# Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands (HS4 2714) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands at HS4 2714, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The bituminous or oil shale and tar sands subsector recorded $537.9M in reported global trade in 2024, with -19.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $537.9M |
| Latest annual change | -19.3% |
| Active exporters | 136 |
| Active importers | 188 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $334.9M | 950 | 2 |
| 1996 | $310.6M | 975 | 2 |
| 1997 | $323.0M | 952 | 2 |
| 1998 | $245.3M | 948 | 2 |
| 1999 | $253.6M | 928 | 2 |
| 2000 | $361.5M | 1,127 | 2 |
| 2001 | $403.7M | 1,031 | 2 |
| 2002 | $483.9M | 1,127 | 2 |
| 2003 | $408.0M | 1,110 | 2 |
| 2004 | $446.3M | 1,123 | 2 |
| 2005 | $603.2M | 1,241 | 2 |
| 2006 | $803.6M | 1,343 | 2 |
| 2007 | $815.0M | 1,225 | 2 |
| 2008 | $1.2B | 1,298 | 2 |
| 2009 | $1.1B | 1,361 | 2 |
| 2010 | $992.7M | 1,376 | 2 |
| 2011 | $1.0B | 1,487 | 2 |
| 2012 | $1.2B | 1,536 | 2 |
| 2013 | $926.6M | 1,436 | 2 |
| 2014 | $1.4B | 1,524 | 2 |
| 2015 | $1.0B | 1,544 | 2 |
| 2016 | $528.9M | 1,400 | 2 |
| 2017 | $601.6M | 1,428 | 2 |
| 2018 | $817.4M | 1,467 | 2 |
| 2019 | $736.2M | 1,347 | 2 |
| 2020 | $871.5M | 1,418 | 2 |
| 2021 | $823.4M | 1,364 | 2 |
| 2022 | $784.6M | 1,418 | 2 |
| 2023 | $721.0M | 1,376 | 2 |
| 2024 | $537.9M | 1,443 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to United Kingdom: $37.8M; growth +552.8%.
- Colombia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $19.1M; growth +24%.
- Germany to Poland: $18.8M; growth +10.8%.
- Iraq to Oman: $15.6M; growth +0%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Costa Rica: $13.8M; growth +0.1%.
- Singapore to Viet Nam: $13.0M; growth +17.1%.
- Thailand to Cambodia: $12.5M; growth -13.4%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $12.3M; growth -58.6%.
- Belgium to France: $12.0M; growth -8.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $11.2M; growth -44.8%.

## HS6 products

- Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands (HS6 271410)
- Bitumen and asphalt, natural: asphaltites and asphaltic rock (HS6 271490)

## 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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