# Soap and organic surface-active products (HS4 3401) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Soap and organic surface-active products at HS4 3401, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The soap and organic surface-active products subsector recorded $16.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with +3.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $16.1B |
| Latest annual change | +3.4% |
| Active exporters | 192 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.5B | 4,558 | 4 |
| 1996 | $2.7B | 4,684 | 4 |
| 1997 | $2.8B | 4,776 | 4 |
| 1998 | $2.9B | 4,966 | 4 |
| 1999 | $3.3B | 5,329 | 4 |
| 2000 | $3.3B | 6,295 | 4 |
| 2001 | $3.5B | 6,386 | 4 |
| 2002 | $2.9B | 6,091 | 4 |
| 2003 | $3.8B | 6,354 | 4 |
| 2004 | $4.3B | 6,572 | 4 |
| 2005 | $4.7B | 6,767 | 4 |
| 2006 | $5.5B | 7,023 | 4 |
| 2007 | $6.4B | 7,210 | 4 |
| 2008 | $7.7B | 7,484 | 4 |
| 2009 | $7.6B | 7,556 | 4 |
| 2010 | $8.1B | 7,613 | 4 |
| 2011 | $9.1B | 7,809 | 4 |
| 2012 | $9.4B | 8,057 | 4 |
| 2013 | $9.9B | 8,077 | 4 |
| 2014 | $10.2B | 8,399 | 4 |
| 2015 | $9.6B | 8,504 | 4 |
| 2016 | $9.8B | 8,572 | 4 |
| 2017 | $10.6B | 8,759 | 4 |
| 2018 | $11.6B | 8,956 | 4 |
| 2019 | $11.7B | 8,881 | 4 |
| 2020 | $14.5B | 9,125 | 4 |
| 2021 | $14.8B | 9,409 | 4 |
| 2022 | $15.2B | 9,351 | 4 |
| 2023 | $15.5B | 9,345 | 4 |
| 2024 | $16.1B | 9,456 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $573.4M; growth +7.4%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $369.1M; growth +2.1%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $339.9M; growth +8.1%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $294.2M; growth +11.4%.
- Poland to Germany: $288.6M; growth +8.7%.
- Japan to China: $268.4M; growth -21.3%.
- Indonesia to India: $168.9M; growth +6.4%.
- Netherlands to Germany: $149.6M; growth +14.8%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $145.3M; growth -17.1%.
- Republic of Korea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $131.3M; growth +49.8%.

## HS6 products

- Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products) (HS6 340111)
- Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet use (HS6 340119)
- Soap: in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11 (HS6 340120)
- Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap (HS6 340130)

## 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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