# Printed or illustrated postcards (HS4 4909) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Printed or illustrated postcards at HS4 4909, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The printed or illustrated postcards subsector recorded $925.6M in reported global trade in 2024, with +6.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $925.6M |
| Latest annual change | +6.1% |
| Active exporters | 167 |
| Active importers | 194 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $546.4M | 2,507 | 1 |
| 1996 | $589.1M | 2,576 | 1 |
| 1997 | $616.6M | 2,581 | 1 |
| 1998 | $590.5M | 2,635 | 1 |
| 1999 | $619.5M | 2,734 | 1 |
| 2000 | $655.9M | 3,600 | 1 |
| 2001 | $656.8M | 3,653 | 1 |
| 2002 | $685.3M | 3,748 | 1 |
| 2003 | $835.4M | 3,749 | 1 |
| 2004 | $927.8M | 3,922 | 1 |
| 2005 | $1.0B | 4,112 | 1 |
| 2006 | $1.1B | 4,063 | 1 |
| 2007 | $1.3B | 4,229 | 1 |
| 2008 | $1.4B | 4,351 | 1 |
| 2009 | $1.1B | 4,262 | 1 |
| 2010 | $1.1B | 4,388 | 1 |
| 2011 | $1.2B | 4,468 | 1 |
| 2012 | $1.1B | 4,496 | 1 |
| 2013 | $1.2B | 4,403 | 1 |
| 2014 | $1.2B | 4,468 | 1 |
| 2015 | $1.2B | 4,475 | 1 |
| 2016 | $1.1B | 4,501 | 1 |
| 2017 | $1.3B | 4,498 | 1 |
| 2018 | $1.3B | 4,506 | 1 |
| 2019 | $1.3B | 4,470 | 1 |
| 2020 | $1.0B | 4,283 | 1 |
| 2021 | $1.1B | 4,611 | 1 |
| 2022 | $1.0B | 4,810 | 1 |
| 2023 | $872.4M | 4,816 | 1 |
| 2024 | $925.6M | 4,735 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $239.8M; growth -3.3%.
- China to United Kingdom: $66.2M; growth -18.4%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $64.3M; growth +22.5%.
- China to Canada: $37.4M; growth -1.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $34.6M; growth +1.8%.
- China to Germany: $22.9M; growth -1.1%.
- Germany to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $21.4M; growth -2.2%.
- United Kingdom to Ireland: $17.3M; growth +8.6%.
- China to Netherlands: $17.2M; growth +0.2%.
- China to Australia: $15.9M; growth -11.6%.

## HS6 products

- Printed or illustrated postcards: printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings (HS6 490900)

## 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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