# Plastics (HS4 3925) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Plastics at HS4 3925, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The plastics subsector recorded $16.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with +2.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $16.6B |
| Latest annual change | +2.8% |
| Active exporters | 185 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.5B | 3,356 | 4 |
| 1996 | $2.6B | 3,411 | 4 |
| 1997 | $2.7B | 3,558 | 4 |
| 1998 | $2.8B | 3,691 | 4 |
| 1999 | $3.2B | 3,925 | 4 |
| 2000 | $3.2B | 4,650 | 4 |
| 2001 | $3.3B | 4,790 | 4 |
| 2002 | $3.6B | 5,107 | 4 |
| 2003 | $4.4B | 5,176 | 4 |
| 2004 | $5.3B | 5,436 | 4 |
| 2005 | $5.9B | 5,574 | 4 |
| 2006 | $6.9B | 5,954 | 4 |
| 2007 | $8.1B | 6,047 | 4 |
| 2008 | $9.0B | 6,317 | 4 |
| 2009 | $7.6B | 6,428 | 4 |
| 2010 | $8.2B | 6,574 | 4 |
| 2011 | $9.4B | 6,718 | 4 |
| 2012 | $9.5B | 6,805 | 4 |
| 2013 | $9.9B | 6,846 | 4 |
| 2014 | $10.3B | 7,174 | 4 |
| 2015 | $9.5B | 7,274 | 4 |
| 2016 | $9.7B | 7,448 | 4 |
| 2017 | $10.5B | 7,498 | 4 |
| 2018 | $11.8B | 7,586 | 4 |
| 2019 | $12.0B | 7,651 | 4 |
| 2020 | $12.5B | 7,321 | 4 |
| 2021 | $15.7B | 7,514 | 4 |
| 2022 | $16.6B | 7,533 | 4 |
| 2023 | $16.0B | 7,697 | 4 |
| 2024 | $16.6B | 7,755 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $861.6M; growth +4.9%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $634.8M; growth +2.9%.
- Poland to Germany: $574.5M; growth -1.1%.
- Poland to Italy: $461.8M; growth +33.2%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $388.3M; growth +4.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $348.0M; growth -2.8%.
- Germany to France: $289.3M; growth +2.6%.
- Cambodia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $240.7M; growth -3.5%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $229.1M; growth -11.9%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $204.8M; growth +10.3%.

## HS6 products

- Plastics: builders\' ware, reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers of a capacity exceeding 300 litres (HS6 392510)
- Plastics: builders\' ware, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors (HS6 392520)
- Plastics: builders\' ware, shutters, blinds (including venetian blinds) and similar articles and parts thereof (HS6 392530)
- Plastics: builders\' ware, n.e.s. or included in heading no. 3925 (HS6 392590)

## 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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