HS4 subsector intelligence

Glassware
HS4 7014 trade overview

A focused view of this HS4 subsector: market scale, momentum, leading routes, countries, and the HS6 classifications inside it.

HS4 70141995-2024 coverageStable
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
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Latest trade

$621.9MGlobal subsector value
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Annual change

+1.2%Latest year on year
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Exporters

109Active reporting countries
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Importers

180Active reporting countries
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HS6 products

1Classifications inside HS4

The subsector read

$621.9M in trade, with +2.7% annualized growth over three years.

Glassware is recorded across 2,297 active corridors, with 109 exporters and 180 importers.

Annual trend

Subsector momentum over time

Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Read the methodology ↗

Annual subsector tradeReported global trade from 1995 to 2024.1995: $322.2M1996: $324.1M1997: $351.0M1998: $333.2M1999: $373.7M2000: $578.4M2001: $514.1M2002: $518.8M2003: $625.0M2004: $791.7M2005: $815.5M2006: $856.1M2007: $828.5M2008: $816.8M2009: $655.0M2010: $974.7M2011: $1.1B2012: $1.0B2013: $972.3M2014: $670.5M2015: $564.0M2016: $605.8M2017: $613.2M2018: $647.9M2019: $553.0M2020: $452.7M2021: $574.2M2022: $594.7M2023: $614.6M2024: $621.9M
Reported global trade by year.

Top trade corridors

Where the subsector moves

Leading exporter-to-importer relationships by latest reported value. See data sources ↗

Latest reported relationshipsTop 10 by trade value
RankExporterImporterTrade valueGrowthHS6DistanceFTA
1USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAGermanyDEU$113.6M+29.2%16,402 kmNo
2JapanJPNGermanyDEU$36.2M+15.3%18,938 kmYes
3JapanJPNThailandTHA$25.9M-2.9%14,604 kmYes
4ChinaCHNJapanJPN$24.0M-11%11,763 kmNo
5JapanJPNChinaCHN$23.8M-0.5%11,763 kmNo
6GermanyDEUChinaCHN$16.0M+23.2%18,415 kmNo
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAChinaCHN$15.0M+33.1%111,883 kmNo
8ChinaCHNMyanmarMMR$15.0M+17%13,017 kmYes
9ThailandTHAJapanJPN$14.5M-4.4%14,604 kmYes
10MalaysiaMYSChinaCHN$13.5M+1.9%13,737 kmYes

Market structure

Where supply and demand concentrate

Exporter and importer rankings show the two sides of the subsector separately. Check coverage ↗

Top exporters2024 ranking
RankCountryExportsPartnersHS6
1USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$153.2M1041
2ChinaCHN$114.2M1231
3JapanJPN$110.1M671
4GermanyDEU$66.6M971
5MalaysiaMYS$50.4M521
6ThailandTHA$25.3M401
7TaiwanTWN$13.4M691
8Republic of KoreaKOR$13.2M381
9Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE$11.5M401
10United KingdomGBR$11.2M731
Top importers2024 ranking
RankCountryImportsPartnersHS6
1GermanyDEU$170.3M571
2ChinaCHN$87.6M381
3JapanJPN$65.0M241
4ThailandTHA$36.6M191
5USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$30.3M461
6Viet NamVNM$24.0M161
7TaiwanTWN$22.7M241
8Republic of KoreaKOR$16.5M271
9MyanmarMMR$16.4M51
10FranceFRA$12.8M361

HS6 product coverage

The products inside HS4 7014

Six-digit classifications make the subsector specific. Browse the product workspace ↗

1 classifications shownGlassware
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Glassware: signalling, (not optically worked)HS6 701400

Definitions and coverage

Read the numbers with context

Reported observations and calculated indicators should be read with their coverage period. Responsible AI principles ↗

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Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS4 classification, not company-level sales or shipment records.

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Calculated indicators

Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations.

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Missing data

Unavailable observations remain unavailable. They are not filled, interpolated, or presented as forecasts.

Coverage: 1995-2024 · Data refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:09

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.