# Cyanides and cyanide oxides (HS4 2837) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Cyanides and cyanide oxides at HS4 2837, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The cyanides and cyanide oxides subsector recorded $1.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with +11.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.4B |
| Latest annual change | +11.4% |
| Active exporters | 99 |
| Active importers | 169 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $276.8M | 921 | 3 |
| 1996 | $307.0M | 977 | 3 |
| 1997 | $295.1M | 992 | 3 |
| 1998 | $242.9M | 964 | 3 |
| 1999 | $250.9M | 985 | 3 |
| 2000 | $287.2M | 987 | 3 |
| 2001 | $288.1M | 1,021 | 3 |
| 2002 | $278.0M | 1,028 | 3 |
| 2003 | $290.7M | 1,024 | 3 |
| 2004 | $300.6M | 1,091 | 3 |
| 2005 | $314.5M | 1,046 | 3 |
| 2006 | $407.1M | 1,107 | 3 |
| 2007 | $524.9M | 1,127 | 3 |
| 2008 | $596.9M | 1,169 | 3 |
| 2009 | $585.4M | 1,225 | 3 |
| 2010 | $700.0M | 1,246 | 3 |
| 2011 | $900.9M | 1,257 | 3 |
| 2012 | $1.2B | 1,347 | 3 |
| 2013 | $1.3B | 1,336 | 3 |
| 2014 | $1.1B | 1,341 | 3 |
| 2015 | $1.0B | 1,391 | 3 |
| 2016 | $942.8M | 1,419 | 3 |
| 2017 | $1.0B | 1,351 | 3 |
| 2018 | $1.1B | 1,378 | 3 |
| 2019 | $1.2B | 1,385 | 3 |
| 2020 | $1.1B | 1,353 | 3 |
| 2021 | $1.2B | 1,346 | 3 |
| 2022 | $1.4B | 1,396 | 3 |
| 2023 | $1.5B | 1,423 | 3 |
| 2024 | $1.4B | 1,449 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- China to Russia: $89.6M; growth +46.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $82.7M; growth +7.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $71.0M; growth -12%.
- China to Peru: $42.8M; growth +18.3%.
- Australia to Peru: $36.6M; growth +11.4%.
- China to Zimbabwe: $30.6M; growth +34.2%.
- Republic of Korea to Burkina Faso: $26.1M; growth -5.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Peru: $25.3M; growth +27.8%.
- China to Burkina Faso: $25.0M; growth +116.7%.
- China to Turkey: $22.0M; growth +38.8%.

## HS6 products

- Cyanides and cyanide oxides: of sodium (HS6 283711)
- Cyanides and cyanide oxides: other than of sodium (HS6 283719)
- Complex cyanides (HS6 283720)

## 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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