# Carbon paper (HS4 4816) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Carbon paper at HS4 4816, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The carbon paper subsector recorded $391.2M in reported global trade in 2024, with -12.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $391.2M |
| Latest annual change | -12.1% |
| Active exporters | 124 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $587.3M | 2,068 | 2 |
| 1996 | $540.6M | 2,213 | 2 |
| 1997 | $526.8M | 2,156 | 2 |
| 1998 | $480.3M | 2,129 | 2 |
| 1999 | $537.5M | 2,224 | 2 |
| 2000 | $565.7M | 2,564 | 2 |
| 2001 | $465.4M | 2,568 | 2 |
| 2002 | $518.9M | 2,722 | 2 |
| 2003 | $540.8M | 2,788 | 2 |
| 2004 | $584.8M | 2,788 | 2 |
| 2005 | $586.6M | 2,748 | 2 |
| 2006 | $597.0M | 2,827 | 2 |
| 2007 | $716.5M | 2,765 | 2 |
| 2008 | $683.4M | 2,777 | 2 |
| 2009 | $520.0M | 2,742 | 2 |
| 2010 | $626.7M | 2,712 | 2 |
| 2011 | $626.4M | 2,731 | 2 |
| 2012 | $594.8M | 2,870 | 2 |
| 2013 | $564.6M | 2,795 | 2 |
| 2014 | $562.7M | 2,884 | 2 |
| 2015 | $497.4M | 2,735 | 2 |
| 2016 | $489.4M | 2,753 | 2 |
| 2017 | $450.5M | 2,826 | 2 |
| 2018 | $510.4M | 2,704 | 2 |
| 2019 | $503.3M | 2,719 | 2 |
| 2020 | $403.7M | 2,501 | 2 |
| 2021 | $395.6M | 2,574 | 2 |
| 2022 | $462.0M | 2,660 | 2 |
| 2023 | $452.7M | 2,645 | 2 |
| 2024 | $391.2M | 2,502 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Thailand to Republic of Korea: $69.0M; growth +273.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $25.7M; growth -1%.
- Germany to Poland: $9.0M; growth +7.2%.
- Indonesia to Thailand: $8.8M; growth +10.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $8.6M; growth -16.3%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $5.1M; growth +5.6%.
- Indonesia to Philippines: $4.9M; growth +371.9%.
- China to Indonesia: $4.7M; growth +3%.
- Germany to United Kingdom: $4.6M; growth +3.8%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $4.5M; growth +11.3%.

## HS6 products

- Carbon paper: carbon or similar copying papers (other than those of heading no. 4809), whether or not put in boxes (HS6 481610)
- Paper: self-copy paper (other than those of heading no. 4809), whether or not put up in boxes (HS6 481620)
- Paper: duplicator stencils (other than those of heading no. 4809), whether or not put up in boxes (HS6 481630)
- Paper: carbon paper and other copying or transfer papers (other than those of heading no. 4809), n.e.c. in item no. 4816.20 (HS6 481690)

## 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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