# Acids (HS4 2916) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Acids at HS4 2916, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The acids subsector recorded $10.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with +5.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $10.0B |
| Latest annual change | +5.7% |
| Active exporters | 137 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 12 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $3.4B | 2,055 | 11 |
| 1996 | $3.2B | 2,037 | 11 |
| 1997 | $3.3B | 2,093 | 11 |
| 1998 | $3.0B | 2,155 | 11 |
| 1999 | $3.4B | 2,348 | 11 |
| 2000 | $3.9B | 2,602 | 11 |
| 2001 | $3.7B | 2,625 | 11 |
| 2002 | $3.7B | 2,715 | 11 |
| 2003 | $4.7B | 2,807 | 11 |
| 2004 | $5.8B | 2,888 | 11 |
| 2005 | $7.1B | 2,931 | 11 |
| 2006 | $7.1B | 3,089 | 11 |
| 2007 | $7.9B | 3,099 | 12 |
| 2008 | $8.5B | 3,188 | 12 |
| 2009 | $6.7B | 3,229 | 12 |
| 2010 | $9.0B | 3,201 | 12 |
| 2011 | $10.8B | 3,373 | 12 |
| 2012 | $10.0B | 3,466 | 12 |
| 2013 | $10.3B | 3,393 | 12 |
| 2014 | $10.4B | 3,473 | 12 |
| 2015 | $8.4B | 3,596 | 12 |
| 2016 | $7.4B | 3,593 | 12 |
| 2017 | $9.2B | 3,718 | 12 |
| 2018 | $10.5B | 3,773 | 12 |
| 2019 | $9.8B | 3,760 | 12 |
| 2020 | $8.7B | 3,790 | 12 |
| 2021 | $13.8B | 3,839 | 12 |
| 2022 | $13.4B | 3,906 | 12 |
| 2023 | $9.6B | 3,814 | 12 |
| 2024 | $10.0B | 3,842 | 12 |

## Leading corridors

- China to India: $409.6M; growth -18.5%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $236.9M; growth +10.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $204.2M; growth -7.8%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $194.6M; growth -17.2%.
- China to Brazil: $168.4M; growth +24.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Belgium: $134.9M; growth +1%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $130.2M; growth -5.5%.
- Germany to France: $128.1M; growth -14.1%.
- Netherlands to Germany: $122.3M; growth -12.6%.
- Belgium to Germany: $114.6M; growth -13.7%.

## HS6 products

- Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: acrylic acid and its salts (HS6 291611)
- Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: esters of acrylic acid (HS6 291612)
- Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: methacrylic acid and its salts (HS6 291613)
- Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: esters of methacrylic acid (HS6 291614)
- Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: oleic, linoleic or linolenic acids, their salts and esters (HS6 291615)
- Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic, cyclic monocarboxylic, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids: their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, binapacryl (ISO) (HS6 291616)
- Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic, cyclic monocarboxylic, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids: their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, n.e.c. in item no. 2916.1 (HS6 291619)
- Acids: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives (HS6 291620)
- Acids: aromatic monocarboxylic acids, benzoic acid, its salts and esters (HS6 291631)
- Acids: aromatic monocarboxylic acids, benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chloride (HS6 291632)
- Acids: aromatic monocarboxylic acids: phenylacetic acid, its salts and esters (HS6 291633)
- Acids: aromatic monocarboxylic acids, phenylacetic acid and its salts (HS6 291634)
- Acids: aromatic monocarboxylic acids, esters of phenylacetic acid (HS6 291635)
- Acids: aromatic monocarboxylic acids, binapacryl (ISO) (HS6 291636)
- Acids: aromatic monocarboxylic acids, and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, other than benzoic acid, its salts and esters, benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chloride, phenylacetic acid and its salts (HS6 291639)

## 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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