# Aldehydes (HS4 2912) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Aldehydes at HS4 2912, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The aldehydes subsector recorded $2.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +7.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.5B |
| Latest annual change | +7.5% |
| Active exporters | 122 |
| Active importers | 193 |
| Active HS6 products | 10 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $936.3M | 1,701 | 10 |
| 1996 | $894.2M | 1,790 | 10 |
| 1997 | $926.0M | 1,720 | 10 |
| 1998 | $868.6M | 1,775 | 10 |
| 1999 | $985.2M | 1,915 | 10 |
| 2000 | $994.9M | 2,010 | 10 |
| 2001 | $975.9M | 2,052 | 10 |
| 2002 | $1.0B | 2,108 | 10 |
| 2003 | $1.1B | 2,201 | 10 |
| 2004 | $1.2B | 2,243 | 10 |
| 2005 | $1.3B | 2,278 | 10 |
| 2006 | $1.4B | 2,283 | 10 |
| 2007 | $1.7B | 2,237 | 10 |
| 2008 | $1.9B | 2,338 | 10 |
| 2009 | $1.5B | 2,431 | 10 |
| 2010 | $1.9B | 2,467 | 10 |
| 2011 | $2.0B | 2,535 | 10 |
| 2012 | $2.0B | 2,611 | 10 |
| 2013 | $2.2B | 2,621 | 10 |
| 2014 | $2.3B | 2,634 | 10 |
| 2015 | $2.0B | 2,711 | 10 |
| 2016 | $1.9B | 2,689 | 10 |
| 2017 | $2.0B | 2,749 | 10 |
| 2018 | $2.3B | 2,821 | 10 |
| 2019 | $2.3B | 2,769 | 10 |
| 2020 | $2.2B | 2,826 | 10 |
| 2021 | $2.7B | 2,806 | 10 |
| 2022 | $2.9B | 2,880 | 10 |
| 2023 | $2.3B | 2,907 | 10 |
| 2024 | $2.5B | 2,915 | 10 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $118.8M; growth -6.6%.
- China to India: $78.9M; growth -5.9%.
- China to Germany: $66.3M; growth +6.9%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $43.0M; growth -5.5%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $40.0M; growth +5.7%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $35.8M; growth +10.3%.
- India to China: $32.1M; growth -6.9%.
- Netherlands to Germany: $31.8M; growth -11.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $29.4M; growth +17.5%.
- China to Spain: $28.8M; growth +3.1%.

## HS6 products

- Aldehydes: acyclic, without other oxygen function, methanal (formaldehyde) (HS6 291211)
- Aldehydes: acyclic, without other oxygen function, ethanal (acetaldehyde) (HS6 291212)
- Aldehydes: acyclic, without other oxygen function, butanal (butyraldehyde, normal isomer) (HS6 291213)
- Aldehydes: acyclic, without other oxygen function, n.e.s. in item no. 2912.1 (HS6 291219)
- Aldehydes: cyclic, without other oxygen function, benzaldehyde (HS6 291221)
- Aldehydes: cyclic, without other oxygen function, other than benzaldehyde (HS6 291229)
- Aldehyde-alcohols (HS6 291230)
- Aldehyde-ethers, aldehyde-phenols and aldehydes with other oxygen function: vanillin (4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde) (HS6 291241)
- Aldehydes: aldehyde-ethers, aldehyde-phenols and aldehydes with other oxygen function, ethylvanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde) (HS6 291242)
- Aldehyde-alcohols, aldehyde-ethers, aldehyde-phenols and aldehydes with other oxygen function: other than vanillin (4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde) and ethylvanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde) (HS6 291249)
- Aldehydes: cyclic polymers of aldehydes (HS6 291250)
- Paraformaldehyde (HS6 291260)

## 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/)
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