# Twine, cordage or rope (HS4 5608) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Twine, cordage or rope at HS4 5608, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The twine, cordage or rope subsector recorded $2.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with +1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.0B |
| Latest annual change | +1% |
| Active exporters | 173 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $452.4M | 2,503 | 3 |
| 1996 | $510.1M | 2,610 | 3 |
| 1997 | $525.2M | 2,599 | 3 |
| 1998 | $492.2M | 2,700 | 3 |
| 1999 | $502.8M | 2,873 | 3 |
| 2000 | $542.9M | 3,336 | 3 |
| 2001 | $537.4M | 3,434 | 3 |
| 2002 | $562.0M | 3,577 | 3 |
| 2003 | $651.8M | 3,759 | 3 |
| 2004 | $721.1M | 3,876 | 3 |
| 2005 | $790.7M | 3,956 | 3 |
| 2006 | $918.3M | 4,130 | 3 |
| 2007 | $1.0B | 4,116 | 3 |
| 2008 | $1.1B | 4,229 | 3 |
| 2009 | $1.0B | 4,249 | 3 |
| 2010 | $1.2B | 4,540 | 3 |
| 2011 | $1.4B | 4,519 | 3 |
| 2012 | $1.4B | 4,742 | 3 |
| 2013 | $1.5B | 4,634 | 3 |
| 2014 | $1.6B | 4,830 | 3 |
| 2015 | $1.6B | 4,899 | 3 |
| 2016 | $1.7B | 4,826 | 3 |
| 2017 | $1.7B | 4,853 | 3 |
| 2018 | $1.8B | 4,894 | 3 |
| 2019 | $1.8B | 4,926 | 3 |
| 2020 | $1.8B | 4,743 | 3 |
| 2021 | $2.1B | 4,846 | 3 |
| 2022 | $2.1B | 4,870 | 3 |
| 2023 | $2.0B | 4,973 | 3 |
| 2024 | $2.0B | 4,885 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- Viet Nam to Japan: $64.7M; growth +4.3%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $64.7M; growth -1.3%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $64.1M; growth -0.7%.
- China to Japan: $48.0M; growth -8.9%.
- China to Viet Nam: $40.1M; growth -3%.
- China to Indonesia: $38.2M; growth +4.6%.
- Lithuania to Norway: $30.0M; growth +4.2%.
- Japan to Viet Nam: $26.6M; growth -2.3%.
- China to Germany: $26.6M; growth -7.3%.
- China to Nigeria: $25.9M; growth +8.3%.

## HS6 products

- Twine, cordage or rope: fishing nets, made up, of man made textile materials (HS6 560811)
- Twine, cordage or rope: knotted netting, for other than fishing, of man-made textile materials (HS6 560819)
- Twine, cordage or rope: knotted netting, of other than man-made textiles (HS6 560890)

## 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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