# Flax (HS4 5301) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Flax at HS4 5301, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The flax subsector recorded $2.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with +24% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.1B |
| Latest annual change | +24% |
| Active exporters | 81 |
| Active importers | 161 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $156.2M | 648 | 4 |
| 1996 | $117.9M | 601 | 4 |
| 1997 | $135.6M | 566 | 4 |
| 1998 | $140.2M | 590 | 4 |
| 1999 | $372.7M | 685 | 4 |
| 2000 | $483.6M | 729 | 4 |
| 2001 | $424.6M | 739 | 4 |
| 2002 | $420.4M | 796 | 4 |
| 2003 | $586.3M | 815 | 4 |
| 2004 | $645.2M | 806 | 4 |
| 2005 | $540.7M | 848 | 4 |
| 2006 | $514.1M | 865 | 4 |
| 2007 | $556.2M | 858 | 4 |
| 2008 | $432.9M | 894 | 4 |
| 2009 | $362.6M | 884 | 4 |
| 2010 | $485.8M | 854 | 4 |
| 2011 | $582.9M | 863 | 4 |
| 2012 | $483.9M | 901 | 4 |
| 2013 | $583.9M | 932 | 4 |
| 2014 | $759.4M | 928 | 4 |
| 2015 | $724.3M | 992 | 4 |
| 2016 | $697.1M | 1,000 | 4 |
| 2017 | $666.2M | 1,088 | 4 |
| 2018 | $855.9M | 1,019 | 4 |
| 2019 | $1.1B | 1,106 | 4 |
| 2020 | $777.1M | 1,084 | 4 |
| 2021 | $1.1B | 1,114 | 4 |
| 2022 | $1.3B | 1,143 | 4 |
| 2023 | $1.8B | 1,207 | 4 |
| 2024 | $2.1B | 1,121 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- France to China: $745.6M; growth +27.7%.
- France to Belgium: $241.8M; growth +26.2%.
- Belgium to China: $238.9M; growth +34.2%.
- Belgium to India: $117.1M; growth +26.2%.
- France to India: $110.1M; growth +58.1%.
- Egypt to China: $98.1M; growth +40.4%.
- Belgium to France: $46.3M; growth +4.4%.
- Egypt to India: $32.6M; growth +373.9%.
- Belarus to China: $28.0M; growth +6.6%.
- France to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $25.5M; growth +43.3%.

## HS6 products

- Flax: raw or retted, but not spun (HS6 530110)
- Flax: broken or scutched, but not spun (HS6 530121)
- Flax: hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun (HS6 530129)
- Flax: tow and waste, including yarn waste and garnetted stock (HS6 530130)

## 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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