# Carbonates (HS4 2836) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Carbonates at HS4 2836, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The carbonates subsector recorded $11.9B in reported global trade in 2024, with -7.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $11.9B |
| Latest annual change | -7.4% |
| Active exporters | 162 |
| Active importers | 198 |
| Active HS6 products | 8 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.9B | 2,463 | 8 |
| 1996 | $2.0B | 2,586 | 8 |
| 1997 | $2.0B | 2,589 | 8 |
| 1998 | $2.0B | 2,647 | 8 |
| 1999 | $2.1B | 2,813 | 8 |
| 2000 | $2.2B | 3,166 | 8 |
| 2001 | $2.4B | 3,328 | 8 |
| 2002 | $2.5B | 3,342 | 8 |
| 2003 | $2.8B | 3,445 | 8 |
| 2004 | $3.2B | 3,600 | 8 |
| 2005 | $3.6B | 3,668 | 8 |
| 2006 | $4.1B | 3,721 | 8 |
| 2007 | $4.7B | 3,900 | 8 |
| 2008 | $5.7B | 4,128 | 8 |
| 2009 | $4.5B | 4,082 | 8 |
| 2010 | $5.0B | 4,212 | 8 |
| 2011 | $5.9B | 4,413 | 8 |
| 2012 | $6.1B | 4,574 | 8 |
| 2013 | $6.1B | 4,499 | 8 |
| 2014 | $6.3B | 4,678 | 8 |
| 2015 | $6.1B | 4,726 | 8 |
| 2016 | $6.3B | 4,699 | 8 |
| 2017 | $7.2B | 4,840 | 8 |
| 2018 | $8.4B | 4,968 | 8 |
| 2019 | $8.1B | 4,895 | 8 |
| 2020 | $7.2B | 4,833 | 8 |
| 2021 | $8.5B | 4,984 | 8 |
| 2022 | $19.8B | 4,993 | 8 |
| 2023 | $17.7B | 5,024 | 8 |
| 2024 | $11.9B | 5,126 | 8 |

## Leading corridors

- Chile to China: $1.9B; growth +74.3%.
- Argentina to China: $488.0M; growth +62.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $405.2M; growth -0.3%.
- Chile to Republic of Korea: $311.8M; growth +5.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Chile: $230.4M; growth +24.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $174.4M; growth +48.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Brazil: $142.4M; growth +5.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Indonesia: $136.0M; growth +4.1%.
- Turkey to Spain: $123.3M; growth +8.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $122.2M; growth +6.5%.

## HS6 products

- Carbonates: commercial ammonium carbonate and other ammonium carbonates (HS6 283610)
- Carbonates: disodium carbonate (HS6 283620)
- Carbonates: sodium hydrogencarbonate (sodium bicarbonate) (HS6 283630)
- Carbonates: potassium carbonate (HS6 283640)
- Carbonates: calcium carbonate (HS6 283650)
- Carbonates: barium carbonate (HS6 283660)
- Carbonates: lead carbonate (HS6 283670)
- Carbonates: lithium carbonate (HS6 283691)
- Carbonates: strontium carbonate (HS6 283692)
- Carbonates: bismuth carbonate (HS6 283693)
- Carbonates: n.e.s. in heading no. 2836 and other than lithium or strontium (HS6 283699)

## 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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