# Imides and their derivatives (HS4 2925) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Imides and their derivatives at HS4 2925, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The imides and their derivatives subsector recorded $2.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with +17.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.4B |
| Latest annual change | +17.9% |
| Active exporters | 109 |
| Active importers | 187 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $434.3M | 1,446 | 5 |
| 1996 | $476.5M | 1,454 | 5 |
| 1997 | $532.1M | 1,468 | 5 |
| 1998 | $570.6M | 1,437 | 5 |
| 1999 | $769.4M | 1,536 | 5 |
| 2000 | $728.5M | 1,739 | 5 |
| 2001 | $902.6M | 1,760 | 5 |
| 2002 | $656.4M | 1,747 | 5 |
| 2003 | $847.5M | 1,742 | 5 |
| 2004 | $767.4M | 1,788 | 5 |
| 2005 | $692.5M | 1,823 | 5 |
| 2006 | $724.8M | 1,844 | 5 |
| 2007 | $864.5M | 1,859 | 5 |
| 2008 | $1.2B | 1,980 | 5 |
| 2009 | $1.0B | 2,043 | 5 |
| 2010 | $1.1B | 2,038 | 5 |
| 2011 | $1.2B | 2,068 | 5 |
| 2012 | $1.3B | 2,155 | 5 |
| 2013 | $1.3B | 2,179 | 5 |
| 2014 | $1.3B | 2,257 | 5 |
| 2015 | $1.3B | 2,446 | 5 |
| 2016 | $1.4B | 2,378 | 5 |
| 2017 | $1.5B | 2,443 | 5 |
| 2018 | $1.5B | 2,528 | 5 |
| 2019 | $1.6B | 2,567 | 5 |
| 2020 | $1.7B | 2,587 | 5 |
| 2021 | $2.0B | 2,647 | 5 |
| 2022 | $2.4B | 2,708 | 5 |
| 2023 | $2.1B | 2,673 | 5 |
| 2024 | $2.4B | 2,786 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- France to China: $208.4M; growth +12%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $113.9M; growth +6.7%.
- China to Brazil: $107.1M; growth +56.2%.
- China to India: $42.1M; growth +15.1%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $41.8M; growth +12.3%.
- China to Germany: $39.8M; growth -2.1%.
- China to Netherlands: $37.2M; growth +13.6%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $32.3M; growth +6.5%.
- China to Japan: $32.2M; growth -2.3%.
- China to Poland: $28.4M; growth +27.7%.

## HS6 products

- Imides and their derivatives: saccharin and its salts (HS6 292511)
- Imides and their derivatives: glutethimide (INN) (HS6 292512)
- Imides and their derivatives: other than saccharin and glutethimide (INN) (HS6 292519)
- Imines and their derivatives: salts thereof (HS6 292520)
- Imines and their derivatives: salts thereof: chlordimeform (ISO) (HS6 292521)
- Imines and their derivatives: salts thereof: other than chlordimeform (ISO) (HS6 292529)

## 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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