# Lubricating preparations (HS4 3403) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Lubricating preparations at HS4 3403, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The lubricating preparations subsector recorded $11.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with -0.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $11.0B |
| Latest annual change | -0.4% |
| Active exporters | 185 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.8B | 2,789 | 4 |
| 1996 | $1.9B | 2,927 | 4 |
| 1997 | $2.0B | 2,945 | 4 |
| 1998 | $2.0B | 3,016 | 4 |
| 1999 | $2.3B | 3,282 | 4 |
| 2000 | $2.4B | 4,020 | 4 |
| 2001 | $2.4B | 4,153 | 4 |
| 2002 | $2.7B | 4,398 | 4 |
| 2003 | $3.3B | 4,473 | 4 |
| 2004 | $3.9B | 4,691 | 4 |
| 2005 | $4.2B | 4,955 | 4 |
| 2006 | $5.0B | 5,232 | 4 |
| 2007 | $5.9B | 5,521 | 4 |
| 2008 | $6.7B | 5,591 | 4 |
| 2009 | $5.8B | 5,751 | 4 |
| 2010 | $7.1B | 5,902 | 4 |
| 2011 | $8.6B | 6,126 | 4 |
| 2012 | $8.8B | 6,404 | 4 |
| 2013 | $9.0B | 6,433 | 4 |
| 2014 | $9.5B | 6,613 | 4 |
| 2015 | $8.5B | 6,734 | 4 |
| 2016 | $8.6B | 6,786 | 4 |
| 2017 | $9.4B | 6,916 | 4 |
| 2018 | $10.2B | 7,150 | 4 |
| 2019 | $9.7B | 7,175 | 4 |
| 2020 | $8.8B | 7,094 | 4 |
| 2021 | $10.8B | 7,354 | 4 |
| 2022 | $11.0B | 7,522 | 4 |
| 2023 | $10.9B | 7,721 | 4 |
| 2024 | $11.0B | 7,836 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- Japan to China: $676.4M; growth -3.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $529.7M; growth +21.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $372.1M; growth +9.1%.
- Germany to China: $323.4M; growth -10.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $236.0M; growth -3.9%.
- France to Germany: $166.1M; growth -2.8%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $124.3M; growth +5.1%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $118.6M; growth +15.1%.
- Germany to Austria: $110.0M; growth +0.4%.
- Germany to Poland: $107.9M; growth +1.9%.

## HS6 products

- Lubricating preparations: for the treatment of textile and similar materials (leather, furskins etc), containing less than 70% (by weight) of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals (HS6 340311)
- Lubricating preparations: (other than for the treatment of textile and similar materials), containing less than 70% (by weight) of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals (HS6 340319)
- Lubricating preparations: for the treatment of textile and similar materials (leather, furskins etc), (not containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals) (HS6 340391)
- Lubricating preparations: other than for the treatment of textile and similar materials, not containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals (HS6 340399)

## 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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