# Glass (HS4 7004) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Glass at HS4 7004, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The glass subsector recorded $1.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with +59.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.7B |
| Latest annual change | +59.1% |
| Active exporters | 117 |
| Active importers | 194 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $238.8M | 1,627 | 2 |
| 1996 | $262.6M | 1,682 | 2 |
| 1997 | $263.6M | 1,616 | 2 |
| 1998 | $223.1M | 1,591 | 2 |
| 1999 | $214.8M | 1,719 | 2 |
| 2000 | $229.9M | 1,967 | 2 |
| 2001 | $227.8M | 2,069 | 2 |
| 2002 | $242.9M | 2,063 | 2 |
| 2003 | $363.7M | 2,019 | 2 |
| 2004 | $542.0M | 2,084 | 2 |
| 2005 | $664.1M | 2,022 | 2 |
| 2006 | $387.9M | 2,086 | 2 |
| 2007 | $921.3M | 2,111 | 2 |
| 2008 | $2.1B | 2,080 | 2 |
| 2009 | $2.2B | 2,007 | 2 |
| 2010 | $3.1B | 2,056 | 2 |
| 2011 | $3.3B | 2,106 | 2 |
| 2012 | $3.1B | 2,142 | 2 |
| 2013 | $2.4B | 2,048 | 2 |
| 2014 | $1.8B | 2,148 | 2 |
| 2015 | $1.3B | 2,102 | 2 |
| 2016 | $1.1B | 2,063 | 2 |
| 2017 | $779.7M | 2,042 | 2 |
| 2018 | $824.9M | 2,106 | 2 |
| 2019 | $627.6M | 2,042 | 2 |
| 2020 | $615.5M | 1,865 | 2 |
| 2021 | $729.5M | 1,945 | 2 |
| 2022 | $575.3M | 1,927 | 2 |
| 2023 | $803.1M | 1,885 | 2 |
| 2024 | $1.7B | 1,812 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Republic of Korea to China: $506.4M; growth +1,018.1%.
- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $277.1M; growth +848.1%.
- Taiwan to China: $230.0M; growth +383.9%.
- Japan to Republic of Korea: $134.4M; growth +5.2%.
- Japan to Taiwan: $93.3M; growth -12.5%.
- Japan to China: $87.3M; growth -24.9%.
- Republic of Korea to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $41.1M; growth +2,168.9%.
- Taiwan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $29.0M; growth +138.1%.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to China: $27.2M; growth +240.6%.
- Republic of Korea to Taiwan: $21.9M; growth +207.4%.

## HS6 products

- Glass: drawn and blown, in sheets, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent or reflecting layer but not otherwise worked (HS6 700410)
- Glass: drawn and blown, in sheets, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked (HS6 700420)
- Glass: drawn and blown, in sheets, (other than glass coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer) (HS6 700490)

## 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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