# Acyclic hydrocarbons (HS4 2901) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

> Published by **Yugalinks**, global trade intelligence for growing businesses.
>
> [Follow Yugalinks on LinkedIn](https://in.linkedin.com/company/yugalinks)

Acyclic hydrocarbons at HS4 2901, with reported global trade through 2024.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/2901

## Explore Yugalinks

- [Open the trade workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app)
- [Read the methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology)
- [Review data sources](https://www.yugalinks.com/data-sources)
- [Check data coverage](https://www.yugalinks.com/data-coverage)
- [Read Responsible AI principles](https://www.yugalinks.com/responsible-ai)

## Answer

The acyclic hydrocarbons subsector recorded $26.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with +10.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $26.6B |
| Latest annual change | +10.8% |
| Active exporters | 140 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 6 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $3.7B | 1,518 | 6 |
| 1996 | $3.3B | 1,506 | 6 |
| 1997 | $3.9B | 1,527 | 6 |
| 1998 | $3.1B | 1,564 | 6 |
| 1999 | $4.5B | 1,688 | 6 |
| 2000 | $6.6B | 1,975 | 6 |
| 2001 | $5.7B | 2,022 | 6 |
| 2002 | $5.8B | 2,121 | 6 |
| 2003 | $7.9B | 2,176 | 6 |
| 2004 | $11.2B | 2,214 | 6 |
| 2005 | $13.7B | 2,249 | 6 |
| 2006 | $17.1B | 2,298 | 6 |
| 2007 | $20.6B | 2,399 | 6 |
| 2008 | $24.3B | 2,402 | 6 |
| 2009 | $15.6B | 2,430 | 6 |
| 2010 | $22.9B | 2,479 | 6 |
| 2011 | $29.6B | 2,472 | 6 |
| 2012 | $29.0B | 2,551 | 6 |
| 2013 | $27.7B | 2,575 | 6 |
| 2014 | $28.3B | 2,678 | 6 |
| 2015 | $19.4B | 2,816 | 6 |
| 2016 | $18.3B | 2,657 | 6 |
| 2017 | $23.0B | 2,723 | 6 |
| 2018 | $27.3B | 2,767 | 6 |
| 2019 | $23.5B | 2,952 | 6 |
| 2020 | $18.0B | 2,906 | 6 |
| 2021 | $27.0B | 3,005 | 6 |
| 2022 | $29.3B | 3,044 | 6 |
| 2023 | $24.1B | 3,034 | 6 |
| 2024 | $26.6B | 3,160 | 6 |

## Leading corridors

- Republic of Korea to China: $2.8B; growth +5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $2.1B; growth +25%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.1B; growth -0.7%.
- Netherlands to Belgium: $900.5M; growth -2.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Indonesia: $788.9M; growth +55%.
- Netherlands to Germany: $742.6M; growth -1.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $648.7M; growth -2%.
- Japan to China: $619.6M; growth -12.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $511.8M; growth -6.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Egypt: $509.8M; growth +136.1%.

## HS6 products

- Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturated (HS6 290110)
- Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, ethylene (HS6 290121)
- Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, propene (propylene) (HS6 290122)
- Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, butene (butylene) and isomers thereof (HS6 290123)
- Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene (HS6 290124)
- Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, n.e.s. in heading no. 2901 (HS6 290129)

## 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.

## Continue your research

- [Explore HS4 2901 in the workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app?hs=2901)
- [Open the Yugalinks workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app)

## Other formats

- [HTML](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/2901/index.html)
- [JSON](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/2901/index.json)
- [JSON-LD](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/2901/index.ld.json)


## Continue your research

- [Explore HS4 2901 in the workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app?hs=2901)
- [Open the Yugalinks workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app)

## 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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.