# Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-or... (HS4 3821) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-or... at HS4 3821, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-or... subsector recorded $3.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +6.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $3.5B |
| Latest annual change | +6.1% |
| Active exporters | 142 |
| Active importers | 198 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $238.6M | 1,243 | 1 |
| 1996 | $261.6M | 1,415 | 1 |
| 1997 | $266.4M | 1,382 | 1 |
| 1998 | $287.6M | 1,360 | 1 |
| 1999 | $404.9M | 1,600 | 1 |
| 2000 | $392.7M | 1,836 | 1 |
| 2001 | $404.6M | 1,879 | 1 |
| 2002 | $462.0M | 1,964 | 1 |
| 2003 | $546.6M | 2,011 | 1 |
| 2004 | $622.6M | 2,093 | 1 |
| 2005 | $676.7M | 2,139 | 1 |
| 2006 | $729.8M | 2,321 | 1 |
| 2007 | $921.7M | 2,491 | 1 |
| 2008 | $1.1B | 2,579 | 1 |
| 2009 | $1.0B | 2,676 | 1 |
| 2010 | $1.0B | 2,777 | 1 |
| 2011 | $1.2B | 2,887 | 1 |
| 2012 | $1.3B | 2,954 | 1 |
| 2013 | $1.4B | 2,983 | 1 |
| 2014 | $1.6B | 3,107 | 1 |
| 2015 | $1.7B | 3,250 | 1 |
| 2016 | $1.8B | 3,252 | 1 |
| 2017 | $1.9B | 3,442 | 1 |
| 2018 | $2.3B | 3,517 | 1 |
| 2019 | $2.4B | 3,568 | 1 |
| 2020 | $3.2B | 3,944 | 1 |
| 2021 | $3.9B | 4,094 | 1 |
| 2022 | $3.6B | 4,280 | 1 |
| 2023 | $3.3B | 4,241 | 1 |
| 2024 | $3.5B | 4,309 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $157.3M; growth -10.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Republic of Korea: $80.5M; growth -5.7%.
- Singapore to China: $79.4M; growth +5.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Ireland: $66.3M; growth +3.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Japan: $64.5M; growth -4%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $62.3M; growth +11.6%.
- France to Netherlands: $59.0M; growth +1.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $58.6M; growth +35.8%.
- United Kingdom to Germany: $54.8M; growth +0.3%.
- France to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $52.8M; growth +14%.

## HS6 products

- Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells (HS6 382100)

## 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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