# Pickling preparations for metal surfaces (HS4 3810) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Pickling preparations for metal surfaces at HS4 3810, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The pickling preparations for metal surfaces subsector recorded $2.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with +8.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.2B |
| Latest annual change | +8.8% |
| Active exporters | 139 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $475.4M | 1,997 | 2 |
| 1996 | $509.9M | 1,949 | 2 |
| 1997 | $621.9M | 2,057 | 2 |
| 1998 | $578.5M | 2,069 | 2 |
| 1999 | $677.5M | 2,220 | 2 |
| 2000 | $713.9M | 2,679 | 2 |
| 2001 | $637.4M | 2,699 | 2 |
| 2002 | $715.9M | 2,824 | 2 |
| 2003 | $836.7M | 2,813 | 2 |
| 2004 | $955.2M | 2,913 | 2 |
| 2005 | $1.1B | 3,069 | 2 |
| 2006 | $1.3B | 3,292 | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.5B | 3,294 | 2 |
| 2008 | $1.7B | 3,389 | 2 |
| 2009 | $1.3B | 3,538 | 2 |
| 2010 | $1.6B | 3,501 | 2 |
| 2011 | $2.0B | 3,564 | 2 |
| 2012 | $1.9B | 3,682 | 2 |
| 2013 | $1.8B | 3,762 | 2 |
| 2014 | $1.8B | 3,798 | 2 |
| 2015 | $1.6B | 3,736 | 2 |
| 2016 | $1.5B | 3,831 | 2 |
| 2017 | $1.6B | 3,790 | 2 |
| 2018 | $1.8B | 3,896 | 2 |
| 2019 | $1.7B | 3,865 | 2 |
| 2020 | $1.7B | 3,789 | 2 |
| 2021 | $2.0B | 3,841 | 2 |
| 2022 | $2.1B | 3,910 | 2 |
| 2023 | $2.0B | 3,881 | 2 |
| 2024 | $2.2B | 3,987 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $123.7M; growth +14.6%.
- Japan to China: $90.0M; growth -3.7%.
- Japan to Republic of Korea: $55.2M; growth -5.8%.
- Republic of Korea to Viet Nam: $50.5M; growth +4.6%.
- China to Mexico: $40.2M; growth +84.2%.
- Japan to Taiwan: $36.4M; growth -7.9%.
- Singapore to Malaysia: $35.4M; growth -2.8%.
- Republic of Korea to Philippines: $34.9M; growth +171%.
- Japan to Malaysia: $34.4M; growth +0.9%.
- China to Viet Nam: $34.1M; growth +16.4%.

## HS6 products

- Pickling preparations for metal surfaces: soldering, brazing or welding powders and pastes consisting of metal and other materials (HS6 381010)
- Fluxes and other auxiliary preparations: for soldering, brazing or welding, or preparations used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or rods (HS6 381090)

## 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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