# Ethers (HS4 2909) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Ethers at HS4 2909, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The ethers subsector recorded $16.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with +2.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $16.3B |
| Latest annual change | +2.7% |
| Active exporters | 131 |
| Active importers | 194 |
| Active HS6 products | 10 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $3.2B | 1,991 | 10 |
| 1996 | $3.3B | 2,028 | 10 |
| 1997 | $3.7B | 2,067 | 10 |
| 1998 | $3.3B | 2,056 | 10 |
| 1999 | $3.7B | 2,241 | 10 |
| 2000 | $5.1B | 2,475 | 10 |
| 2001 | $4.9B | 2,531 | 10 |
| 2002 | $5.0B | 2,580 | 10 |
| 2003 | $5.3B | 2,710 | 10 |
| 2004 | $6.6B | 2,814 | 10 |
| 2005 | $9.0B | 2,859 | 10 |
| 2006 | $10.3B | 2,974 | 10 |
| 2007 | $11.6B | 2,967 | 10 |
| 2008 | $12.7B | 3,042 | 10 |
| 2009 | $10.0B | 3,086 | 10 |
| 2010 | $12.8B | 3,059 | 10 |
| 2011 | $15.4B | 3,121 | 10 |
| 2012 | $16.7B | 3,221 | 10 |
| 2013 | $17.0B | 3,245 | 10 |
| 2014 | $17.3B | 3,566 | 10 |
| 2015 | $13.8B | 3,586 | 10 |
| 2016 | $11.6B | 3,521 | 10 |
| 2017 | $13.2B | 3,604 | 10 |
| 2018 | $14.8B | 3,650 | 10 |
| 2019 | $13.2B | 3,692 | 10 |
| 2020 | $10.5B | 3,598 | 10 |
| 2021 | $15.2B | 3,686 | 10 |
| 2022 | $19.9B | 3,791 | 10 |
| 2023 | $17.3B | 3,766 | 10 |
| 2024 | $16.3B | 3,783 | 10 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $1.6B; growth +33.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Japan: $1.4B; growth +2.7%.
- China to Singapore: $953.5M; growth +276.7%.
- Saudi Arabia to Singapore: $475.3M; growth +5.5%.
- China to Malaysia: $322.0M; growth +234.3%.
- France to Italy: $266.6M; growth +22.6%.
- Netherlands to Turkey: $247.2M; growth +51.6%.
- Netherlands to France: $246.4M; growth -15.2%.
- Singapore to Malaysia: $243.6M; growth +47.7%.
- Saudi Arabia to United Arab Emirates: $233.2M; growth +12.3%.

## HS6 products

- Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, diethyl ether (HS6 290911)
- Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether (HS6 290919)
- Ethers: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (HS6 290920)
- Ethers: aromatic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (HS6 290930)
- Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) (HS6 290941)
- Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: monomethyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol (HS6 290942)
- Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol (HS6 290943)
- Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: monoalkylethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol n.e.c. in heading no. 2909 (HS6 290944)
- Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: n.e.s. in item no. 2909.4 (HS6 290949)
- Ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (HS6 290950)
- Alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (HS6 290960)

## 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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