# Cases and containers (HS4 4202) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Cases and containers at HS4 4202, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The cases and containers subsector recorded $80.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with -4.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $80.3B |
| Latest annual change | -4.7% |
| Active exporters | 199 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 12 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $13.7B | 5,915 | 12 |
| 1996 | $14.3B | 6,094 | 12 |
| 1997 | $14.4B | 6,064 | 12 |
| 1998 | $13.7B | 6,239 | 12 |
| 1999 | $15.1B | 6,541 | 12 |
| 2000 | $15.9B | 8,093 | 12 |
| 2001 | $15.8B | 8,302 | 12 |
| 2002 | $16.0B | 8,659 | 12 |
| 2003 | $18.1B | 8,922 | 12 |
| 2004 | $21.6B | 9,142 | 12 |
| 2005 | $24.1B | 9,491 | 12 |
| 2006 | $27.5B | 9,913 | 12 |
| 2007 | $32.8B | 10,273 | 12 |
| 2008 | $37.5B | 10,605 | 12 |
| 2009 | $32.5B | 10,700 | 12 |
| 2010 | $38.7B | 10,956 | 12 |
| 2011 | $48.8B | 11,336 | 12 |
| 2012 | $51.6B | 11,613 | 12 |
| 2013 | $55.2B | 11,890 | 12 |
| 2014 | $57.6B | 12,274 | 12 |
| 2015 | $57.0B | 12,406 | 12 |
| 2016 | $55.5B | 12,608 | 12 |
| 2017 | $59.8B | 12,909 | 12 |
| 2018 | $65.2B | 13,319 | 12 |
| 2019 | $68.5B | 13,343 | 12 |
| 2020 | $55.5B | 13,038 | 12 |
| 2021 | $68.4B | 13,740 | 12 |
| 2022 | $80.5B | 13,860 | 12 |
| 2023 | $82.2B | 13,985 | 12 |
| 2024 | $80.3B | 13,825 | 12 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $4.1B; growth +0.7%.
- China to Japan: $2.1B; growth -0.5%.
- France to China: $1.9B; growth -2.5%.
- France to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.6B; growth +2.5%.
- Cambodia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.6B; growth +9.7%.
- Italy to France: $1.5B; growth +9.3%.
- Italy to China: $1.4B; growth -5.2%.
- Italy to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.4B; growth -3.1%.
- China to Germany: $1.3B; growth +4.9%.
- France to Japan: $1.3B; growth +40.6%.

## HS6 products

- Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of leather or of composition leather (HS6 420211)
- Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials (HS6 420212)
- Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, of vulcanised fibre or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper (HS6 420219)
- Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather (HS6 420221)
- Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials (HS6 420222)
- Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of vulcanised fibre or of paperboard (HS6 420229)
- Cases and containers: of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag, with outer surface of leather or of composition leather (HS6 420231)
- Cases and containers: of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials (HS6 420232)
- Cases and containers: of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag, with outer surface of vulcanised fibre or paperboard (HS6 420239)
- Cases and containers: with outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather, n.e.s. in heading no. 4202 (HS6 420291)
- Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials (HS6 420292)
- Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, of vulcanised fibre or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper (HS6 420299)

## 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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