# Colloidal precious metals (HS4 2843) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Colloidal precious metals at HS4 2843, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The colloidal precious metals subsector recorded $9.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with +40.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $9.0B |
| Latest annual change | +40.5% |
| Active exporters | 112 |
| Active importers | 181 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.1B | 955 | 5 |
| 1996 | $1.1B | 1,011 | 5 |
| 1997 | $1.2B | 1,087 | 5 |
| 1998 | $1.2B | 1,035 | 5 |
| 1999 | $1.8B | 1,089 | 5 |
| 2000 | $3.1B | 1,264 | 5 |
| 2001 | $2.6B | 1,263 | 5 |
| 2002 | $1.9B | 1,318 | 5 |
| 2003 | $2.0B | 1,420 | 5 |
| 2004 | $2.8B | 1,524 | 5 |
| 2005 | $3.3B | 1,480 | 5 |
| 2006 | $4.0B | 1,572 | 5 |
| 2007 | $5.5B | 1,624 | 5 |
| 2008 | $6.2B | 1,713 | 5 |
| 2009 | $3.9B | 1,712 | 5 |
| 2010 | $6.4B | 1,777 | 5 |
| 2011 | $7.6B | 1,847 | 5 |
| 2012 | $6.6B | 1,933 | 5 |
| 2013 | $6.5B | 1,958 | 5 |
| 2014 | $6.8B | 2,089 | 5 |
| 2015 | $4.9B | 2,122 | 5 |
| 2016 | $4.0B | 2,109 | 5 |
| 2017 | $4.8B | 2,142 | 5 |
| 2018 | $5.6B | 2,179 | 5 |
| 2019 | $7.1B | 2,233 | 5 |
| 2020 | $10.0B | 2,216 | 5 |
| 2021 | $14.2B | 2,245 | 5 |
| 2022 | $13.3B | 2,254 | 5 |
| 2023 | $10.1B | 2,240 | 5 |
| 2024 | $9.0B | 2,288 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- Japan to India: $1.5B; growth +5.5%.
- Germany to Poland: $488.8M; growth -27.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $486.9M; growth -20.9%.
- Germany to South Africa: $312.6M; growth -9.9%.
- United Kingdom to Belgium: $300.6M; growth +83.7%.
- Germany to United Kingdom: $272.7M; growth -3.7%.
- Germany to Sweden: $245.8M; growth -22.8%.
- Japan to Thailand: $242.2M; growth -32.3%.
- Switzerland, Liechtenstein to France: $169.1M; growth +2.8%.
- Switzerland, Liechtenstein to Taiwan: $169.1M; growth -10%.

## HS6 products

- Colloidal precious metals: whether or not chemically defined (HS6 284310)
- Silver compounds: silver nitrates (HS6 284321)
- Silver compounds: excluding silver nitrates (HS6 284329)
- Gold compounds (HS6 284330)
- Inorganic or organic compounds: of precious metals (excluding gold and silver), whether or not chemically defined, amalgams of precious metals (HS6 284390)

## 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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