# Ketones (HS4 2914) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Ketones at HS4 2914, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The ketones subsector recorded $6.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with +5.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $6.8B |
| Latest annual change | +5.2% |
| Active exporters | 143 |
| Active importers | 196 |
| Active HS6 products | 16 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.5B | 2,057 | 16 |
| 1996 | $2.3B | 2,046 | 16 |
| 1997 | $2.4B | 2,121 | 16 |
| 1998 | $2.3B | 2,128 | 16 |
| 1999 | $2.6B | 2,326 | 16 |
| 2000 | $3.0B | 2,668 | 16 |
| 2001 | $2.7B | 2,695 | 16 |
| 2002 | $2.9B | 2,789 | 16 |
| 2003 | $3.6B | 2,895 | 16 |
| 2004 | $4.2B | 2,860 | 16 |
| 2005 | $5.1B | 2,886 | 16 |
| 2006 | $5.0B | 2,984 | 16 |
| 2007 | $5.7B | 3,115 | 16 |
| 2008 | $6.1B | 3,098 | 16 |
| 2009 | $4.5B | 3,224 | 16 |
| 2010 | $6.0B | 3,162 | 16 |
| 2011 | $7.2B | 3,274 | 16 |
| 2012 | $6.6B | 3,256 | 16 |
| 2013 | $6.5B | 3,283 | 16 |
| 2014 | $7.0B | 3,441 | 16 |
| 2015 | $5.4B | 3,470 | 16 |
| 2016 | $4.9B | 3,485 | 16 |
| 2017 | $6.0B | 3,589 | 16 |
| 2018 | $6.7B | 3,629 | 16 |
| 2019 | $5.8B | 3,675 | 16 |
| 2020 | $5.9B | 3,535 | 16 |
| 2021 | $7.8B | 3,621 | 16 |
| 2022 | $7.7B | 3,754 | 16 |
| 2023 | $6.3B | 3,702 | 16 |
| 2024 | $6.8B | 3,712 | 16 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $282.2M; growth -9.1%.
- China to India: $255.2M; growth -4.9%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $178.9M; growth +17.8%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $117.4M; growth -1.7%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $111.1M; growth +13.9%.
- Germany to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $96.9M; growth -1%.
- Taiwan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $96.3M; growth +18.9%.
- China to Netherlands: $87.2M; growth +2.3%.
- Thailand to China: $81.8M; growth -11.3%.
- India to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $80.0M; growth -8.5%.

## HS6 products

- Ketones: acyclic, without other oxygen function, acetone (HS6 291411)
- Ketones: acyclic, without other oxygen function, butanone (methyl ethyl ketone) (HS6 291412)
- Ketones: acyclic, without other oxygen function, 4-methylpentan-2-one (methyl isobutyl ketone) (HS6 291413)
- Ketones: acyclic, without other oxygen function, n.e.s. in item no. 2914.1 (HS6 291419)
- Ketones: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic, without other oxygen function, camphor (HS6 291421)
- Ketones: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic, without other oxygen function, cyclohexanone and methylcyclohexanones (HS6 291422)
- Ketones: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic, without other oxygen function, ionones and methylionones (HS6 291423)
- Ketones: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic, without other oxygen function, n.e.c. in item no. 2914.2 (HS6 291429)
- Ketones: aromatic, without other oxygen function (HS6 291430)
- Ketones: aromatic, (without other oxygen function), phenylacetone (phenylpropan-2-one) (HS6 291431)
- Ketones: aromatic, (without other oxygen function), excluding phenylacetone (phenylpropan-2-one) (HS6 291439)
- Ketone-alcohols and ketone-aldehydes (HS6 291440)
- Ketone-alcohols and ketone-aldehydes: 4- hydroxy-4-methylpentan-2-one (diacetone alcohol) (HS6 291441)
- Ketone-alcohols and ketone-aldehydes: n.e.s. in item no. 2914.41 (HS6 291449)
- Ketone-phenols and ketones with other oxygen function (HS6 291450)
- Quinones: anthraquinone (HS6 291461)
- Quinones: coenzyme Q10 (ubidecarenone (INN)) (HS6 291462)
- Quinones: other than anthraquinone (HS6 291469)
- Ketones and quinones: halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (HS6 291470)
- Ketones and quinones: halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: chlordecone (ISO) (HS6 291471)
- Ketones and quinones: halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than chlordecone (ISO) (HS6 291479)

## 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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