# Esters (HS4 2920) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Esters at HS4 2920, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The esters subsector recorded $1.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with +16.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.8B |
| Latest annual change | +16.5% |
| Active exporters | 102 |
| Active importers | 172 |
| Active HS6 products | 9 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $726.3M | 1,183 | 9 |
| 1996 | $701.1M | 1,133 | 9 |
| 1997 | $652.7M | 1,209 | 9 |
| 1998 | $644.5M | 1,181 | 9 |
| 1999 | $728.0M | 1,278 | 9 |
| 2000 | $705.1M | 1,428 | 9 |
| 2001 | $674.8M | 1,443 | 9 |
| 2002 | $728.8M | 1,509 | 9 |
| 2003 | $798.5M | 1,471 | 9 |
| 2004 | $944.2M | 1,526 | 9 |
| 2005 | $1.1B | 1,530 | 9 |
| 2006 | $976.7M | 1,633 | 9 |
| 2007 | $1.1B | 1,719 | 9 |
| 2008 | $1.3B | 1,753 | 9 |
| 2009 | $1.0B | 1,677 | 9 |
| 2010 | $1.1B | 1,747 | 9 |
| 2011 | $1.4B | 1,735 | 9 |
| 2012 | $1.5B | 1,798 | 9 |
| 2013 | $1.5B | 1,763 | 9 |
| 2014 | $1.5B | 1,823 | 9 |
| 2015 | $1.4B | 1,942 | 9 |
| 2016 | $1.3B | 1,866 | 9 |
| 2017 | $1.4B | 1,923 | 9 |
| 2018 | $1.7B | 1,913 | 9 |
| 2019 | $1.6B | 1,970 | 9 |
| 2020 | $1.5B | 1,976 | 9 |
| 2021 | $2.0B | 2,048 | 9 |
| 2022 | $2.3B | 2,038 | 9 |
| 2023 | $1.7B | 2,057 | 9 |
| 2024 | $1.8B | 2,136 | 9 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $73.7M; growth -2.2%.
- China to Singapore: $69.4M; growth +185.5%.
- China to India: $68.2M; growth -5.2%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $60.7M; growth -22.2%.
- Republic of Korea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $35.9M; growth +4.2%.
- China to Japan: $35.1M; growth -16.3%.
- Germany to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $31.4M; growth -1.9%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $28.8M; growth +11%.
- Germany to France: $27.1M; growth +2.8%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $24.8M; growth -5%.

## HS6 products

- Esters: thiophosphoric (phosphorothioates) and their salts: their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (HS6 292010)
- Esters: thiophosphoric esters (phosphorothioates) and their salts, their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, parathion (ISO) and parathion-methyl (ISO) (methyl-parathion) (HS6 292011)
- Esters: thiophosphoric esters (phosphorothioates) and their salts: other than parathion (ISO) and parathion-methyl (ISO) (methyl-parathion) (HS6 292019)
- Esters: phosphite esters and their salts: their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, dimethyl phosphite (HS6 292021)
- Esters: phosphite esters and their salts: their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, diethyl phosphite (HS6 292022)
- Esters: phosphite esters and their salts: their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, trimethyl phosphite (HS6 292023)
- Esters: phosphite esters and their salts: their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, triethyl phosphite (HS6 292024)
- Esters: phosphite esters and their salts: their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, n.e.c. in heading no. 2920 (HS6 292029)
- Esters: of other inorganic acids of non-metals (excluding esters of hydrogen halides) and their salts: their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, endosulfan (ISO) (HS6 292030)
- Esters of inorganic acids (excluding esters of hydrogen halides) and their salts, their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, n.e.s. in heading no. 2920 (HS6 292090)

## 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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