B | 1,409 | 9 |
| 2012 | $5.2B | 1,423 | 9 |
| 2013 | $4.6B | 1,386 | 9 |
| 2014 | $4.8B | 1,463 | 9 |
| 2015 | $4.3B | 1,556 | 9 |
| 2016 | $3.2B | 1,570 | 9 |
| 2017 | $3.0B | 1,492 | 9 |
| 2018 | $3.4B | 1,631 | 9 |
| 2019 | $3.2B | 1,683 | 9 |
| 2020 | $2.9B | 1,450 | 9 |
| 2021 | $3.8B | 1,492 | 9 |
| 2022 | $4.0B | 1,543 | 9 |
| 2023 | $3.7B | 1,706 | 9 |
| 2024 | $3.9B | 1,558 | 9 |

## Leading corridors

- Finland to Sweden: $435.7M; growth +443.2%.
- Australia to Republic of Korea: $264.0M; growth +45.8%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $176.0M; growth +0.9%.
- Germany to Belgium: $123.3M; growth -8.6%.
- Norway to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $88.9M; growth +26.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $86.1M; growth +4.2%.
- Taiwan to Japan: $81.3M; growth +5.9%.
- Canada to Japan: $78.0M; growth +42.4%.
- France to Germany: $76.5M; growth -1.6%.
- Belgium to Netherlands: $70.9M; growth -4%.

## HS6 products

- Ash and residues: (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly zinc, hard zinc spelter (HS6 262011)
- Ash and residues: (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly zinc, other than hard zinc spelter (HS6 262019)
- Ash and residues: (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly lead (HS6 262020)
- Ash and residues: (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly lead: leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges (HS6 262021)
- Ash and residues: (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly lead: excluding leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges (HS6 262029)
- Ash and residues: (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly copper (HS6 262030)
- Slag, ash and residues: (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly aluminium (HS6 262040)
- Ash and residues: (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly vanadium (HS6 262050)
- Slag, ash and residues: (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds (HS6 262060)
- Ash and residues: (not from the manufacture or iron or steel), containing mainly metals or metal compounds n.e.s. in heading no. 2620 (HS6 262090)
- Slag, ash and residues: (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium or their mixtures (HS6 262091)
- Slag, ash and residues: (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly metals or their compounds, n.e.c. in heading no. 2620 (HS6 262099)

## 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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