# Rubber (HS4 4002) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Rubber at HS4 4002, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The rubber subsector recorded $27.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with +6.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $27.2B |
| Latest annual change | +6.3% |
| Active exporters | 141 |
| Active importers | 195 |
| Active HS6 products | 14 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $5.8B | 2,491 | 14 |
| 1996 | $5.8B | 2,445 | 14 |
| 1997 | $5.6B | 2,484 | 14 |
| 1998 | $5.3B | 2,492 | 14 |
| 1999 | $6.3B | 2,680 | 14 |
| 2000 | $7.1B | 2,939 | 14 |
| 2001 | $6.9B | 3,060 | 14 |
| 2002 | $7.1B | 3,106 | 14 |
| 2003 | $8.3B | 3,102 | 14 |
| 2004 | $10.2B | 3,149 | 14 |
| 2005 | $12.5B | 3,209 | 14 |
| 2006 | $14.4B | 3,345 | 14 |
| 2007 | $16.6B | 3,330 | 14 |
| 2008 | $19.9B | 3,559 | 14 |
| 2009 | $14.4B | 3,609 | 14 |
| 2010 | $20.9B | 3,605 | 14 |
| 2011 | $29.3B | 3,748 | 14 |
| 2012 | $27.3B | 3,726 | 14 |
| 2013 | $23.3B | 3,806 | 14 |
| 2014 | $21.6B | 3,813 | 14 |
| 2015 | $18.4B | 3,941 | 14 |
| 2016 | $19.1B | 3,887 | 14 |
| 2017 | $26.0B | 3,909 | 14 |
| 2018 | $25.7B | 4,061 | 14 |
| 2019 | $23.4B | 4,043 | 14 |
| 2020 | $21.3B | 4,072 | 14 |
| 2021 | $29.2B | 4,223 | 14 |
| 2022 | $30.2B | 4,314 | 14 |
| 2023 | $25.3B | 4,378 | 14 |
| 2024 | $27.2B | 4,381 | 14 |

## Leading corridors

- Thailand to China: $2.4B; growth +7%.
- Viet Nam to China: $2.1B; growth +1.1%.
- Russia to China: $845.5M; growth +53.6%.
- Malaysia to China: $705.5M; growth +2.2%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $601.8M; growth -9.7%.
- Japan to China: $482.0M; growth -9.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $454.1M; growth +4.5%.
- Republic of Korea to Malaysia: $334.0M; growth -29.5%.
- China to Viet Nam: $324.7M; growth +27.2%.
- Republic of Korea to Thailand: $299.7M; growth -3.1%.

## HS6 products

- Rubber: synthetic, styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR) latex, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400211)
- Rubber: synthetic, styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR), (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400219)
- Rubber: synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400220)
- Rubber: synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400231)
- Rubber: synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400239)
- Rubber: synthetic, chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR), latex, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400241)
- Rubber: synthetic, chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR), (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400249)
- Rubber: synthetic, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), latex, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400251)
- Rubber: synthetic, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400259)
- Rubber: synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400260)
- Rubber: synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400270)
- Rubber: mixtures of natural and synthetic rubbers of heading no. 4001 and 4002, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400280)
- Rubber: synthetic, n.e.c. in heading 4002, latex, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400291)
- Rubber: synthetic, n.e.c. in heading 4002, (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (HS6 400299)

## 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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