# Plastics (HS4 3917) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Plastics at HS4 3917, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The plastics subsector recorded $33.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +0.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $33.5B |
| Latest annual change | +0.3% |
| Active exporters | 198 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 10 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $5.0B | 4,454 | 10 |
| 1996 | $5.3B | 4,602 | 10 |
| 1997 | $5.6B | 4,776 | 10 |
| 1998 | $5.8B | 4,885 | 10 |
| 1999 | $6.4B | 5,193 | 10 |
| 2000 | $6.9B | 6,231 | 10 |
| 2001 | $6.8B | 6,444 | 10 |
| 2002 | $7.4B | 6,710 | 10 |
| 2003 | $8.8B | 6,869 | 10 |
| 2004 | $10.8B | 7,197 | 10 |
| 2005 | $12.0B | 7,492 | 10 |
| 2006 | $14.2B | 7,885 | 10 |
| 2007 | $17.3B | 8,163 | 10 |
| 2008 | $19.4B | 8,319 | 10 |
| 2009 | $16.0B | 8,482 | 10 |
| 2010 | $17.9B | 8,685 | 10 |
| 2011 | $21.2B | 9,008 | 10 |
| 2012 | $21.6B | 9,343 | 10 |
| 2013 | $23.0B | 9,302 | 10 |
| 2014 | $23.9B | 9,654 | 10 |
| 2015 | $21.9B | 9,808 | 10 |
| 2016 | $21.8B | 9,957 | 10 |
| 2017 | $23.9B | 10,182 | 10 |
| 2018 | $26.6B | 10,387 | 10 |
| 2019 | $26.4B | 10,321 | 10 |
| 2020 | $26.2B | 10,139 | 10 |
| 2021 | $31.9B | 10,444 | 10 |
| 2022 | $33.8B | 10,599 | 10 |
| 2023 | $33.3B | 10,671 | 10 |
| 2024 | $33.5B | 10,722 | 10 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $1.5B; growth +10.8%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $744.7M; growth +8.5%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $735.1M; growth +6.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $647.0M; growth +0.1%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $595.0M; growth -2.4%.
- Switzerland, Liechtenstein to Germany: $352.4M; growth +1.2%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $332.6M; growth -2%.
- Germany to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $322.8M; growth -0.6%.
- Germany to Czechia: $316.1M; growth -2.3%.
- Germany to Poland: $312.9M; growth -4.4%.

## HS6 products

- Plastics: artificial guts (sausage casings) of hardened protein or of cellulosic materials (HS6 391710)
- Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of ethylene (HS6 391721)
- Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of propylene (HS6 391722)
- Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of vinyl chloride (HS6 391723)
- Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of plastics n.e.c. in heading no. 3917 (HS6 391729)
- Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, flexible, having a minimum burst pressure of 27.6MPa (HS6 391731)
- Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, other than those of item no. 3917.31, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings (HS6 391732)
- Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, other than those of item no. 3917.31, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, with fittings (HS6 391733)
- Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, n.e.s. in item no. 3917.30 (HS6 391739)
- Plastics: tube, pipe and hose fittings (e.g. joints, elbows, flanges) (HS6 391740)

## 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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