# Polymers, natural (HS4 3913) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Polymers, natural at HS4 3913, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The polymers, natural subsector recorded $3.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with -5.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $3.8B |
| Latest annual change | -5.2% |
| Active exporters | 130 |
| Active importers | 193 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $585.2M | 1,533 | 2 |
| 1996 | $591.1M | 1,644 | 2 |
| 1997 | $624.9M | 1,590 | 2 |
| 1998 | $648.7M | 1,675 | 2 |
| 1999 | $712.1M | 1,810 | 2 |
| 2000 | $748.0M | 1,960 | 2 |
| 2001 | $823.1M | 2,014 | 2 |
| 2002 | $947.3M | 2,121 | 2 |
| 2003 | $1.0B | 2,214 | 2 |
| 2004 | $1.3B | 2,258 | 2 |
| 2005 | $1.6B | 2,335 | 2 |
| 2006 | $1.6B | 2,521 | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.8B | 2,598 | 2 |
| 2008 | $1.9B | 2,612 | 2 |
| 2009 | $2.0B | 2,617 | 2 |
| 2010 | $2.6B | 2,604 | 2 |
| 2011 | $2.2B | 2,794 | 2 |
| 2012 | $2.2B | 2,852 | 2 |
| 2013 | $2.4B | 2,974 | 2 |
| 2014 | $2.4B | 3,139 | 2 |
| 2015 | $2.2B | 3,194 | 2 |
| 2016 | $2.1B | 3,193 | 2 |
| 2017 | $2.2B | 3,378 | 2 |
| 2018 | $2.4B | 3,313 | 2 |
| 2019 | $2.5B | 3,406 | 2 |
| 2020 | $2.6B | 3,368 | 2 |
| 2021 | $3.2B | 3,501 | 2 |
| 2022 | $3.8B | 3,576 | 2 |
| 2023 | $3.9B | 3,595 | 2 |
| 2024 | $3.8B | 3,675 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Sweden to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $234.1M; growth +38.4%.
- Sweden to Republic of Korea: $124.8M; growth +7.5%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $120.7M; growth +10.7%.
- Netherlands to Italy: $75.5M; growth +105.7%.
- Sweden to Singapore: $73.6M; growth -7.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Japan: $67.8M; growth -0.2%.
- China to Saudi Arabia: $64.1M; growth +115.1%.
- China to Russia: $62.0M; growth +1.2%.
- China to Germany: $61.4M; growth +7.6%.
- Austria to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $59.3M; growth +20.1%.

## HS6 products

- Polymers, natural: alginic acid, its salts and esters, in primary forms (HS6 391310)
- Polymers, natural and modified natural: in primary forms (excluding alginic acid, its salts and esters) (HS6 391390)

## 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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