# Colouring matter (HS4 3206) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Colouring matter at HS4 3206, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The colouring matter subsector recorded $15.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with +2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $15.2B |
| Latest annual change | +2% |
| Active exporters | 153 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 7 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $4.1B | 2,778 | 7 |
| 1996 | $4.0B | 2,848 | 7 |
| 1997 | $4.2B | 2,890 | 7 |
| 1998 | $4.4B | 2,909 | 7 |
| 1999 | $5.4B | 3,224 | 7 |
| 2000 | $5.9B | 3,484 | 7 |
| 2001 | $5.7B | 3,635 | 7 |
| 2002 | $6.1B | 3,737 | 7 |
| 2003 | $7.1B | 3,821 | 7 |
| 2004 | $8.1B | 3,866 | 7 |
| 2005 | $8.6B | 4,000 | 7 |
| 2006 | $9.2B | 4,232 | 7 |
| 2007 | $9.9B | 4,184 | 7 |
| 2008 | $10.1B | 4,247 | 7 |
| 2009 | $9.1B | 4,271 | 7 |
| 2010 | $11.2B | 4,404 | 7 |
| 2011 | $14.7B | 4,532 | 7 |
| 2012 | $13.7B | 4,667 | 7 |
| 2013 | $13.1B | 4,783 | 7 |
| 2014 | $13.0B | 4,816 | 7 |
| 2015 | $11.4B | 4,938 | 7 |
| 2016 | $11.5B | 4,866 | 7 |
| 2017 | $14.0B | 4,982 | 7 |
| 2018 | $15.1B | 5,028 | 7 |
| 2019 | $13.8B | 5,066 | 7 |
| 2020 | $13.4B | 4,998 | 7 |
| 2021 | $16.9B | 5,148 | 7 |
| 2022 | $17.0B | 5,144 | 7 |
| 2023 | $14.3B | 5,045 | 7 |
| 2024 | $15.2B | 5,073 | 7 |

## Leading corridors

- China to India: $686.7M; growth +11.9%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $425.6M; growth -0.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $374.9M; growth -6.2%.
- China to Brazil: $307.9M; growth +8.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $256.9M; growth -5%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $231.7M; growth -2.9%.
- China to Viet Nam: $224.7M; growth +0.8%.
- China to Turkey: $217.1M; growth +1.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Belgium: $198.9M; growth -8.2%.
- China to Indonesia: $198.9M; growth -0.5%.

## HS6 products

- Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide (HS6 320610)
- Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter (HS6 320611)
- Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing less than 80% by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry weight (HS6 320619)
- Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on chromium compounds (HS6 320620)
- Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on cadmium compounds (HS6 320630)
- Colouring matter: ultramarine and preparations based thereon (HS6 320641)
- Colouring matter: lithopone and other pigments and preparations based on zinc sulphide (HS6 320642)
- Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on hexacyanoferrates (ferrocyanides and ferricyanides) (HS6 320643)
- Colouring matter: other preparations n.e.c. in item no. 3206.4 (HS6 320649)
- Colouring matter: inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores (HS6 320650)

## 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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