# Plastics (HS4 3921) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Plastics at HS4 3921, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The plastics subsector recorded $32.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with -0.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $32.6B |
| Latest annual change | -0.5% |
| Active exporters | 184 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 6 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $6.8B | 4,157 | 6 |
| 1996 | $6.6B | 4,257 | 6 |
| 1997 | $6.9B | 4,383 | 6 |
| 1998 | $6.9B | 4,473 | 6 |
| 1999 | $7.9B | 4,840 | 6 |
| 2000 | $8.5B | 5,548 | 6 |
| 2001 | $8.3B | 5,681 | 6 |
| 2002 | $9.1B | 5,927 | 6 |
| 2003 | $10.8B | 6,006 | 6 |
| 2004 | $13.1B | 6,305 | 6 |
| 2005 | $14.3B | 6,323 | 6 |
| 2006 | $16.3B | 6,581 | 6 |
| 2007 | $18.9B | 6,689 | 6 |
| 2008 | $20.2B | 6,879 | 6 |
| 2009 | $16.6B | 6,953 | 6 |
| 2010 | $19.7B | 6,991 | 6 |
| 2011 | $23.0B | 7,204 | 6 |
| 2012 | $22.8B | 7,436 | 6 |
| 2013 | $24.2B | 7,546 | 6 |
| 2014 | $25.4B | 7,669 | 6 |
| 2015 | $23.5B | 7,789 | 6 |
| 2016 | $23.8B | 7,962 | 6 |
| 2017 | $25.5B | 8,105 | 6 |
| 2018 | $27.6B | 8,209 | 6 |
| 2019 | $27.8B | 8,067 | 6 |
| 2020 | $27.0B | 8,008 | 6 |
| 2021 | $33.4B | 8,100 | 6 |
| 2022 | $34.4B | 8,192 | 6 |
| 2023 | $32.3B | 8,296 | 6 |
| 2024 | $32.6B | 8,308 | 6 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $1.3B; growth +7.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $671.0M; growth +6.3%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $637.7M; growth +1.7%.
- Japan to China: $548.1M; growth -8.9%.
- China to Viet Nam: $512.2M; growth +5.2%.
- Republic of Korea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $384.1M; growth -0.2%.
- Japan to Republic of Korea: $373.4M; growth -7%.
- Germany to Poland: $360.5M; growth -0.1%.
- Germany to France: $353.1M; growth -1.7%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $349.9M; growth -10%.

## HS6 products

- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polymers of styrene, cellular (HS6 392111)
- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polymers of vinyl chloride, cellular (HS6 392112)
- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polyurethanes, cellular (HS6 392113)
- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of regenerated cellulose, cellular (HS6 392114)
- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics n.e.c. in heading no. 3921, cellular (HS6 392119)
- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellular (HS6 392190)

## 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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