# Paper and paperboard (HS4 4810) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Paper and paperboard at HS4 4810, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The paper and paperboard subsector recorded $25.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with -3.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $25.8B |
| Latest annual change | -3.8% |
| Active exporters | 170 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 10 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $18.4B | 3,577 | 10 |
| 1996 | $16.8B | 3,633 | 10 |
| 1997 | $17.4B | 3,674 | 10 |
| 1998 | $18.6B | 3,765 | 10 |
| 1999 | $20.5B | 4,142 | 10 |
| 2000 | $21.7B | 4,709 | 10 |
| 2001 | $19.9B | 4,766 | 10 |
| 2002 | $21.6B | 5,036 | 10 |
| 2003 | $24.9B | 5,122 | 10 |
| 2004 | $27.9B | 5,050 | 10 |
| 2005 | $28.4B | 5,137 | 10 |
| 2006 | $30.4B | 5,220 | 10 |
| 2007 | $33.7B | 5,283 | 10 |
| 2008 | $35.3B | 5,513 | 10 |
| 2009 | $28.9B | 5,444 | 10 |
| 2010 | $32.0B | 5,347 | 10 |
| 2011 | $34.7B | 5,517 | 10 |
| 2012 | $31.2B | 5,571 | 10 |
| 2013 | $30.5B | 5,480 | 10 |
| 2014 | $30.6B | 5,538 | 10 |
| 2015 | $26.8B | 5,511 | 10 |
| 2016 | $26.0B | 5,465 | 10 |
| 2017 | $26.5B | 5,579 | 10 |
| 2018 | $28.1B | 5,543 | 10 |
| 2019 | $26.5B | 5,564 | 10 |
| 2020 | $23.1B | 5,408 | 10 |
| 2021 | $26.2B | 5,667 | 10 |
| 2022 | $31.7B | 5,817 | 10 |
| 2023 | $25.2B | 5,849 | 10 |
| 2024 | $25.8B | 5,661 | 10 |

## Leading corridors

- Finland to Germany: $717.7M; growth -7.5%.
- Sweden to Germany: $614.7M; growth +0.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $595.0M; growth +0.3%.
- Finland to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $585.9M; growth +5%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $545.9M; growth +3.4%.
- Austria to Germany: $428.0M; growth +11.3%.
- Germany to France: $402.6M; growth -2.4%.
- Germany to Poland: $398.3M; growth -5.1%.
- China to Viet Nam: $369.9M; growth -2.3%.
- Republic of Korea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $351.6M; growth +17.8%.

## HS6 products

- Paper and paperboard: coated with inorganic substances only, having 10% or less of mechanically processed fibres, weight 150g/m2 or less, for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481011)
- Paper and paperboard: coated with inorganic substances only, having 10% or less of mechanically processed fibres, weight more than 150g/m2, for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481012)
- Paper and paperboard: coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances, for printing & writing, graphics, containing no, or not more than 10% by weight of total fibres obtained by mechanical or chemi-mechanical process,  in rolls (HS6 481013)
- Paper and paperboard: coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances, for printing/writing/graphics, having 10% or less by weight of total fibres got mechanical/chemi-mechanical process, sheets,  sides 435mm or less by 297mm or less, unfolded, (HS6 481014)
- Paper and paperboard: coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances, for printing/writing/graphics, having 10% or less by weight of total fibres got by mechanical/chemi-mechanical process, sides exceeding 435mm and 297mm, unfolded, sheets (HS6 481019)
- Paper and paperboard: light-weight coated paper, coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, having more than 10% of mechanically processed fibres, for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481021)
- Paper and paperboard: coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, having more than 10% of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibres, for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, light-weight coated paper, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481022)
- Paper and paperboard: coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, having more than 10% of mechanically processed fibres, (excluding light-weight paper), for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481029)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: uniformly bleached throughout, coated with inorganic substances, more than 95% of chemically processed wood fibres, weight 150g/m2 or less, for non-graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481031)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: uniformly bleached throughout, coated with inorganic substances, more than 95% of chemically processed wood fibres, weight more than 150g/m2, for non-graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481032)
- Kraft paper and paperboard: coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.s. in item no. 4810.31 and 4810.32, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481039)
- Paper and paperboard: multi-ply, coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.s. in heading no. 4810, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481091)
- Paper and paperboard: multi-ply, coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.c. in heading no. 4810, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481092)
- Paper and paperboard: coated with inorganic substances only, whether or not surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, n.e.c. in heading no. 4810, in rolls or sheets (HS6 481099)

## 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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