# Pearls (HS4 7101) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Pearls at HS4 7101, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The pearls subsector recorded $1.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with -17.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.2B |
| Latest annual change | -17.7% |
| Active exporters | 109 |
| Active importers | 148 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $893.7M | 953 | 3 |
| 1996 | $1.2B | 1,017 | 3 |
| 1997 | $1.3B | 1,013 | 3 |
| 1998 | $1.2B | 990 | 3 |
| 1999 | $1.5B | 1,105 | 3 |
| 2000 | $1.6B | 1,297 | 3 |
| 2001 | $1.3B | 1,338 | 3 |
| 2002 | $1.3B | 1,327 | 3 |
| 2003 | $1.3B | 1,300 | 3 |
| 2004 | $1.5B | 1,367 | 3 |
| 2005 | $1.6B | 1,416 | 3 |
| 2006 | $1.5B | 1,381 | 3 |
| 2007 | $1.6B | 1,430 | 3 |
| 2008 | $1.6B | 1,488 | 3 |
| 2009 | $1.2B | 1,354 | 3 |
| 2010 | $1.3B | 1,336 | 3 |
| 2011 | $1.4B | 1,342 | 3 |
| 2012 | $1.3B | 1,302 | 3 |
| 2013 | $2.3B | 1,295 | 3 |
| 2014 | $2.2B | 1,319 | 3 |
| 2015 | $2.7B | 1,281 | 3 |
| 2016 | $3.3B | 1,272 | 3 |
| 2017 | $4.5B | 1,226 | 3 |
| 2018 | $1.2B | 1,188 | 3 |
| 2019 | $808.1M | 1,273 | 3 |
| 2020 | $458.2M | 1,150 | 3 |
| 2021 | $771.7M | 1,274 | 3 |
| 2022 | $874.9M | 1,352 | 3 |
| 2023 | $1.4B | 1,339 | 3 |
| 2024 | $1.2B | 1,375 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- Japan to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $267.6M; growth +9.4%.
- Indonesia to Japan: $125.8M; growth +40.7%.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Japan: $103.9M; growth +25.4%.
- Australia to Japan: $87.1M; growth +16.1%.
- French Polynesia to Japan: $57.5M; growth +39%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $22.6M; growth +3.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $21.4M; growth +56.9%.
- Indonesia to Australia: $18.9M; growth +5.2%.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $17.7M; growth +19.3%.
- French Polynesia to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $15.9M; growth -14.3%.

## HS6 products

- Pearls: natural, whether or not worked or graded (but not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for the convenience of transport (HS6 710110)
- Pearls: cultured, unworked, whether or not graded (but not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for the convenience of transport (HS6 710121)
- Pearls: cultured, worked, whether or not graded (but not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for the convenience of transport (HS6 710122)

## 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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