# Paper and paperboard (HS4 4802) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Paper and paperboard at HS4 4802, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The paper and paperboard subsector recorded $17.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with -3.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $17.6B |
| Latest annual change | -3.7% |
| Active exporters | 175 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 11 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $15.4B | 4,212 | 11 |
| 1996 | $13.8B | 4,377 | 11 |
| 1997 | $13.3B | 4,380 | 11 |
| 1998 | $13.8B | 4,468 | 11 |
| 1999 | $15.1B | 4,819 | 11 |
| 2000 | $16.5B | 5,397 | 11 |
| 2001 | $16.6B | 5,613 | 11 |
| 2002 | $15.7B | 5,283 | 11 |
| 2003 | $17.5B | 5,312 | 11 |
| 2004 | $19.5B | 5,471 | 11 |
| 2005 | $20.2B | 5,478 | 11 |
| 2006 | $21.5B | 5,689 | 11 |
| 2007 | $24.3B | 5,846 | 11 |
| 2008 | $26.0B | 5,896 | 11 |
| 2009 | $22.0B | 5,916 | 11 |
| 2010 | $23.0B | 5,926 | 11 |
| 2011 | $24.5B | 5,926 | 11 |
| 2012 | $23.1B | 6,020 | 11 |
| 2013 | $22.6B | 6,067 | 11 |
| 2014 | $22.3B | 6,233 | 11 |
| 2015 | $19.0B | 6,092 | 11 |
| 2016 | $18.4B | 6,217 | 11 |
| 2017 | $18.6B | 6,311 | 11 |
| 2018 | $20.0B | 6,383 | 11 |
| 2019 | $19.0B | 6,354 | 11 |
| 2020 | $15.8B | 6,157 | 11 |
| 2021 | $17.1B | 6,344 | 11 |
| 2022 | $20.9B | 6,364 | 11 |
| 2023 | $18.5B | 6,424 | 11 |
| 2024 | $17.6B | 6,338 | 11 |

## Leading corridors

- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.2B; growth +1.6%.
- Indonesia to Japan: $262.4M; growth +0.5%.
- Sweden to Germany: $252.1M; growth -2.3%.
- Austria to Germany: $205.3M; growth +0.5%.
- Sweden to United Kingdom: $187.3M; growth +13.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $178.6M; growth -2.1%.
- Germany to France: $173.5M; growth -7.5%.
- Poland to Germany: $171.2M; growth -12.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $169.5M; growth +17.9%.
- France to Germany: $146.7M; growth +0%.

## HS6 products

- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, for writing, printing, other graphic use, non-perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading no. 4801 or 4803, hand-made paper or paperboard (HS6 480210)
- Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): of a kind used as a base for photo-sensitive, heat-sensitive or electro-sensitive paper or paperboard, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480220)
- Paper and paperboard: carbonising base paper, uncoated, of a kind used for writing, printing and other graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480230)
- Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): wallpaper base, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480240)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, containing no, or not more than 10% by weight of fibres obtained by mechanical process, weighing less than 40g/m2, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480251)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, containing no, or not more than 10% by weight of fibres obtained by mechanical process, weighing 40g/m2 or more but not more than 150g/m2, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480252)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, containing no, or not more than 10% by weight of fibres obtained by mechanical process, weighing more than 150g/m2, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480253)
- Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weighing less than 40g/m2, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480254)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, for printing & writing, containing no, or not more than 10% by weight of total fibres obtained by mechanical or chemi-mechanical process, weighing 40g/m2 to 150g/m2, in rolls (HS6 480255)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, for printing & writing, with no, or not more than 10% weight of all fibre got by mechanical/chemi-mechanical process, weight 40-150g/m2, one side not more than 435mm, other side not more than 297mm, unfolded, sheets (HS6 480256)
- Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight 40-150g/m2, n.e.c. in item no. 4802.55 or 4802.56 (HS6 480257)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, containing 0% to 10% by weight mechanical or chemi-mechanical process fibres, weighing more than 150g/m2, strips or rolls over 15cm wide or sheets one side over 36cm, other side over 15cm, unfolded, strips, rolls or sheets (HS6 480258)
- Paper and paperboard: uncoated, with more than 10% by weight of the total fibre content obtained by a mechanical process, in rolls or sheets (HS6 480260)
- Paper & paperboard: uncoated, over 10% by weight of the total fibre content obtained by mechanical or chemi-mechanical process fibres, rolls (HS6 480261)
- Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): over 10% by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, in sheets 435mm or less by 297mm or less (unfolded) (HS6 480262)
- Paper & paperboard: uncoated, over 10% by weight of the total fibre content obtained by mechanical or chemi-mechanical process fibres, other than rolls or sheets with one side not over 435mm & other side not over 297mm unfolded (HS6 480269)

## 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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