# Glass (HS4 7018) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Glass at HS4 7018, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The glass subsector recorded $2.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with -0.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.0B |
| Latest annual change | -0.2% |
| Active exporters | 159 |
| Active importers | 196 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $595.1M | 2,043 | 3 |
| 1996 | $607.6M | 2,123 | 3 |
| 1997 | $608.7M | 2,173 | 3 |
| 1998 | $564.3M | 2,173 | 3 |
| 1999 | $682.0M | 2,396 | 3 |
| 2000 | $838.9M | 2,943 | 3 |
| 2001 | $926.9M | 3,108 | 3 |
| 2002 | $1.1B | 3,149 | 3 |
| 2003 | $1.3B | 3,320 | 3 |
| 2004 | $1.7B | 3,532 | 3 |
| 2005 | $2.1B | 3,643 | 3 |
| 2006 | $2.1B | 3,738 | 3 |
| 2007 | $2.2B | 3,793 | 3 |
| 2008 | $2.0B | 3,884 | 3 |
| 2009 | $1.7B | 3,803 | 3 |
| 2010 | $1.8B | 3,869 | 3 |
| 2011 | $1.9B | 3,964 | 3 |
| 2012 | $2.0B | 4,084 | 3 |
| 2013 | $1.9B | 4,049 | 3 |
| 2014 | $1.9B | 4,132 | 3 |
| 2015 | $1.7B | 4,170 | 3 |
| 2016 | $1.5B | 4,097 | 3 |
| 2017 | $1.6B | 4,090 | 3 |
| 2018 | $1.6B | 4,284 | 3 |
| 2019 | $1.6B | 4,214 | 3 |
| 2020 | $1.2B | 4,067 | 3 |
| 2021 | $1.7B | 4,334 | 3 |
| 2022 | $1.8B | 4,413 | 3 |
| 2023 | $2.0B | 4,488 | 3 |
| 2024 | $2.0B | 4,479 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- China to India: $353.4M; growth +20%.
- China to United Arab Emirates: $119.8M; growth +19.5%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $117.8M; growth -3%.
- China to Pakistan: $45.4M; growth +29.8%.
- Austria to China: $40.2M; growth -6%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $33.0M; growth +4.2%.
- China to Turkey: $30.7M; growth +7.7%.
- China to Brazil: $28.2M; growth +71.7%.
- China to Kyrgyzstan: $27.0M; growth +256%.
- China to Thailand: $23.9M; growth +12.2%.

## HS6 products

- Glass: beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones and similar glass smallwares (HS6 701810)
- Glass microspheres: not exceeding 1mm in diameter (HS6 701820)
- Glass: articles thereof, statuettes and other ornaments of lamp worked glass, other than imitation jewellery (HS6 701890)

## 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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