# Organic surface-active agents (HS4 3402) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Organic surface-active agents at HS4 3402, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The organic surface-active agents subsector recorded $39.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with +3.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $39.6B |
| Latest annual change | +3.2% |
| Active exporters | 194 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 6 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $6.3B | 4,374 | 6 |
| 1996 | $6.6B | 4,514 | 6 |
| 1997 | $6.7B | 4,625 | 6 |
| 1998 | $6.8B | 4,780 | 6 |
| 1999 | $8.5B | 5,250 | 6 |
| 2000 | $8.6B | 6,017 | 6 |
| 2001 | $9.0B | 6,163 | 6 |
| 2002 | $11.3B | 6,325 | 6 |
| 2003 | $13.1B | 6,491 | 6 |
| 2004 | $14.8B | 6,674 | 6 |
| 2005 | $15.8B | 6,830 | 6 |
| 2006 | $17.7B | 7,207 | 6 |
| 2007 | $20.2B | 7,453 | 6 |
| 2008 | $23.8B | 7,609 | 6 |
| 2009 | $21.7B | 7,828 | 6 |
| 2010 | $23.5B | 7,892 | 6 |
| 2011 | $27.0B | 8,130 | 6 |
| 2012 | $27.2B | 8,417 | 6 |
| 2013 | $28.4B | 8,458 | 6 |
| 2014 | $29.6B | 8,725 | 6 |
| 2015 | $26.6B | 8,747 | 6 |
| 2016 | $26.6B | 8,862 | 6 |
| 2017 | $28.6B | 9,125 | 6 |
| 2018 | $30.8B | 9,250 | 6 |
| 2019 | $30.6B | 9,258 | 6 |
| 2020 | $32.5B | 9,402 | 6 |
| 2021 | $36.0B | 9,488 | 6 |
| 2022 | $38.5B | 9,519 | 6 |
| 2023 | $38.4B | 9,588 | 6 |
| 2024 | $39.6B | 9,539 | 6 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $1.5B; growth +4.2%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $628.8M; growth +7.8%.
- France to Germany: $486.4M; growth +7.1%.
- Netherlands to Belgium: $453.9M; growth +7.3%.
- Germany to France: $429.5M; growth -0.7%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $420.2M; growth +12.2%.
- France to United Kingdom: $399.6M; growth +2.4%.
- Poland to Germany: $380.5M; growth +13.3%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $372.0M; growth +0.6%.
- Belgium to France: $342.4M; growth -2.6%.

## HS6 products

- Organic surface-active agents: anionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 340211)
- Organic surface-active agents: cationic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 340212)
- Organic surface-active agents: non-ionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 340213)
- Organic surface-active agents: whether or not put up for retail sale, n.e.c. in heading no. 3402 (HS6 340219)
- Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale (HS6 340220)
- Anionic organic surface-active agents (other than soap): linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts, whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 340231)
- Anionic organic surface-active agents (other than soap): other than linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts, whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 340239)
- Organic surface-active agents: cationic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 340241)
- Organic surface-active agents: non-ionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 340242)
- Organic surface-active agents: whether or not put up for retail sale, n.e.c. in item no. 3402 (HS6 340249)
- Washing and cleaning preparations: powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale (HS6 340250)
- Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale (HS6 340290)

## 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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