# Alcohols (HS4 2906) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Alcohols at HS4 2906, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The alcohols subsector recorded $2.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with -4.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.4B |
| Latest annual change | -4.4% |
| Active exporters | 126 |
| Active importers | 186 |
| Active HS6 products | 6 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $487.4M | 1,431 | 6 |
| 1996 | $535.4M | 1,427 | 6 |
| 1997 | $641.6M | 1,463 | 6 |
| 1998 | $533.3M | 1,492 | 6 |
| 1999 | $632.5M | 1,617 | 6 |
| 2000 | $606.1M | 1,762 | 6 |
| 2001 | $623.6M | 1,763 | 6 |
| 2002 | $630.1M | 1,776 | 6 |
| 2003 | $689.6M | 1,802 | 6 |
| 2004 | $819.4M | 1,835 | 6 |
| 2005 | $1.0B | 1,940 | 6 |
| 2006 | $1.2B | 1,931 | 6 |
| 2007 | $1.5B | 1,970 | 6 |
| 2008 | $1.5B | 2,063 | 6 |
| 2009 | $1.2B | 2,099 | 6 |
| 2010 | $1.5B | 2,072 | 6 |
| 2011 | $2.0B | 2,088 | 6 |
| 2012 | $2.1B | 2,176 | 6 |
| 2013 | $2.2B | 2,150 | 6 |
| 2014 | $2.0B | 2,153 | 6 |
| 2015 | $1.7B | 2,402 | 6 |
| 2016 | $1.6B | 2,295 | 6 |
| 2017 | $1.8B | 2,327 | 6 |
| 2018 | $2.2B | 2,388 | 6 |
| 2019 | $2.3B | 2,385 | 6 |
| 2020 | $2.1B | 2,414 | 6 |
| 2021 | $2.4B | 2,473 | 6 |
| 2022 | $5.1B | 2,565 | 6 |
| 2023 | $2.7B | 2,580 | 6 |
| 2024 | $2.4B | 2,600 | 6 |

## Leading corridors

- China to India: $162.2M; growth +23.7%.
- Saudi Arabia to Oman: $114.1M; growth +5,724.4%.
- Japan to Republic of Korea: $96.8M; growth -5.1%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $74.6M; growth -4.8%.
- India to China: $66.6M; growth -34.9%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $55.9M; growth +0.9%.
- China to Germany: $41.2M; growth +0.7%.
- Malaysia to India: $40.5M; growth +4.8%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $36.4M; growth -3.5%.
- China to Japan: $36.4M; growth -7.3%.

## HS6 products

- Alcohols: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic and derivatives, menthol (HS6 290611)
- Alcohols: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic and derivatives, cyclohexanol, methylcyclohexanols and dimethylcyclohexanols (HS6 290612)
- Alcohols: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic and derivatives, sterols and inositols (HS6 290613)
- Alcohols: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic and derivatives, terpineols (HS6 290614)
- Alcohols: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic and derivatives, n.e.c. in item no. 2906.1 (HS6 290619)
- Alcohols: aromatic alcohols and derivatives, benzyl alcohol (HS6 290621)
- Alcohols: aromatic and derivatives, other than benzyl alcohol (HS6 290629)

## 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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