# Finishing agents and dye carriers (HS4 3809) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Finishing agents and dye carriers at HS4 3809, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The finishing agents and dye carriers subsector recorded $4.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with -3.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $4.8B |
| Latest annual change | -3.6% |
| Active exporters | 147 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.5B | 2,253 | 4 |
| 1996 | $1.7B | 2,323 | 4 |
| 1997 | $1.7B | 2,334 | 4 |
| 1998 | $1.7B | 2,362 | 4 |
| 1999 | $2.0B | 2,613 | 4 |
| 2000 | $2.1B | 3,004 | 4 |
| 2001 | $2.1B | 3,056 | 4 |
| 2002 | $2.3B | 3,108 | 4 |
| 2003 | $2.6B | 3,170 | 4 |
| 2004 | $3.0B | 3,287 | 4 |
| 2005 | $3.1B | 3,405 | 4 |
| 2006 | $3.4B | 3,567 | 4 |
| 2007 | $3.7B | 3,673 | 4 |
| 2008 | $3.7B | 3,679 | 4 |
| 2009 | $3.3B | 3,720 | 4 |
| 2010 | $3.8B | 3,784 | 4 |
| 2011 | $4.2B | 3,760 | 4 |
| 2012 | $4.1B | 3,930 | 4 |
| 2013 | $4.3B | 3,905 | 4 |
| 2014 | $4.4B | 3,976 | 4 |
| 2015 | $4.2B | 4,057 | 4 |
| 2016 | $4.2B | 4,063 | 4 |
| 2017 | $4.5B | 4,108 | 4 |
| 2018 | $4.8B | 4,281 | 4 |
| 2019 | $4.5B | 4,301 | 4 |
| 2020 | $4.3B | 4,176 | 4 |
| 2021 | $5.0B | 4,304 | 4 |
| 2022 | $5.0B | 4,322 | 4 |
| 2023 | $4.6B | 4,188 | 4 |
| 2024 | $4.8B | 4,301 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- Czechia to Germany: $157.4M; growth +7.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $147.2M; growth +2.2%.
- France to United Kingdom: $145.1M; growth +10.6%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $100.2M; growth +1.4%.
- Viet Nam to Thailand: $90.1M; growth +6.9%.
- Germany to France: $82.0M; growth +9.6%.
- China to Viet Nam: $63.9M; growth +3.6%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $60.5M; growth -5.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $59.7M; growth +4.3%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $58.2M; growth +2.7%.

## HS6 products

- Finishing agents and dye carriers: to accelerate dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, other products and preparations, used in textile, paper, leather etc industries, with basis of amylaceous substances, n.e.s. (HS6 380910)
- Finishing agents and dye carriers: to accelerate dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, other products and preparations, used in the textile industry (excluding those with a basis of amylaceous substances) (HS6 380991)
- Finishing agents and dye carriers: to accelerate dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, other products and preparations, used in the paper industry (excluding those with a basis of amylaceous substances) (HS6 380992)
- Finishing agents and dye carriers: to accelerate dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, other products and preparations, used in the leather or like (excluding paper and textile) industries, (excluding those with a basis of amylaceous substances) (HS6 380993)
- Finishing agents and dye carriers: to accelerate dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs and other products and preparations, used in the leather or like (excluding textile or paper) industries, n.e.s. in item 3809.9 (HS6 380999)

## 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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