# Polishes, creams and similar preparations (HS4 3405) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Polishes, creams and similar preparations at HS4 3405, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The polishes, creams and similar preparations subsector recorded $3.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with +5.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $3.1B |
| Latest annual change | +5.7% |
| Active exporters | 165 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $741.0M | 2,848 | 5 |
| 1996 | $761.5M | 2,863 | 5 |
| 1997 | $775.3M | 2,842 | 5 |
| 1998 | $720.9M | 2,994 | 5 |
| 1999 | $828.3M | 3,205 | 5 |
| 2000 | $884.0M | 4,065 | 5 |
| 2001 | $875.8M | 4,118 | 5 |
| 2002 | $994.1M | 4,329 | 5 |
| 2003 | $1.2B | 4,396 | 5 |
| 2004 | $1.4B | 4,475 | 5 |
| 2005 | $1.4B | 4,568 | 5 |
| 2006 | $1.7B | 4,715 | 5 |
| 2007 | $1.9B | 4,786 | 5 |
| 2008 | $2.1B | 4,868 | 5 |
| 2009 | $1.8B | 4,993 | 5 |
| 2010 | $2.2B | 5,089 | 5 |
| 2011 | $2.5B | 5,236 | 5 |
| 2012 | $2.5B | 5,378 | 5 |
| 2013 | $2.4B | 5,443 | 5 |
| 2014 | $2.5B | 5,536 | 5 |
| 2015 | $2.2B | 5,568 | 5 |
| 2016 | $2.2B | 5,664 | 5 |
| 2017 | $2.4B | 5,761 | 5 |
| 2018 | $2.5B | 5,811 | 5 |
| 2019 | $2.5B | 5,903 | 5 |
| 2020 | $2.5B | 5,754 | 5 |
| 2021 | $3.0B | 5,971 | 5 |
| 2022 | $3.0B | 5,969 | 5 |
| 2023 | $2.8B | 5,971 | 5 |
| 2024 | $3.1B | 6,041 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- Japan to China: $233.6M; growth -2.8%.
- Japan to Taiwan: $182.7M; growth -1.2%.
- Taiwan to China: $171.8M; growth +20.5%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $117.1M; growth +6.8%.
- Japan to Republic of Korea: $112.6M; growth -11.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Taiwan: $77.6M; growth +0.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $72.6M; growth +4.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $50.5M; growth +0.9%.
- Japan to Singapore: $45.0M; growth -5.6%.
- Japan to Malaysia: $36.1M; growth -6.6%.

## HS6 products

- Polishes, creams and similar preparations: for footwear or leather, excluding waxes of heading no. 3404 (HS6 340510)
- Polishes, creams and similar preparations: for the maintenance of wooden furniture, floors or other woodwork, excluding waxes of heading no. 3404 (HS6 340520)
- Polishes, creams and similar preparations: for coachwork, other than metal polishes, excluding waxes of heading no. 3404 (HS6 340530)
- Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations: (whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics, cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered) (HS6 340540)
- Polishes, creams and similar preparations: n.e.s. in heading no. 3405, excluding waxes of heading no. 3404 (HS6 340590)

## 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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