# Alcohols (HS4 2905) Trade Overview | Yugalinks > Published by **Yugalinks**, global trade intelligence for growing businesses. > > [Follow Yugalinks on LinkedIn](https://in.linkedin.com/company/yugalinks) Alcohols at HS4 2905, with reported global trade through 2024. Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/2905 ## 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 alcohols subsector recorded $34.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with +3.9% annual change. ## Key figures | Measure | Value | | --- | --- | | Latest reported trade | $34.1B | | Latest annual change | +3.9% | | Active exporters | 163 | | Active importers | 197 | | Active HS6 products | 20 | ## Annual trend | Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | 1995 | $9.3B | 2,870 | 20 | | 1996 | $7.6B | 2,844 | 20 | | 1997 | $8.5B | 2,914 | 20 | | 1998 | $7.1B | 2,976 | 20 | | 1999 | $7.5B | 3,229 | 20 | | 2000 | $9.8B | 3,584 | 20 | | 2001 | $10.1B | 3,625 | 20 | | 2002 | $10.2B | 3,747 | 20 | | 2003 | $13.5B | 3,864 | 20 | | 2004 | $17.6B | 3,961 | 20 | | 2005 | $20.0B | 3,990 | 20 | | 2006 | $21.8B | 4,223 | 20 | | 2007 | $26.9B | 4,300 | 20 | | 2008 | $30.9B | 4,332 | 20 | | 2009 | $19.6B | 4,498 | 20 | | 2010 | $29.3B | 4,552 | 20 | | 2011 | $38.0B | 4,611 | 20 | | 2012 | $36.3B | 4,768 | 20 | | 2013 | $37.5B | 4,794 | 20 | | 2014 | $37.2B | 4,965 | 20 | | 2015 | $29.0B | 5,025 | 20 | | 2016 | $24.1B | 4,941 | 20 | | 2017 | $32.4B | 5,121 | 20 | | 2018 | $38.5B | 5,220 | 20 | | 2019 | $30.4B | 5,309 | 20 | | 2020 | $26.9B | 5,447 | 20 | | 2021 | $41.4B | 5,537 | 20 | | 2022 | $41.7B | 5,661 | 20 | | 2023 | $32.8B | 5,574 | 20 | | 2024 | $34.1B | 5,515 | 20 | ## Leading corridors - Saudi Arabia to China: $2.0B; growth -2.3%. - Oman to China: $734.0M; growth +11%. - USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $608.4M; growth +12.7%. - Netherlands to Germany: $529.2M; growth -5.6%. - Iran (Islamic Republic of) to China: $522.0M; growth -28.2%. - Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $509.2M; growth +2.2%. - USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $503.5M; growth -5.8%. - USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Turkey: $486.1M; growth +15.4%. - Canada to China: $473.7M; growth +2.4%. - United Arab Emirates to China: $454.0M; growth -27.8%. ## HS6 products - Alcohols: saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol) (HS6 290511) - Alcohols: saturated monohydric, propan-1-ol (propyl alcohol) and propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol) (HS6 290512) - Alcohols: saturated monohydric, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol) (HS6 290513) - Alcohols: saturated monohydric, butanols excluding item no. 2905.13 (HS6 290514) - Alcohols: saturated monohydric, pentanol (amyl alcohol) and isomers thereof (HS6 290515) - Alcohols: saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof (HS6 290516) - Alcohols: saturated monohydric, dodecan-1-ol (lauryl alcohol), hexadecan-1-ol (cetyl alcohol) and octadecan-1-ol (stearyl alcohol) (HS6 290517) - Alcohols: saturated monohydric, n.e.s. in item no. 2905.1 (HS6 290519) - Alcohols: unsaturated monohydric, allyl alcohol (HS6 290521) - Alcohols: unsaturated monohydric, acyclic terpene alcohols (HS6 290522) - Alcohols: acyclic, unsaturated monohydric, (other than acyclic terpene alcohols) (HS6 290529) - Alcohols: acyclic, diols: ethylene glycol (ethanediol) (HS6 290531) - Alcohols: acyclic, diols: propylene glycol (propane-1, 2-diol) (HS6 290532) - Alcohols: acyclic, diols, other than ethylene glycol (ethandiol) or propylene glycol (propane-1,2-diol) (HS6 290539) - Alcohols: polyhydric, 2-ethyl-2- (hydroxymethyl) propane-1,3-diol (trimethylolpropane) (HS6 290541) - Alcohols: polyhydric, pentaerythritol (HS6 290542) - Alcohols: polyhydric, mannitol (HS6 290543) - Alcohols: polyhydric, d-glucitol (sorbitol) (HS6 290544) - Alcohols: polyhydric, glycerol (HS6 290545) - Alcohols: polyhydric, n.e.c. in item no. 2905.4 (HS6 290549) - Alcohols: acyclic: halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives thereof (HS6 290550) - Alcohols: acyclic: halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives thereof, ethchlorvynol (INN) (HS6 290551) - Alcohols: acyclic: halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives thereof, other than ethchlorvynol (INN) (HS6 290559) ## 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 2905 in the workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app?hs=2905) - [Open the Yugalinks workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app) ## Other formats - [HTML](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/2905/index.html) - [JSON](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/2905/index.json) - [JSON-LD](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/2905/index.ld.json) ## Continue your research - [Explore HS4 2905 in the workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app?hs=2905) - [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). 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