# Paper or paperboard (HS4 4707) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Paper or paperboard at HS4 4707, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The paper or paperboard subsector recorded $8.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with +5.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $8.1B |
| Latest annual change | +5.5% |
| Active exporters | 166 |
| Active importers | 181 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $3.7B | 1,404 | 4 |
| 1996 | $1.9B | 1,328 | 4 |
| 1997 | $1.8B | 1,363 | 4 |
| 1998 | $1.7B | 1,366 | 4 |
| 1999 | $2.1B | 1,533 | 4 |
| 2000 | $3.5B | 1,826 | 4 |
| 2001 | $2.6B | 1,858 | 4 |
| 2002 | $3.0B | 1,972 | 4 |
| 2003 | $3.9B | 2,021 | 4 |
| 2004 | $4.7B | 2,114 | 4 |
| 2005 | $5.3B | 2,096 | 4 |
| 2006 | $5.9B | 2,227 | 4 |
| 2007 | $8.4B | 2,389 | 4 |
| 2008 | $10.0B | 2,488 | 4 |
| 2009 | $7.3B | 2,497 | 4 |
| 2010 | $10.6B | 2,644 | 4 |
| 2011 | $13.0B | 2,766 | 4 |
| 2012 | $10.9B | 2,762 | 4 |
| 2013 | $10.3B | 2,749 | 4 |
| 2014 | $10.0B | 2,780 | 4 |
| 2015 | $9.4B | 2,862 | 4 |
| 2016 | $9.7B | 2,812 | 4 |
| 2017 | $11.2B | 2,909 | 4 |
| 2018 | $10.5B | 2,937 | 4 |
| 2019 | $7.7B | 2,947 | 4 |
| 2020 | $6.6B | 2,746 | 4 |
| 2021 | $10.4B | 2,757 | 4 |
| 2022 | $10.2B | 2,819 | 4 |
| 2023 | $7.4B | 2,809 | 4 |
| 2024 | $8.1B | 2,726 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $475.7M; growth -4.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Malaysia: $395.5M; growth +36.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to India: $390.5M; growth -19.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Thailand: $342.7M; growth -0.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Viet Nam: $217.1M; growth -10.1%.
- Netherlands to Germany: $208.7M; growth -11.6%.
- Poland to Germany: $171.4M; growth -3.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $163.0M; growth -1.8%.
- United Kingdom to India: $154.4M; growth -11.3%.
- France to Spain: $143.7M; growth -16.5%.

## HS6 products

- Paper or paperboard: waste and scrap, of unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or of corrugated paper or paperboard (HS6 470710)
- Paper or paperboard: waste and scrap, paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass (HS6 470720)
- Paper or paperboard: waste and scrap, paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (eg newspapers, journals and similar printed matter) (HS6 470730)
- Paper or paperboard: waste and scrap, of paper or paperboard n.e.c. in heading no. 4707 and of unsorted waste and scrap (HS6 470790)

## 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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