# Asbestos fibres, fabricated (HS4 6812) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Asbestos fibres, fabricated at HS4 6812, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The asbestos fibres, fabricated subsector recorded $134.6M in reported global trade in 2024, with -6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $134.6M |
| Latest annual change | -6% |
| Active exporters | 141 |
| Active importers | 194 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $256.8M | 2,132 | 5 |
| 1996 | $241.8M | 2,145 | 5 |
| 1997 | $229.5M | 2,187 | 5 |
| 1998 | $162.0M | 2,121 | 5 |
| 1999 | $154.2M | 2,214 | 5 |
| 2000 | $163.0M | 2,818 | 5 |
| 2001 | $147.3M | 2,981 | 5 |
| 2002 | $138.1M | 2,892 | 5 |
| 2003 | $119.0M | 2,924 | 5 |
| 2004 | $130.3M | 2,946 | 5 |
| 2005 | $146.2M | 2,879 | 5 |
| 2006 | $138.2M | 2,949 | 5 |
| 2007 | $155.6M | 2,851 | 5 |
| 2008 | $161.6M | 2,801 | 5 |
| 2009 | $120.2M | 2,897 | 5 |
| 2010 | $157.1M | 2,837 | 5 |
| 2011 | $148.8M | 2,950 | 5 |
| 2012 | $165.8M | 2,908 | 5 |
| 2013 | $161.8M | 2,867 | 5 |
| 2014 | $151.9M | 2,840 | 5 |
| 2015 | $112.2M | 2,812 | 5 |
| 2016 | $112.2M | 2,813 | 5 |
| 2017 | $183.9M | 2,807 | 5 |
| 2018 | $130.5M | 2,876 | 5 |
| 2019 | $140.2M | 2,831 | 5 |
| 2020 | $131.4M | 2,753 | 5 |
| 2021 | $144.9M | 2,893 | 5 |
| 2022 | $135.0M | 2,842 | 5 |
| 2023 | $135.0M | 2,765 | 5 |
| 2024 | $134.6M | 2,621 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- Spain to Italy: $9.3M; growth +56.2%.
- Italy to France: $7.2M; growth +125.3%.
- South Africa to Botswana: $5.7M; growth -18.1%.
- Italy to Germany: $5.0M; growth +12%.
- Russia to Kazakhstan: $4.3M; growth -2.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Guatemala: $3.4M; growth +232%.
- Italy to Poland: $3.4M; growth +280.6%.
- China to Indonesia: $3.0M; growth -6%.
- China to Viet Nam: $3.0M; growth -21%.
- Italy to Netherlands: $2.8M; growth +62.5%.

## HS6 products

- Asbestos fibres, fabricated: mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate (HS6 681210)
- Asbestos: articles thereof, yarn and thread, whether or not reinforced, (excluding goods of heading no. 6811 or 6813) (HS6 681220)
- Asbestos: cords and string, whether or not plaited, of a mixture with a basis of asbestos or asbestos and magnesium carbonate, whether or not reinforced, (excluding goods of heading no. 6811 or 6813) (HS6 681230)
- Asbestos: woven or knitted fabric, of a mixture with a basis of asbestos or asbestos and magnesium carbonate, whether or not reinforced, (excluding goods of heading no. 6811 or 6813) (HS6 681240)
- Asbestos: clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear, of a mixture with a basis of asbestos or asbestos and magnesium carbonate, whether or not reinforced (excluding heading no. 6811 or 6813) (HS6 681250)
- Asbestos: paper, millboard and felt, of a mixture with a basis of asbestos or asbestos and magnesium carbonate, whether or not reinforced (excluding goods of heading no. 6811 or 6813) (HS6 681260)
- Asbestos fibres, fabricated: compressed asbestos fibre jointing, in sheets or rolls (HS6 681270)
- Fabricated crocidolite (blue asbestos) fibres, mixtures with a basis of crocidolite (blue asbestos), articles of crocidolite (blue asbestos), whether or not reinforced, not goods of heading 6811 or 6813 (HS6 681280)
- Asbestos: goods n.e.s. in heading no. 6812, of a mixture with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate, whether or not reinforced (excluding goods of heading no. 6811 or 6813) (HS6 681290)
- Asbestos or mixtures with a basis of asbestos (other than crocidolite): clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear, whether or not reinforced, not goods of heading 6811 or 6813 (HS6 681291)
- Asbestos or mixtures with a basis of asbestos (other than crocidolite): paper, millboard and felt, whether or not reinforced, not goods of heading 6811 or 6813 (HS6 681292)
- Asbestos or mixtures with a basis of asbestos (other than crocidolite): compressed asbestos fibre jointing, in sheets or rolls, whether or not reinforced, not goods of heading 6811 or 6813 (HS6 681293)
- Asbestos or mixtures with a basis of asbestos (other than crocidolite): fibres, mixtures or articles n.e.c. in heading no. 6812, whether or not reinforced, not goods of heading 6811 or 6813 (HS6 681299)

## 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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