# Plastics (HS4 3919) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Plastics at HS4 3919, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The plastics subsector recorded $26.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with +4.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $26.8B |
| Latest annual change | +4.3% |
| Active exporters | 195 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $4.0B | 4,004 | 2 |
| 1996 | $4.1B | 4,131 | 2 |
| 1997 | $4.4B | 4,272 | 2 |
| 1998 | $4.5B | 4,377 | 2 |
| 1999 | $5.3B | 4,714 | 2 |
| 2000 | $5.7B | 5,805 | 2 |
| 2001 | $5.4B | 5,913 | 2 |
| 2002 | $6.2B | 6,203 | 2 |
| 2003 | $7.4B | 6,414 | 2 |
| 2004 | $8.9B | 6,734 | 2 |
| 2005 | $10.1B | 6,804 | 2 |
| 2006 | $11.5B | 7,225 | 2 |
| 2007 | $13.4B | 7,436 | 2 |
| 2008 | $14.7B | 7,607 | 2 |
| 2009 | $12.7B | 7,719 | 2 |
| 2010 | $15.8B | 7,976 | 2 |
| 2011 | $18.0B | 8,237 | 2 |
| 2012 | $18.4B | 8,624 | 2 |
| 2013 | $19.7B | 8,632 | 2 |
| 2014 | $20.5B | 8,898 | 2 |
| 2015 | $19.2B | 9,085 | 2 |
| 2016 | $19.0B | 9,271 | 2 |
| 2017 | $20.6B | 9,514 | 2 |
| 2018 | $21.8B | 9,668 | 2 |
| 2019 | $21.2B | 9,743 | 2 |
| 2020 | $21.3B | 9,583 | 2 |
| 2021 | $26.2B | 9,767 | 2 |
| 2022 | $26.7B | 9,927 | 2 |
| 2023 | $25.3B | 10,084 | 2 |
| 2024 | $26.8B | 10,070 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Japan to China: $1.1B; growth -4.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $953.9M; growth +4.6%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $678.2M; growth +3.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $590.6M; growth +3.9%.
- China to Viet Nam: $579.3M; growth +10%.
- China to India: $418.0M; growth +25.3%.
- Republic of Korea to Viet Nam: $404.7M; growth -3.3%.
- Japan to Republic of Korea: $373.7M; growth +4%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $373.2M; growth -0.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $348.6M; growth -8.7%.

## HS6 products

- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cm (HS6 391910)
- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cm (HS6 391990)

## 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/)
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