# Paper and paperboard (HS4 4821) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Paper and paperboard at HS4 4821, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The paper and paperboard subsector recorded $6.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with +7.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $6.0B |
| Latest annual change | +7.8% |
| Active exporters | 185 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.6B | 3,917 | 2 |
| 1996 | $1.7B | 4,061 | 2 |
| 1997 | $1.9B | 4,165 | 2 |
| 1998 | $1.9B | 4,337 | 2 |
| 1999 | $2.1B | 4,572 | 2 |
| 2000 | $2.3B | 5,860 | 2 |
| 2001 | $2.2B | 6,040 | 2 |
| 2002 | $2.4B | 6,284 | 2 |
| 2003 | $2.8B | 6,399 | 2 |
| 2004 | $3.2B | 6,660 | 2 |
| 2005 | $3.4B | 6,888 | 2 |
| 2006 | $3.8B | 7,199 | 2 |
| 2007 | $4.2B | 7,394 | 2 |
| 2008 | $4.5B | 7,524 | 2 |
| 2009 | $4.1B | 7,564 | 2 |
| 2010 | $4.5B | 7,648 | 2 |
| 2011 | $4.9B | 7,944 | 2 |
| 2012 | $4.8B | 8,205 | 2 |
| 2013 | $5.0B | 8,131 | 2 |
| 2014 | $5.3B | 8,479 | 2 |
| 2015 | $5.0B | 8,354 | 2 |
| 2016 | $4.9B | 8,503 | 2 |
| 2017 | $5.1B | 8,633 | 2 |
| 2018 | $5.3B | 8,831 | 2 |
| 2019 | $5.1B | 8,586 | 2 |
| 2020 | $4.9B | 8,494 | 2 |
| 2021 | $6.0B | 8,698 | 2 |
| 2022 | $5.9B | 8,826 | 2 |
| 2023 | $5.7B | 8,869 | 2 |
| 2024 | $6.0B | 8,909 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $245.0M; growth +4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $189.6M; growth +7.2%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $173.7M; growth +5.6%.
- China to Viet Nam: $166.4M; growth -1.9%.
- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $154.0M; growth -8.9%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $120.6M; growth +6.7%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $118.0M; growth +6.3%.
- China to Cambodia: $94.8M; growth +13.7%.
- Ghana to Benin: $89.4M; growth -32.8%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $83.6M; growth -1.7%.

## HS6 products

- Paper and paperboard: labels or all kinds, printed (HS6 482110)
- Paper and paperboard: labels of all kinds, unprinted (HS6 482190)

## 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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