# Nitric acid (HS4 2808) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Nitric acid at HS4 2808, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The nitric acid subsector recorded $453.4M in reported global trade in 2024, with -1.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $453.4M |
| Latest annual change | -1.7% |
| Active exporters | 106 |
| Active importers | 186 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $73.5M | 923 | 1 |
| 1996 | $87.2M | 921 | 1 |
| 1997 | $84.3M | 907 | 1 |
| 1998 | $87.6M | 906 | 1 |
| 1999 | $111.7M | 1,077 | 1 |
| 2000 | $119.0M | 1,148 | 1 |
| 2001 | $120.1M | 1,152 | 1 |
| 2002 | $131.0M | 1,133 | 1 |
| 2003 | $171.6M | 1,225 | 1 |
| 2004 | $189.5M | 1,275 | 1 |
| 2005 | $221.8M | 1,217 | 1 |
| 2006 | $229.9M | 1,345 | 1 |
| 2007 | $255.2M | 1,310 | 1 |
| 2008 | $310.3M | 1,458 | 1 |
| 2009 | $217.6M | 1,446 | 1 |
| 2010 | $268.1M | 1,481 | 1 |
| 2011 | $326.0M | 1,509 | 1 |
| 2012 | $333.9M | 1,611 | 1 |
| 2013 | $353.3M | 1,534 | 1 |
| 2014 | $336.0M | 1,652 | 1 |
| 2015 | $289.5M | 1,617 | 1 |
| 2016 | $287.9M | 1,748 | 1 |
| 2017 | $288.2M | 1,618 | 1 |
| 2018 | $322.0M | 1,738 | 1 |
| 2019 | $316.4M | 1,805 | 1 |
| 2020 | $286.3M | 1,660 | 1 |
| 2021 | $415.4M | 1,670 | 1 |
| 2022 | $632.3M | 1,782 | 1 |
| 2023 | $461.1M | 1,654 | 1 |
| 2024 | $453.4M | 1,769 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Germany to Belgium: $33.0M; growth +13.5%.
- Republic of Korea to Japan: $31.1M; growth -3.4%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $21.8M; growth +14.5%.
- Republic of Korea to Malaysia: $19.5M; growth -4.6%.
- Republic of Korea to India: $18.1M; growth +63.7%.
- Belgium to Germany: $17.2M; growth -18.2%.
- Germany to France: $16.1M; growth +9.2%.
- Belgium to Netherlands: $14.2M; growth +12.4%.
- Belgium to France: $14.1M; growth -2.2%.
- Republic of Korea to Thailand: $10.6M; growth -0.6%.

## HS6 products

- Nitric acid: sulphonitric acids (HS6 280800)

## 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/)
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