# Cork (HS4 4504) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Cork at HS4 4504, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The cork subsector recorded $1.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with -12.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.1B |
| Latest annual change | -12.5% |
| Active exporters | 135 |
| Active importers | 193 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $413.5M | 1,498 | 2 |
| 1996 | $427.9M | 1,448 | 2 |
| 1997 | $415.1M | 1,591 | 2 |
| 1998 | $463.5M | 1,602 | 2 |
| 1999 | $505.6M | 1,701 | 2 |
| 2000 | $547.3M | 2,227 | 2 |
| 2001 | $485.8M | 2,243 | 2 |
| 2002 | $524.5M | 2,194 | 2 |
| 2003 | $640.5M | 2,337 | 2 |
| 2004 | $736.7M | 2,624 | 2 |
| 2005 | $723.7M | 2,620 | 2 |
| 2006 | $772.3M | 2,685 | 2 |
| 2007 | $817.6M | 2,641 | 2 |
| 2008 | $867.4M | 2,673 | 2 |
| 2009 | $722.8M | 2,830 | 2 |
| 2010 | $805.3M | 2,762 | 2 |
| 2011 | $877.3M | 2,892 | 2 |
| 2012 | $815.4M | 2,947 | 2 |
| 2013 | $848.8M | 3,060 | 2 |
| 2014 | $830.8M | 3,187 | 2 |
| 2015 | $738.7M | 3,269 | 2 |
| 2016 | $786.4M | 3,231 | 2 |
| 2017 | $831.0M | 3,163 | 2 |
| 2018 | $946.6M | 3,232 | 2 |
| 2019 | $931.0M | 3,270 | 2 |
| 2020 | $989.0M | 3,138 | 2 |
| 2021 | $1.1B | 3,291 | 2 |
| 2022 | $1.1B | 3,258 | 2 |
| 2023 | $1.2B | 3,315 | 2 |
| 2024 | $1.1B | 3,336 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Portugal to France: $106.8M; growth -0.2%.
- Portugal to Italy: $85.3M; growth +3.9%.
- Portugal to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $65.8M; growth -7.9%.
- Portugal to Spain: $65.0M; growth -0.8%.
- Spain to France: $64.0M; growth -10.8%.
- Portugal to Germany: $49.8M; growth -11.1%.
- Spain to Italy: $37.7M; growth +6.4%.
- Spain to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $28.9M; growth -3.6%.
- Portugal to United Kingdom: $26.2M; growth +9.2%.
- France to Italy: $23.8M; growth +1.9%.

## HS6 products

- Cork: blocks, plates, sheets and strip, tiles of any shape, solid cylinders (including discs), of agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) (HS6 450410)
- Cork: articles of agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance), n.e.s. in heading no. 4504 (HS6 450490)

## 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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