# Paper and paperboard (HS4 4820) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Paper and paperboard at HS4 4820, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The paper and paperboard subsector recorded $5.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with +0.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $5.0B |
| Latest annual change | +0.1% |
| Active exporters | 193 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 6 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.0B | 4,507 | 6 |
| 1996 | $2.1B | 4,660 | 6 |
| 1997 | $2.1B | 4,700 | 6 |
| 1998 | $2.1B | 4,755 | 6 |
| 1999 | $2.3B | 5,098 | 6 |
| 2000 | $2.5B | 6,425 | 6 |
| 2001 | $2.3B | 6,566 | 6 |
| 2002 | $2.5B | 6,829 | 6 |
| 2003 | $2.7B | 6,951 | 6 |
| 2004 | $3.2B | 7,144 | 6 |
| 2005 | $3.3B | 7,412 | 6 |
| 2006 | $3.5B | 7,600 | 6 |
| 2007 | $4.2B | 7,799 | 6 |
| 2008 | $4.5B | 7,921 | 6 |
| 2009 | $3.8B | 8,042 | 6 |
| 2010 | $4.1B | 8,052 | 6 |
| 2011 | $4.5B | 8,304 | 6 |
| 2012 | $4.4B | 8,508 | 6 |
| 2013 | $4.4B | 8,452 | 6 |
| 2014 | $4.4B | 8,817 | 6 |
| 2015 | $4.2B | 8,773 | 6 |
| 2016 | $4.1B | 8,925 | 6 |
| 2017 | $4.3B | 8,999 | 6 |
| 2018 | $4.6B | 9,061 | 6 |
| 2019 | $4.5B | 8,975 | 6 |
| 2020 | $3.7B | 8,657 | 6 |
| 2021 | $4.1B | 8,949 | 6 |
| 2022 | $4.8B | 9,022 | 6 |
| 2023 | $5.0B | 9,227 | 6 |
| 2024 | $5.0B | 9,265 | 6 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $346.1M; growth +0.6%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $220.1M; growth +14.2%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $138.7M; growth +5.8%.
- China to United Kingdom: $131.2M; growth +3.5%.
- China to Iraq: $104.0M; growth +58.1%.
- China to Netherlands: $94.0M; growth +14.3%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $91.2M; growth +5.9%.
- Poland to Germany: $88.0M; growth -2.8%.
- China to Mexico: $87.0M; growth +60.3%.
- China to Australia: $81.8M; growth -0.7%.

## HS6 products

- Paper and paperboard: registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles (HS6 482010)
- Paper and paperboard: exercise books (HS6 482020)
- Paper and paperboard: binders, folders and file covers (HS6 482030)
- Paper and paperboard: manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets (HS6 482040)
- Paper and paperboard: albums for samples or for collections (HS6 482050)
- Paper or paperboard: stationery n.e.c. in heading no. 4820 (HS6 482090)

## 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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