# Silicates (HS4 2839) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Silicates at HS4 2839, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The silicates subsector recorded $865.8M in reported global trade in 2024, with +2.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $865.8M |
| Latest annual change | +2.1% |
| Active exporters | 116 |
| Active importers | 187 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $325.0M | 1,574 | 3 |
| 1996 | $336.6M | 1,648 | 3 |
| 1997 | $370.7M | 1,635 | 3 |
| 1998 | $349.5M | 1,582 | 3 |
| 1999 | $352.0M | 1,700 | 3 |
| 2000 | $347.9M | 1,968 | 3 |
| 2001 | $328.4M | 1,997 | 3 |
| 2002 | $351.5M | 2,021 | 3 |
| 2003 | $392.7M | 2,017 | 3 |
| 2004 | $476.6M | 2,099 | 3 |
| 2005 | $540.7M | 2,095 | 3 |
| 2006 | $560.8M | 2,266 | 3 |
| 2007 | $613.2M | 2,394 | 3 |
| 2008 | $700.2M | 2,448 | 3 |
| 2009 | $570.1M | 2,459 | 3 |
| 2010 | $648.4M | 2,481 | 3 |
| 2011 | $803.2M | 2,582 | 3 |
| 2012 | $735.2M | 2,484 | 3 |
| 2013 | $775.4M | 2,449 | 3 |
| 2014 | $836.1M | 2,578 | 3 |
| 2015 | $661.3M | 2,499 | 3 |
| 2016 | $586.9M | 2,638 | 3 |
| 2017 | $620.8M | 2,678 | 3 |
| 2018 | $698.5M | 2,656 | 3 |
| 2019 | $664.8M | 2,744 | 3 |
| 2020 | $637.8M | 2,675 | 3 |
| 2021 | $826.5M | 2,617 | 3 |
| 2022 | $1.0B | 2,646 | 3 |
| 2023 | $886.1M | 2,698 | 3 |
| 2024 | $865.8M | 2,624 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- China to Republic of Korea: $31.7M; growth -1.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $27.0M; growth +11.5%.
- Poland to Netherlands: $25.0M; growth +0.9%.
- Brazil to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $21.2M; growth +9.2%.
- China to Saudi Arabia: $18.6M; growth +45.5%.
- Netherlands to Germany: $17.9M; growth +0.1%.
- China to Japan: $17.3M; growth -7.6%.
- Poland to Germany: $16.4M; growth +25.3%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $14.0M; growth -22.2%.
- Spain to France: $13.4M; growth +30.6%.

## HS6 products

- Silicates: sodium metasilicates (HS6 283911)
- Silicates: of sodium (excluding sodium metasilicates) (HS6 283919)
- Silicates: of potassium (HS6 283920)
- Silicates: commercial alkali metal silicates, other than of sodium or potassium (HS6 283990)

## 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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