# Photographic film (HS4 3702) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Photographic film at HS4 3702, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The photographic film subsector recorded $1.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +3.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.5B |
| Latest annual change | +3.7% |
| Active exporters | 122 |
| Active importers | 188 |
| Active HS6 products | 16 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $5.5B | 2,446 | 16 |
| 1996 | $5.7B | 2,470 | 16 |
| 1997 | $5.8B | 2,562 | 16 |
| 1998 | $5.3B | 2,630 | 16 |
| 1999 | $6.3B | 2,787 | 16 |
| 2000 | $6.8B | 3,117 | 16 |
| 2001 | $5.5B | 3,125 | 16 |
| 2002 | $5.7B | 3,158 | 16 |
| 2003 | $5.7B | 3,151 | 16 |
| 2004 | $5.9B | 3,141 | 16 |
| 2005 | $5.1B | 3,159 | 16 |
| 2006 | $4.5B | 3,080 | 16 |
| 2007 | $4.2B | 2,954 | 16 |
| 2008 | $3.7B | 2,867 | 16 |
| 2009 | $3.0B | 2,728 | 16 |
| 2010 | $2.8B | 2,622 | 16 |
| 2011 | $2.8B | 2,565 | 16 |
| 2012 | $2.3B | 2,558 | 16 |
| 2013 | $2.1B | 2,356 | 16 |
| 2014 | $1.9B | 2,315 | 16 |
| 2015 | $1.7B | 2,200 | 16 |
| 2016 | $1.5B | 2,081 | 16 |
| 2017 | $1.5B | 2,074 | 16 |
| 2018 | $1.6B | 2,022 | 16 |
| 2019 | $1.4B | 2,069 | 16 |
| 2020 | $1.4B | 1,929 | 16 |
| 2021 | $1.6B | 2,084 | 16 |
| 2022 | $1.6B | 2,146 | 16 |
| 2023 | $1.4B | 2,319 | 16 |
| 2024 | $1.5B | 2,152 | 16 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $322.8M; growth -4.3%.
- Japan to China: $182.8M; growth +0.7%.
- Japan to Republic of Korea: $97.1M; growth -3.5%.
- Belgium to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $74.5M; growth -3.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Germany: $43.9M; growth +23.7%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $42.2M; growth -7.1%.
- Japan to Taiwan: $40.1M; growth +0.1%.
- China to Taiwan: $34.6M; growth -6.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $28.4M; growth -4.6%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $27.3M; growth -6.4%.

## HS6 products

- Photographic film: for x-rays, in rolls, sensitised and unexposed (HS6 370210)
- Photographic film: instant print film, in rolls, sensitised and unexposed (HS6 370220)
- Photographic film: for colour photography (polychrome), in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, without sprocket holes, of a width not exceeding 105mm (HS6 370231)
- Photographic film: in rolls, with silver halide emulsion, sensitised, unexposed, without sprocket holes, of a width not exceeding 105mm (HS6 370232)
- Photographic film: in rolls, (other than with silver halide emulsion and for colour photography), sensitised, unexposed, without sprocket holes, of a width not exceeding 105mm (other than of paper, paperboard or textiles) (HS6 370239)
- Photographic film: for colour photography (polychrome), in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, without sprocket holes, of a width exceeding 610mm and of a length exceeding 200m (other than of paper, paperboard or textiles) (HS6 370241)
- Photographic film: in rolls, (other than for colour photography), sensitised, unexposed, without sprocket holes, of a width exceeding 610mm and of a length exceeding 200m (HS6 370242)
- Photographic film: in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, without sprocket holes, of a width exceeding 610mm and of a length not exceeding 200m (HS6 370243)
- Photographic film: in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, without sprocket holes, of a width exceeding 105mm but not exceeding 610mm (HS6 370244)
- Photographic film: for colour photography (polychrome), in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of a width not exceeding 16mm and of a length not exceeding 14m (other than of paper, paperboard or textiles) (HS6 370251)
- Photographic film: for colour photography (polychrome), in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of a width not exceeding 16mm (other than of paper, paperboard or textiles) (HS6 370252)
- Photographic film: for colour photography (polychrome) slides, in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of a width exceeding 16mm but not exceeding 35mm and of a length not exceeding 30m (other than of paper, paperboard or textiles) (HS6 370253)
- Photographic film: for colour photography (polychrome), in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of a width exceeding 16mm but not 35mm and of a length not exceeding 30m, excluding film for slides (HS6 370254)
- Photographic film: for colour photography (polychrome), in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of a width exceeding 16mm but not 35mm and of a length exceeding 30m (HS6 370255)
- Photographic film: for colour photography (polychrome), in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of a width exceeding 35mm (other than of paper, paperboard or textiles) (HS6 370256)
- Photographic film: in rolls, (for other than colour photography), of a width not exceeding 16mm (other than of paper, paperboard or textiles) (HS6 370291)
- Photographic film: in rolls, (for other than colour photography), sensitised, unexposed, of a width not exceeding 16mm and length exceeding 14m (HS6 370292)
- Photographic film: in rolls, (for other than colour film), sensitised, unexposed, of a width exceeding 16mm but not 35mm and of a length not exceeding 30m (other than of paper, paperboard or textiles) (HS6 370293)
- Photographic film: in rolls, (for other than colour photography), sensitised, unexposed, of a width exceeding 16mm but not 35mm and of a length exceeding 30m (HS6 370294)
- Photographic film: in rolls, (for other than colour photography), sensitised, unexposed, of a width exceeding 35mm (HS6 370295)
- Photographic film: other than for colour photography, in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of a width not exceeding 35mm and of a length not exceeding 30m (other than of paper, paperboard or textiles) (HS6 370296)
- Photographic film: other than for colour photography, in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of a width not exceeding 35mm and of a length exceeding 30m (other than paper, paperboard or textiles) (HS6 370297)
- Photographic film: other than for colour photography, in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of a width exceeding 35mm (other than of paper, paperboard or textiles) (HS6 370298)

## 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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