# Wood pulp (HS4 4702) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Wood pulp at HS4 4702, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The wood pulp subsector recorded $6.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with +7.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $6.3B |
| Latest annual change | +7.7% |
| Active exporters | 63 |
| Active importers | 92 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.0B | 444 | 1 |
| 1996 | $1.0B | 457 | 1 |
| 1997 | $942.1M | 463 | 1 |
| 1998 | $876.8M | 446 | 1 |
| 1999 | $838.5M | 485 | 1 |
| 2000 | $1.2B | 508 | 1 |
| 2001 | $1.1B | 512 | 1 |
| 2002 | $1.0B | 528 | 1 |
| 2003 | $1.1B | 498 | 1 |
| 2004 | $1.3B | 497 | 1 |
| 2005 | $1.4B | 502 | 1 |
| 2006 | $1.5B | 475 | 1 |
| 2007 | $2.0B | 496 | 1 |
| 2008 | $2.4B | 526 | 1 |
| 2009 | $2.1B | 515 | 1 |
| 2010 | $3.0B | 484 | 1 |
| 2011 | $4.4B | 474 | 1 |
| 2012 | $4.2B | 493 | 1 |
| 2013 | $4.3B | 517 | 1 |
| 2014 | $4.3B | 512 | 1 |
| 2015 | $4.1B | 598 | 1 |
| 2016 | $4.1B | 485 | 1 |
| 2017 | $4.5B | 420 | 1 |
| 2018 | $4.8B | 494 | 1 |
| 2019 | $4.6B | 504 | 1 |
| 2020 | $3.9B | 566 | 1 |
| 2021 | $5.4B | 577 | 1 |
| 2022 | $6.0B | 584 | 1 |
| 2023 | $5.9B | 540 | 1 |
| 2024 | $6.3B | 512 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Indonesia to China: $1.2B; growth +11%.
- Brazil to China: $627.3M; growth +27.6%.
- South Africa to India: $495.4M; growth +16.1%.
- Chile to China: $261.1M; growth +7%.
- South Africa to China: $258.1M; growth +14.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $186.6M; growth -10.9%.
- Laos to China: $172.5M; growth -12.9%.
- Brazil to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $162.9M; growth +13.2%.
- Sweden to Germany: $140.3M; growth +11.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Indonesia: $133.2M; growth -16%.

## HS6 products

- Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades (HS6 470200)

## 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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