# Tar (HS4 2706) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Tar at HS4 2706, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The tar subsector recorded $672.8M in reported global trade in 2024, with -2.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $672.8M |
| Latest annual change | -2.9% |
| Active exporters | 96 |
| Active importers | 115 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $113.8M | 602 | 1 |
| 1996 | $135.0M | 650 | 1 |
| 1997 | $125.9M | 491 | 1 |
| 1998 | $115.3M | 485 | 1 |
| 1999 | $132.1M | 528 | 1 |
| 2000 | $146.7M | 598 | 1 |
| 2001 | $165.2M | 571 | 1 |
| 2002 | $149.3M | 621 | 1 |
| 2003 | $218.4M | 539 | 1 |
| 2004 | $225.5M | 692 | 1 |
| 2005 | $225.2M | 703 | 1 |
| 2006 | $312.6M | 679 | 1 |
| 2007 | $385.8M | 730 | 1 |
| 2008 | $341.3M | 613 | 1 |
| 2009 | $259.2M | 626 | 1 |
| 2010 | $315.2M | 615 | 1 |
| 2011 | $492.0M | 619 | 1 |
| 2012 | $556.1M | 718 | 1 |
| 2013 | $927.8M | 574 | 1 |
| 2014 | $746.9M | 573 | 1 |
| 2015 | $370.7M | 576 | 1 |
| 2016 | $238.1M | 550 | 1 |
| 2017 | $369.0M | 521 | 1 |
| 2018 | $654.0M | 517 | 1 |
| 2019 | $524.6M | 590 | 1 |
| 2020 | $381.7M | 514 | 1 |
| 2021 | $671.0M | 523 | 1 |
| 2022 | $797.8M | 493 | 1 |
| 2023 | $693.1M | 448 | 1 |
| 2024 | $672.8M | 410 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $76.3M; growth +14.4%.
- Indonesia to China: $58.1M; growth +60.9%.
- Malaysia to China: $33.0M; growth +25.7%.
- Indonesia to Republic of Korea: $32.5M; growth +7,248.5%.
- Viet Nam to China: $30.8M; growth +53.3%.
- Poland to Spain: $30.0M; growth -14%.
- Poland to Denmark: $28.7M; growth +12.1%.
- Japan to Republic of Korea: $26.1M; growth +70.6%.
- Poland to Czechia: $22.4M; growth +2.2%.
- Russia to Turkey: $20.3M; growth -8.9%.

## HS6 products

- Tar: distilled from coal, lignite or peat, and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled, including reconstituted tars (HS6 270600)

## 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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