# Explosives, prepared (HS4 3602) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Explosives, prepared at HS4 3602, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The explosives, prepared subsector recorded $1.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +9.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.5B |
| Latest annual change | +9.9% |
| Active exporters | 115 |
| Active importers | 182 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $264.2M | 781 | 1 |
| 1996 | $367.7M | 811 | 1 |
| 1997 | $360.0M | 801 | 1 |
| 1998 | $284.4M | 802 | 1 |
| 1999 | $251.6M | 818 | 1 |
| 2000 | $324.4M | 899 | 1 |
| 2001 | $331.6M | 857 | 1 |
| 2002 | $334.7M | 928 | 1 |
| 2003 | $412.0M | 956 | 1 |
| 2004 | $534.3M | 1,041 | 1 |
| 2005 | $583.3M | 1,094 | 1 |
| 2006 | $646.3M | 1,067 | 1 |
| 2007 | $717.1M | 1,100 | 1 |
| 2008 | $750.6M | 1,187 | 1 |
| 2009 | $704.1M | 1,123 | 1 |
| 2010 | $867.3M | 1,198 | 1 |
| 2011 | $924.3M | 1,199 | 1 |
| 2012 | $965.2M | 1,181 | 1 |
| 2013 | $1.0B | 1,165 | 1 |
| 2014 | $977.6M | 1,160 | 1 |
| 2015 | $879.1M | 1,321 | 1 |
| 2016 | $812.8M | 1,109 | 1 |
| 2017 | $875.6M | 1,073 | 1 |
| 2018 | $1.0B | 1,084 | 1 |
| 2019 | $944.3M | 1,092 | 1 |
| 2020 | $869.3M | 1,147 | 1 |
| 2021 | $891.9M | 1,100 | 1 |
| 2022 | $1.2B | 1,105 | 1 |
| 2023 | $1.4B | 1,199 | 1 |
| 2024 | $1.5B | 1,247 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $84.9M; growth +7.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $50.0M; growth +15.3%.
- Australia to Poland: $34.6M; growth +0%.
- Russia to Peru: $32.0M; growth +1,989.6%.
- Zambia to Democratic Republic of the Congo: $25.0M; growth +27.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Ukraine: $24.3M; growth +117%.
- Poland to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $23.9M; growth +7.6%.
- Chile to Peru: $22.4M; growth +80.6%.
- South Africa to Zimbabwe: $22.0M; growth +13.1%.
- India to Israel: $20.2M; growth +211.4%.

## HS6 products

- Explosives, prepared: other than propellent powders (HS6 360200)

## 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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