# Chlorides and chloride oxides (HS4 2812) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Chlorides and chloride oxides at HS4 2812, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The chlorides and chloride oxides subsector recorded $864.4M in reported global trade in 2024, with +16% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $864.4M |
| Latest annual change | +16% |
| Active exporters | 92 |
| Active importers | 168 |
| Active HS6 products | 9 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $152.0M | 769 | 9 |
| 1996 | $175.5M | 854 | 9 |
| 1997 | $189.0M | 879 | 9 |
| 1998 | $178.2M | 828 | 9 |
| 1999 | $215.9M | 910 | 9 |
| 2000 | $252.8M | 977 | 9 |
| 2001 | $317.6M | 939 | 9 |
| 2002 | $356.3M | 999 | 9 |
| 2003 | $445.0M | 1,016 | 9 |
| 2004 | $530.5M | 1,008 | 9 |
| 2005 | $589.9M | 1,054 | 9 |
| 2006 | $646.2M | 1,147 | 9 |
| 2007 | $682.9M | 1,220 | 9 |
| 2008 | $793.3M | 1,202 | 9 |
| 2009 | $625.5M | 1,212 | 9 |
| 2010 | $684.6M | 1,323 | 9 |
| 2011 | $745.6M | 1,241 | 9 |
| 2012 | $691.9M | 1,287 | 9 |
| 2013 | $618.8M | 1,285 | 9 |
| 2014 | $663.8M | 1,235 | 9 |
| 2015 | $705.2M | 1,314 | 9 |
| 2016 | $734.1M | 1,264 | 9 |
| 2017 | $752.9M | 1,379 | 9 |
| 2018 | $775.0M | 1,301 | 9 |
| 2019 | $731.9M | 1,345 | 9 |
| 2020 | $777.0M | 1,303 | 9 |
| 2021 | $841.2M | 1,279 | 9 |
| 2022 | $954.2M | 1,349 | 9 |
| 2023 | $793.6M | 1,383 | 9 |
| 2024 | $864.4M | 1,371 | 9 |

## Leading corridors

- Republic of Korea to Taiwan: $76.5M; growth -1.3%.
- China to Taiwan: $55.1M; growth -2.2%.
- Japan to Taiwan: $54.7M; growth -3.1%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $43.5M; growth -7.6%.
- Republic of Korea to Singapore: $41.8M; growth +9.1%.
- Japan to Republic of Korea: $33.5M; growth +0.7%.
- Republic of Korea to Japan: $32.5M; growth -0.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Republic of Korea: $31.1M; growth +48.3%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $29.5M; growth +10.6%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $26.8M; growth -11.7%.

## HS6 products

- Chlorides and chloride oxides (HS6 281210)
- Carbonyl dichloride (phosgene) (HS6 281211)
- Phosphorus oxychloride (HS6 281212)
- Phosphorus trichloride (HS6 281213)
- Phosphorus pentachloride (HS6 281214)
- Sulphur monochloride (HS6 281215)
- Sulphur dichloride (HS6 281216)
- Thionyl chloride (HS6 281217)
- Arsenic trichloride and other chlorides and chloride oxides, n.e.c. in item no. 2812 (HS6 281219)
- Halides and halide oxides of non-metals: excluding chloride (HS6 281290)

## 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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