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Colloidal precious metals
HS4 2843 trade overview
A focused view of this HS4 subsector: market scale, momentum, leading routes, countries, and the HS6 classifications inside it.
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
Annual change
+40.5%Latest year on yearExporters
112Active reporting countriesImporters
181Active reporting countriesHS6 products
5Classifications inside HS4The subsector read
$9.0B in trade, with -14% annualized growth over three years.
Colloidal precious metals is recorded across 2,288 active corridors, with 112 exporters and 181 importers.
Annual trend
Subsector momentum over time
Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Read the methodology ↗
Top trade corridors
Where the subsector moves
Leading exporter-to-importer relationships by latest reported value. See data sources ↗
Latest reported relationshipsTop 10 by trade value
| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 | Distance | FTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JapanJPN | IndiaIND | $1.5B | +5.5% | 4 | 5,846 km | Yes |
| 2 | GermanyDEU | PolandPOL | $488.8M | -27.1% | 5 | 518 km | Yes |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | MexicoMEX | $486.9M | -20.9% | 5 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 4 | GermanyDEU | South AfricaZAF | $312.6M | -9.9% | 5 | 8,837 km | Yes |
| 5 | United KingdomGBR | BelgiumBEL | $300.6M | +83.7% | 5 | 321 km | Yes |
| 6 | GermanyDEU | United KingdomGBR | $272.7M | -3.7% | 5 | 935 km | Yes |
| 7 | GermanyDEU | SwedenSWE | $245.8M | -22.8% | 5 | 811 km | Yes |
| 8 | JapanJPN | ThailandTHA | $242.2M | -32.3% | 5 | 4,604 km | Yes |
| 9 | Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE | FranceFRA | $169.1M | +2.8% | 5 | 487 km | Yes |
| 10 | Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE | TaiwanTWN | $169.1M | -10% | 4 | 9,569 km | No |
Market structure
Where supply and demand concentrate
Exporter and importer rankings show the two sides of the subsector separately. Check coverage ↗
| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JapanJPN | $2.2B | 49 | 5 |
| 2 | GermanyDEU | $2.2B | 115 | 5 |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $1.1B | 122 | 5 |
| 4 | United KingdomGBR | $1.0B | 106 | 5 |
| 5 | Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE | $546.0M | 61 | 5 |
| 6 | ItalyITA | $257.0M | 110 | 5 |
| 7 | ChinaCHN | $215.2M | 93 | 5 |
| 8 | IrelandIRL | $142.7M | 31 | 5 |
| 9 | BrazilBRA | $119.6M | 36 | 5 |
| 10 | BelgiumBEL | $105.9M | 88 | 5 |
| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IndiaIND | $1.8B | 36 | 5 |
| 2 | GermanyDEU | $600.6M | 48 | 5 |
| 3 | FranceFRA | $528.7M | 42 | 5 |
| 4 | MexicoMEX | $527.4M | 52 | 5 |
| 5 | PolandPOL | $517.3M | 33 | 5 |
| 6 | BelgiumBEL | $384.4M | 30 | 5 |
| 7 | United KingdomGBR | $369.2M | 36 | 5 |
| 8 | South AfricaZAF | $353.1M | 24 | 5 |
| 9 | ThailandTHA | $345.1M | 29 | 5 |
| 10 | ChinaCHN | $334.6M | 40 | 5 |
HS6 product coverage
The products inside HS4 2843
Six-digit classifications make the subsector specific. Browse the product workspace ↗
5 classifications shownColloidal precious metals
Colloidal precious metals: whether or not chemically definedHS6 284310
Silver compounds: silver nitratesHS6 284321
Silver compounds: excluding silver nitratesHS6 284329
Gold compoundsHS6 284330
Inorganic or organic compounds: of precious metals (excluding gold and silver), whether or not chemically defined, amalgams of precious metalsHS6 284390
Definitions and coverage
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Reported values
Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS4 classification, not company-level sales or shipment records.
Calculated indicators
Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations.
Missing data
Unavailable observations remain unavailable. They are not filled, interpolated, or presented as forecasts.
Coverage: 1995-2024 · Data refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:09
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.