# Paints and varnishes (HS4 3209) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Paints and varnishes at HS4 3209, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The paints and varnishes subsector recorded $7.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +0.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $7.5B |
| Latest annual change | +0.4% |
| Active exporters | 173 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.4B | 3,039 | 2 |
| 1996 | $1.5B | 3,091 | 2 |
| 1997 | $1.6B | 3,046 | 2 |
| 1998 | $1.6B | 3,213 | 2 |
| 1999 | $1.8B | 3,457 | 2 |
| 2000 | $1.9B | 3,903 | 2 |
| 2001 | $2.0B | 4,074 | 2 |
| 2002 | $2.2B | 4,270 | 2 |
| 2003 | $2.6B | 4,200 | 2 |
| 2004 | $3.1B | 4,409 | 2 |
| 2005 | $3.4B | 4,456 | 2 |
| 2006 | $4.0B | 4,739 | 2 |
| 2007 | $4.9B | 4,767 | 2 |
| 2008 | $5.3B | 4,839 | 2 |
| 2009 | $4.5B | 4,834 | 2 |
| 2010 | $5.0B | 4,967 | 2 |
| 2011 | $5.8B | 4,980 | 2 |
| 2012 | $5.8B | 5,116 | 2 |
| 2013 | $6.0B | 5,247 | 2 |
| 2014 | $6.2B | 5,393 | 2 |
| 2015 | $5.6B | 5,387 | 2 |
| 2016 | $5.6B | 5,473 | 2 |
| 2017 | $6.0B | 5,627 | 2 |
| 2018 | $6.6B | 5,665 | 2 |
| 2019 | $6.4B | 5,659 | 2 |
| 2020 | $6.3B | 5,608 | 2 |
| 2021 | $7.4B | 5,571 | 2 |
| 2022 | $7.4B | 5,712 | 2 |
| 2023 | $7.5B | 5,814 | 2 |
| 2024 | $7.5B | 5,905 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $600.6M; growth +3.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $268.0M; growth +9.9%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $155.6M; growth +3.8%.
- Germany to Poland: $145.1M; growth -1.6%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $106.6M; growth -1.4%.
- Germany to Austria: $96.5M; growth -4.3%.
- Germany to Czechia: $90.7M; growth -2%.
- Germany to France: $80.9M; growth -5.2%.
- Netherlands to Belgium: $76.5M; growth -3.6%.
- Germany to United Kingdom: $73.6M; growth +1%.

## HS6 products

- Paints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium (HS6 320910)
- Paints and varnishes: (based on polymers other than acrylic or vinyl), dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium (HS6 320990)

## 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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