# Tanning substances (HS4 3202) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Tanning substances at HS4 3202, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The tanning substances subsector recorded $550.3M in reported global trade in 2024, with -4.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $550.3M |
| Latest annual change | -4.4% |
| Active exporters | 113 |
| Active importers | 184 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $401.6M | 1,485 | 2 |
| 1996 | $452.2M | 1,542 | 2 |
| 1997 | $465.5M | 1,534 | 2 |
| 1998 | $414.9M | 1,500 | 2 |
| 1999 | $410.4M | 1,650 | 2 |
| 2000 | $458.3M | 1,775 | 2 |
| 2001 | $447.6M | 1,800 | 2 |
| 2002 | $492.0M | 1,856 | 2 |
| 2003 | $555.5M | 1,873 | 2 |
| 2004 | $620.9M | 1,920 | 2 |
| 2005 | $637.4M | 1,932 | 2 |
| 2006 | $688.5M | 2,006 | 2 |
| 2007 | $722.7M | 1,976 | 2 |
| 2008 | $676.3M | 1,975 | 2 |
| 2009 | $607.7M | 1,901 | 2 |
| 2010 | $805.0M | 1,931 | 2 |
| 2011 | $871.3M | 1,941 | 2 |
| 2012 | $802.1M | 1,981 | 2 |
| 2013 | $810.5M | 1,974 | 2 |
| 2014 | $826.4M | 2,012 | 2 |
| 2015 | $713.3M | 1,978 | 2 |
| 2016 | $711.5M | 1,973 | 2 |
| 2017 | $752.7M | 2,011 | 2 |
| 2018 | $744.4M | 2,014 | 2 |
| 2019 | $656.8M | 1,998 | 2 |
| 2020 | $545.2M | 1,933 | 2 |
| 2021 | $653.2M | 1,933 | 2 |
| 2022 | $693.5M | 2,094 | 2 |
| 2023 | $576.0M | 2,010 | 2 |
| 2024 | $550.3M | 1,900 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Italy to China: $18.3M; growth -13.5%.
- India to China: $15.8M; growth -9.9%.
- Spain to Brazil: $11.2M; growth +8.1%.
- Turkey to Brazil: $11.1M; growth +17.4%.
- Turkey to China: $10.8M; growth -5.9%.
- Spain to Italy: $10.0M; growth +3.8%.
- Spain to China: $9.4M; growth -10.1%.
- Germany to Italy: $9.0M; growth -12.2%.
- France to Italy: $8.8M; growth +1.7%.
- Italy to Turkey: $8.7M; growth -0.7%.

## HS6 products

- Tanning substances: synthetic organic tanning substances (HS6 320210)
- Tanning substances: inorganic tanning substances: tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances: enzymatic preparations for pre- tanning (HS6 320290)

## 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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