# Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar (HS4 4803) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar at HS4 4803, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar subsector recorded $5.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with +3.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $5.4B |
| Latest annual change | +3.9% |
| Active exporters | 158 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.3B | 2,086 | 1 |
| 1996 | $1.3B | 2,094 | 1 |
| 1997 | $1.2B | 2,141 | 1 |
| 1998 | $1.3B | 2,215 | 1 |
| 1999 | $1.3B | 2,444 | 1 |
| 2000 | $1.5B | 2,842 | 1 |
| 2001 | $1.5B | 2,939 | 1 |
| 2002 | $1.7B | 3,135 | 1 |
| 2003 | $1.9B | 3,125 | 1 |
| 2004 | $2.1B | 3,308 | 1 |
| 2005 | $2.2B | 3,318 | 1 |
| 2006 | $2.3B | 3,420 | 1 |
| 2007 | $2.7B | 3,457 | 1 |
| 2008 | $3.0B | 3,648 | 1 |
| 2009 | $2.6B | 3,682 | 1 |
| 2010 | $3.0B | 3,544 | 1 |
| 2011 | $3.3B | 3,677 | 1 |
| 2012 | $3.3B | 3,914 | 1 |
| 2013 | $3.7B | 3,957 | 1 |
| 2014 | $3.8B | 4,082 | 1 |
| 2015 | $3.7B | 4,149 | 1 |
| 2016 | $3.6B | 4,153 | 1 |
| 2017 | $3.9B | 4,192 | 1 |
| 2018 | $4.4B | 4,249 | 1 |
| 2019 | $4.3B | 4,228 | 1 |
| 2020 | $4.2B | 4,075 | 1 |
| 2021 | $4.0B | 4,062 | 1 |
| 2022 | $5.4B | 4,095 | 1 |
| 2023 | $5.2B | 4,251 | 1 |
| 2024 | $5.4B | 4,271 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Turkey to United Kingdom: $175.4M; growth +33.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $154.7M; growth +11.9%.
- Indonesia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $140.4M; growth +29.7%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $135.9M; growth -0.5%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $117.9M; growth +15.9%.
- Sweden to Germany: $98.8M; growth +11.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $86.7M; growth +12.7%.
- Italy to France: $81.1M; growth +30.3%.
- China to Australia: $78.2M; growth +12.5%.
- Indonesia to Republic of Korea: $76.6M; growth -5.1%.

## HS6 products

- Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar: for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side more than 36cm in unfolded state (HS6 480300)

## 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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