# Stones (HS4 7103) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Stones at HS4 7103, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The stones subsector recorded $10.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with -14.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $10.4B |
| Latest annual change | -14.3% |
| Active exporters | 163 |
| Active importers | 165 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.6B | 1,811 | 3 |
| 1996 | $2.2B | 1,938 | 3 |
| 1997 | $2.1B | 1,901 | 3 |
| 1998 | $1.8B | 1,853 | 3 |
| 1999 | $2.0B | 1,970 | 3 |
| 2000 | $2.2B | 2,281 | 3 |
| 2001 | $2.0B | 2,374 | 3 |
| 2002 | $2.1B | 2,496 | 3 |
| 2003 | $2.1B | 2,496 | 3 |
| 2004 | $2.6B | 2,615 | 3 |
| 2005 | $3.0B | 2,673 | 3 |
| 2006 | $3.4B | 2,732 | 3 |
| 2007 | $3.8B | 2,718 | 3 |
| 2008 | $4.6B | 2,765 | 3 |
| 2009 | $3.5B | 2,684 | 3 |
| 2010 | $4.8B | 2,664 | 3 |
| 2011 | $5.4B | 2,797 | 3 |
| 2012 | $5.5B | 2,811 | 3 |
| 2013 | $9.2B | 2,781 | 3 |
| 2014 | $27.3B | 2,936 | 3 |
| 2015 | $10.7B | 3,047 | 3 |
| 2016 | $9.9B | 3,054 | 3 |
| 2017 | $9.4B | 3,064 | 3 |
| 2018 | $9.1B | 3,105 | 3 |
| 2019 | $9.0B | 3,216 | 3 |
| 2020 | $4.6B | 3,152 | 3 |
| 2021 | $9.1B | 3,659 | 3 |
| 2022 | $15.6B | 3,828 | 3 |
| 2023 | $12.1B | 3,810 | 3 |
| 2024 | $10.4B | 3,829 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $825.0M; growth +42.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $361.0M; growth +9%.
- Thailand to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $330.5M; growth +34.8%.
- Thailand to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $308.1M; growth +74%.
- Switzerland, Liechtenstein to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $271.7M; growth +26.1%.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $268.5M; growth +36.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to France: $267.5M; growth +10.9%.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $244.0M; growth +31.6%.
- Thailand to Thailand: $212.9M; growth +50.5%.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Thailand: $204.5M; growth +12.6%.

## HS6 products

- Stones: precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or set (HS6 710310)
- Stones: rubies, sapphires and emeralds, worked (other than simply sawn or roughly shaped), not strung, mounted or set (HS6 710391)
- Stones: precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, (other than rubies, sapphires and emeralds), worked other than simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or set (HS6 710399)

## 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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