# Glass (HS4 7005) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Glass at HS4 7005, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The glass subsector recorded $5.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with -1.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $5.7B |
| Latest annual change | -1.2% |
| Active exporters | 137 |
| Active importers | 198 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.2B | 2,504 | 4 |
| 1996 | $1.9B | 2,581 | 4 |
| 1997 | $1.9B | 2,568 | 4 |
| 1998 | $2.0B | 2,620 | 4 |
| 1999 | $2.5B | 2,970 | 4 |
| 2000 | $2.7B | 3,248 | 4 |
| 2001 | $2.8B | 3,243 | 4 |
| 2002 | $3.1B | 3,326 | 4 |
| 2003 | $3.5B | 3,283 | 4 |
| 2004 | $4.3B | 3,400 | 4 |
| 2005 | $4.9B | 3,283 | 4 |
| 2006 | $5.8B | 3,295 | 4 |
| 2007 | $6.7B | 3,345 | 4 |
| 2008 | $7.0B | 3,327 | 4 |
| 2009 | $5.0B | 3,359 | 4 |
| 2010 | $6.1B | 3,417 | 4 |
| 2011 | $6.5B | 3,492 | 4 |
| 2012 | $5.8B | 3,531 | 4 |
| 2013 | $5.6B | 3,368 | 4 |
| 2014 | $5.5B | 3,383 | 4 |
| 2015 | $4.9B | 3,392 | 4 |
| 2016 | $5.0B | 3,390 | 4 |
| 2017 | $5.3B | 3,534 | 4 |
| 2018 | $5.8B | 3,506 | 4 |
| 2019 | $5.4B | 3,587 | 4 |
| 2020 | $4.8B | 3,412 | 4 |
| 2021 | $6.4B | 3,522 | 4 |
| 2022 | $7.6B | 3,553 | 4 |
| 2023 | $6.3B | 3,382 | 4 |
| 2024 | $5.7B | 3,329 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $289.3M; growth +0.7%.
- Japan to China: $181.9M; growth +0.3%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $128.3M; growth +9.1%.
- Taiwan to China: $104.3M; growth +15.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $87.7M; growth +0.7%.
- Germany to Poland: $84.1M; growth +5.5%.
- Malaysia to India: $82.4M; growth +26.9%.
- Spain to Portugal: $79.1M; growth +15.1%.
- Germany to France: $69.6M; growth +4.8%.
- Germany to Austria: $59.7M; growth -11.7%.

## HS6 products

- Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, having an absorbent reflecting or non-reflecting layer (HS6 700510)
- Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground (HS6 700521)
- Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, (other than coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground) (HS6 700529)
- Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, wired glass, whether or not having an absorbent or reflecting layer (HS6 700530)

## 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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