# Pigments (HS4 3212) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Pigments at HS4 3212, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The pigments subsector recorded $2.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with +6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.3B |
| Latest annual change | +6% |
| Active exporters | 152 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $775.7M | 2,295 | 2 |
| 1996 | $801.2M | 2,348 | 2 |
| 1997 | $908.8M | 2,395 | 2 |
| 1998 | $1.0B | 2,404 | 2 |
| 1999 | $1.3B | 2,721 | 2 |
| 2000 | $1.5B | 3,081 | 2 |
| 2001 | $1.5B | 3,260 | 2 |
| 2002 | $1.5B | 3,337 | 2 |
| 2003 | $1.5B | 3,352 | 2 |
| 2004 | $1.7B | 3,520 | 2 |
| 2005 | $1.8B | 3,585 | 2 |
| 2006 | $2.0B | 3,733 | 2 |
| 2007 | $2.3B | 3,689 | 2 |
| 2008 | $2.4B | 3,798 | 2 |
| 2009 | $2.0B | 3,878 | 2 |
| 2010 | $2.4B | 3,822 | 2 |
| 2011 | $2.5B | 3,921 | 2 |
| 2012 | $2.4B | 4,013 | 2 |
| 2013 | $2.5B | 4,090 | 2 |
| 2014 | $2.4B | 4,159 | 2 |
| 2015 | $2.2B | 4,336 | 2 |
| 2016 | $2.3B | 4,250 | 2 |
| 2017 | $2.3B | 4,379 | 2 |
| 2018 | $2.4B | 4,510 | 2 |
| 2019 | $2.3B | 4,493 | 2 |
| 2020 | $2.0B | 4,376 | 2 |
| 2021 | $2.5B | 4,547 | 2 |
| 2022 | $2.4B | 4,641 | 2 |
| 2023 | $2.2B | 4,674 | 2 |
| 2024 | $2.3B | 4,743 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $53.3M; growth +10.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $38.5M; growth -5.7%.
- Germany to Italy: $36.0M; growth -4.1%.
- Germany to China: $35.8M; growth -12.7%.
- Japan to China: $34.3M; growth +0.6%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $33.9M; growth -5.7%.
- Germany to France: $33.4M; growth -7%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $33.3M; growth +2.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Germany: $29.3M; growth +2.4%.
- Germany to Belgium: $27.9M; growth -12.5%.

## HS6 products

- Pigments: of a kind used in the manufacture of paints, stamping foils (HS6 321210)
- Pigments: of a kind used in the manufacture of paints, other than stamping foils (HS6 321290)

## 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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