# Acids (HS4 2917) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Acids at HS4 2917, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The acids subsector recorded $17.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with -0.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $17.5B |
| Latest annual change | -0.4% |
| Active exporters | 125 |
| Active importers | 188 |
| Active HS6 products | 13 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $6.0B | 2,217 | 13 |
| 1996 | $4.6B | 2,219 | 13 |
| 1997 | $4.5B | 2,109 | 13 |
| 1998 | $4.0B | 2,096 | 13 |
| 1999 | $4.8B | 2,353 | 13 |
| 2000 | $6.0B | 2,608 | 13 |
| 2001 | $6.1B | 2,563 | 13 |
| 2002 | $7.0B | 2,641 | 13 |
| 2003 | $8.5B | 2,618 | 13 |
| 2004 | $11.8B | 2,626 | 13 |
| 2005 | $13.8B | 2,714 | 13 |
| 2006 | $16.5B | 2,770 | 13 |
| 2007 | $18.5B | 2,776 | 13 |
| 2008 | $17.5B | 2,834 | 13 |
| 2009 | $13.9B | 2,936 | 13 |
| 2010 | $18.5B | 2,912 | 13 |
| 2011 | $23.6B | 2,930 | 13 |
| 2012 | $20.5B | 3,034 | 13 |
| 2013 | $18.2B | 2,965 | 13 |
| 2014 | $15.8B | 3,065 | 13 |
| 2015 | $11.9B | 3,153 | 13 |
| 2016 | $10.9B | 3,034 | 13 |
| 2017 | $13.1B | 3,140 | 13 |
| 2018 | $15.4B | 3,226 | 13 |
| 2019 | $14.5B | 3,270 | 13 |
| 2020 | $10.8B | 3,260 | 13 |
| 2021 | $17.0B | 3,296 | 13 |
| 2022 | $19.9B | 3,386 | 13 |
| 2023 | $16.5B | 3,257 | 13 |
| 2024 | $17.5B | 3,369 | 13 |

## Leading corridors

- Republic of Korea to Turkey: $861.7M; growth +19.2%.
- China to Turkey: $671.9M; growth +25%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $566.3M; growth +4.4%.
- China to India: $539.7M; growth -4.8%.
- China to Viet Nam: $508.8M; growth +44.9%.
- Thailand to India: $497.0M; growth +25.9%.
- Taiwan to India: $470.2M; growth +13.5%.
- China to Egypt: $362.2M; growth +53.4%.
- Republic of Korea to Lithuania: $333.8M; growth +37.8%.
- China to Russia: $298.7M; growth +9.7%.

## HS6 products

- Acids: acyclic polycarboxylic acids: oxalic acid, its salts and esters (HS6 291711)
- Acids: acyclic polycarboxylic acids: adipic acid, its salts and esters (HS6 291712)
- Acids: acyclic polycarboxylic acids: azelaic acid, sebacic acid, their salts and esters (HS6 291713)
- Acids: acyclic polycarboxylic acids: maleic anhydride (HS6 291714)
- Acids: acyclic polycarboxylic acids: n.e.s. in item no. 2917.1 (HS6 291719)
- Acids: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and derivatives (HS6 291720)
- Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: dibutyl orthophthalates (HS6 291731)
- Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: dioctyl orthophthalates (HS6 291732)
- Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: dinonyl or didecyl orthophthalates (HS6 291733)
- Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: other esters of orthophthalic acids (HS6 291734)
- Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: phthalic anhydride (HS6 291735)
- Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: terephthalic acid and its salts (HS6 291736)
- Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: dimethyl terephthalate (HS6 291737)
- Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: n.e.s. in item no. 2917.3 (HS6 291739)

## 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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