# Organic compounds (HS4 2942) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Organic compounds at HS4 2942, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The organic compounds subsector recorded $1.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with -25.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.8B |
| Latest annual change | -25.5% |
| Active exporters | 131 |
| Active importers | 192 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $337.1M | 1,812 | 1 |
| 1996 | $404.5M | 1,902 | 1 |
| 1997 | $488.4M | 1,932 | 1 |
| 1998 | $493.4M | 1,845 | 1 |
| 1999 | $526.2M | 2,021 | 1 |
| 2000 | $585.4M | 2,286 | 1 |
| 2001 | $621.0M | 2,266 | 1 |
| 2002 | $746.1M | 2,324 | 1 |
| 2003 | $911.2M | 2,356 | 1 |
| 2004 | $1.1B | 2,360 | 1 |
| 2005 | $1.5B | 2,531 | 1 |
| 2006 | $1.8B | 2,621 | 1 |
| 2007 | $2.0B | 2,612 | 1 |
| 2008 | $2.4B | 2,658 | 1 |
| 2009 | $2.2B | 2,769 | 1 |
| 2010 | $2.3B | 2,779 | 1 |
| 2011 | $2.6B | 2,812 | 1 |
| 2012 | $2.6B | 2,878 | 1 |
| 2013 | $2.0B | 2,844 | 1 |
| 2014 | $1.8B | 2,911 | 1 |
| 2015 | $1.9B | 2,956 | 1 |
| 2016 | $1.6B | 2,927 | 1 |
| 2017 | $1.6B | 3,040 | 1 |
| 2018 | $1.7B | 2,992 | 1 |
| 2019 | $1.9B | 3,049 | 1 |
| 2020 | $1.8B | 2,931 | 1 |
| 2021 | $2.0B | 2,932 | 1 |
| 2022 | $2.2B | 3,013 | 1 |
| 2023 | $2.4B | 2,976 | 1 |
| 2024 | $1.8B | 3,005 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- China to India: $159.5M; growth -6.2%.
- India to Brazil: $74.6M; growth +4.5%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $67.8M; growth +1.1%.
- India to Belgium: $61.4M; growth +100%.
- India to Bangladesh: $45.1M; growth -3.3%.
- India to Spain: $41.8M; growth +20.5%.
- India to Russia: $35.5M; growth +27.9%.
- United Arab Emirates to Iran (Islamic Republic of): $31.1M; growth +2.2%.
- India to China: $28.2M; growth -6%.
- France to Italy: $25.3M; growth +7%.

## HS6 products

- Organic compounds: n.e.s. in chapter 29 (HS6 294200)

## 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/)
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