# Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides (HS4 2923) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides at HS4 2923, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides subsector recorded $2.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with -14.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.7B |
| Latest annual change | -14.3% |
| Active exporters | 133 |
| Active importers | 189 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $541.0M | 1,582 | 5 |
| 1996 | $590.8M | 1,587 | 5 |
| 1997 | $575.1M | 1,677 | 5 |
| 1998 | $562.1M | 1,712 | 5 |
| 1999 | $633.1M | 1,926 | 5 |
| 2000 | $668.3M | 2,032 | 5 |
| 2001 | $673.3M | 2,030 | 5 |
| 2002 | $737.2M | 2,125 | 5 |
| 2003 | $834.3M | 2,273 | 5 |
| 2004 | $1.0B | 2,194 | 5 |
| 2005 | $1.1B | 2,335 | 5 |
| 2006 | $1.3B | 2,427 | 5 |
| 2007 | $1.5B | 2,366 | 5 |
| 2008 | $1.7B | 2,479 | 5 |
| 2009 | $1.5B | 2,513 | 5 |
| 2010 | $1.7B | 2,542 | 5 |
| 2011 | $2.0B | 2,628 | 5 |
| 2012 | $2.0B | 2,700 | 5 |
| 2013 | $2.0B | 2,704 | 5 |
| 2014 | $2.0B | 2,783 | 5 |
| 2015 | $1.9B | 3,007 | 5 |
| 2016 | $1.9B | 2,853 | 5 |
| 2017 | $2.1B | 2,939 | 5 |
| 2018 | $2.4B | 3,080 | 5 |
| 2019 | $2.3B | 3,105 | 5 |
| 2020 | $2.3B | 3,103 | 5 |
| 2021 | $2.7B | 3,170 | 5 |
| 2022 | $3.5B | 3,225 | 5 |
| 2023 | $3.1B | 3,207 | 5 |
| 2024 | $2.7B | 3,256 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- China to Republic of Korea: $121.5M; growth -1.5%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $55.1M; growth -1.5%.
- Netherlands to Germany: $51.1M; growth +0.5%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $43.7M; growth +1%.
- China to Germany: $40.8M; growth +7.8%.
- China to Viet Nam: $39.4M; growth +24.5%.
- Germany to China: $37.4M; growth +12.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $36.2M; growth +4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to France: $34.3M; growth +1.6%.
- China to France: $34.3M; growth +14.5%.

## HS6 products

- Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides: choline and its salts, whether or not chemically defined (HS6 292310)
- Lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically defined (HS6 292320)
- Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides: tetraethylammonium perfluorooctane sulphonate, whether or not chemically defined (HS6 292330)
- Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides: didecyldimethylammonium perfluorooctane sulphonate, whether or not chemically defined (HS6 292340)
- Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides: whether or not chemically defined n.e.c. in heading no. 2923 (HS6 292390)

## 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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