# Acids (HS4 2918) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Acids at HS4 2918, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The acids subsector recorded $9.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with +0.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $9.6B |
| Latest annual change | +0.2% |
| Active exporters | 158 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 16 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $3.5B | 2,669 | 16 |
| 1996 | $3.5B | 2,700 | 16 |
| 1997 | $3.6B | 2,720 | 16 |
| 1998 | $3.7B | 2,672 | 16 |
| 1999 | $4.1B | 2,920 | 16 |
| 2000 | $5.0B | 3,250 | 16 |
| 2001 | $4.8B | 3,251 | 16 |
| 2002 | $4.6B | 3,379 | 16 |
| 2003 | $4.8B | 3,468 | 16 |
| 2004 | $5.8B | 3,496 | 16 |
| 2005 | $6.0B | 3,510 | 16 |
| 2006 | $6.1B | 3,644 | 16 |
| 2007 | $5.7B | 3,688 | 16 |
| 2008 | $6.8B | 3,782 | 16 |
| 2009 | $6.0B | 3,922 | 16 |
| 2010 | $6.9B | 3,943 | 16 |
| 2011 | $7.4B | 4,079 | 16 |
| 2012 | $7.4B | 4,156 | 16 |
| 2013 | $7.6B | 4,164 | 16 |
| 2014 | $7.6B | 4,314 | 16 |
| 2015 | $7.1B | 4,363 | 16 |
| 2016 | $6.9B | 4,305 | 16 |
| 2017 | $7.6B | 4,478 | 16 |
| 2018 | $8.4B | 4,602 | 16 |
| 2019 | $7.9B | 4,584 | 16 |
| 2020 | $7.9B | 4,658 | 16 |
| 2021 | $9.8B | 4,677 | 16 |
| 2022 | $13.2B | 4,797 | 16 |
| 2023 | $11.1B | 4,800 | 16 |
| 2024 | $9.6B | 4,928 | 16 |

## Leading corridors

- China to India: $350.7M; growth -2%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $273.9M; growth -9.9%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $266.0M; growth +19.3%.
- China to Singapore: $256.1M; growth +71.7%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $207.5M; growth +8%.
- China to Japan: $197.1M; growth -5.1%.
- Thailand to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $147.9M; growth -3.1%.
- China to Germany: $145.3M; growth +2.7%.
- China to Russia: $141.7M; growth +0.6%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $137.5M; growth -2.1%.

## HS6 products

- Acids: carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), lactic acid, its salts and esters (HS6 291811)
- Acids: carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), tartaric acid (HS6 291812)
- Acids: carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function): salts and esters of tartaric acid (HS6 291813)
- Acids: carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), citric acid (HS6 291814)
- Acids: carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), salts and esters of citric acid (HS6 291815)
- Acids: carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), gluconic acid, its salts and esters (HS6 291816)
- Acids: carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), 2,2-Diphenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid (benzilic acid) (HS6 291817)
- Acids: carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), chlorobenzilate (ISO) (HS6 291818)
- Acids: carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), other than lactic, tartaric, citric, and gluconic acids and their salts and esters (HS6 291819)
- Acids: carboxylic acids, (with phenol function but without other oxygen function), salicylic acid and its salts (HS6 291821)
- Acids: carboxylic acids, (with phenol function but without other oxygen function), o-acetylsalicylic acid, its salts and esters (HS6 291822)
- Acids: carboxylic acids, (with phenol function but without other oxygen function), other esters of salicylic acid and its salts n.e.c. in item no. 2918.2 (HS6 291823)
- Acids: carboxylic acids, (with phenol function but without other oxygen function), their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, n.e.s. in item no. 2918.2 (HS6 291829)
- Acids: carboxylic acids, (with aldehyde or ketone function but without other oxygen function), their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives (HS6 291830)
- Acids: carboxylic acids, with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids, n.e.s. in heading no. 2918 (HS6 291890)
- Acids: carboxylic acids, with additional oxygen function (not alcohol, phenol, aldehyde or ketone) and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids: 2,4,5-T (ISO) (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid), its salts and esters (HS6 291891)
- Acids: carboxylic acids, with additional oxygen function (not alcohol, phenol, aldehyde or ketone) and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids: their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: other than 2,4,5-T (ISO) (HS6 291899)

## 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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