# Rubber thread and cord (HS4 5604) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Rubber thread and cord at HS4 5604, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The rubber thread and cord subsector recorded $824.9M in reported global trade in 2024, with +5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $824.9M |
| Latest annual change | +5% |
| Active exporters | 137 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $721.3M | 1,680 | 2 |
| 1996 | $736.1M | 1,794 | 2 |
| 1997 | $784.4M | 1,862 | 2 |
| 1998 | $756.6M | 1,919 | 2 |
| 1999 | $790.8M | 2,017 | 2 |
| 2000 | $700.5M | 2,343 | 2 |
| 2001 | $599.1M | 2,442 | 2 |
| 2002 | $545.6M | 2,573 | 2 |
| 2003 | $605.8M | 2,535 | 2 |
| 2004 | $267.1M | 2,756 | 2 |
| 2005 | $284.9M | 2,729 | 2 |
| 2006 | $340.8M | 2,821 | 2 |
| 2007 | $368.2M | 2,797 | 2 |
| 2008 | $394.3M | 2,856 | 2 |
| 2009 | $309.4M | 2,822 | 2 |
| 2010 | $373.4M | 2,809 | 2 |
| 2011 | $423.3M | 2,852 | 2 |
| 2012 | $433.7M | 3,026 | 2 |
| 2013 | $455.2M | 2,943 | 2 |
| 2014 | $486.0M | 3,106 | 2 |
| 2015 | $481.2M | 3,125 | 2 |
| 2016 | $515.2M | 3,188 | 2 |
| 2017 | $568.2M | 3,235 | 2 |
| 2018 | $634.5M | 3,242 | 2 |
| 2019 | $692.7M | 3,285 | 2 |
| 2020 | $725.0M | 3,313 | 2 |
| 2021 | $810.0M | 3,330 | 2 |
| 2022 | $809.7M | 3,448 | 2 |
| 2023 | $785.5M | 3,413 | 2 |
| 2024 | $824.9M | 3,303 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- China to Viet Nam: $58.8M; growth +0.9%.
- Italy to Romania: $28.0M; growth +6.6%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $25.7M; growth -5.2%.
- Poland to France: $19.0M; growth +13.3%.
- Japan to China: $18.1M; growth +17.5%.
- Republic of Korea to Viet Nam: $16.6M; growth +3.8%.
- France to Thailand: $15.5M; growth +3.4%.
- China to Cambodia: $13.4M; growth +7.2%.
- China to Bangladesh: $12.4M; growth -8.2%.
- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $12.3M; growth -11.1%.

## HS6 products

- Rubber thread and cord: textile covered (HS6 560410)
- Yarn: high tenacity yarn of polyesters, nylon, other polyamides or of viscose rayon, impregnated or coated (HS6 560420)
- Yarn: textile yarn, strip, and the like of heading no. 5404 or 5405, impregnated, coated, covered, or sheathed with rubber or plastics, n.e.s. in heading no. 5604 (HS6 560490)

## 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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