# Stones (HS4 7104) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Stones at HS4 7104, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The stones subsector recorded $4.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with -8.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $4.2B |
| Latest annual change | -8.2% |
| Active exporters | 129 |
| Active importers | 149 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $430.7M | 1,124 | 3 |
| 1996 | $392.3M | 1,177 | 3 |
| 1997 | $437.8M | 1,207 | 3 |
| 1998 | $411.6M | 1,238 | 3 |
| 1999 | $470.8M | 1,375 | 3 |
| 2000 | $561.9M | 1,590 | 3 |
| 2001 | $489.3M | 1,616 | 3 |
| 2002 | $477.0M | 1,688 | 3 |
| 2003 | $465.3M | 1,732 | 3 |
| 2004 | $560.2M | 1,845 | 3 |
| 2005 | $526.2M | 1,894 | 3 |
| 2006 | $554.3M | 1,855 | 3 |
| 2007 | $655.9M | 1,870 | 3 |
| 2008 | $671.5M | 1,877 | 3 |
| 2009 | $548.8M | 1,874 | 3 |
| 2010 | $815.8M | 1,867 | 3 |
| 2011 | $1.2B | 1,836 | 3 |
| 2012 | $1.1B | 1,836 | 3 |
| 2013 | $1.1B | 1,790 | 3 |
| 2014 | $1.5B | 1,817 | 3 |
| 2015 | $1.3B | 1,883 | 3 |
| 2016 | $1.3B | 1,837 | 3 |
| 2017 | $1.5B | 1,870 | 3 |
| 2018 | $1.9B | 1,859 | 3 |
| 2019 | $2.2B | 1,944 | 3 |
| 2020 | $2.5B | 1,929 | 3 |
| 2021 | $4.4B | 2,098 | 3 |
| 2022 | $6.3B | 2,123 | 3 |
| 2023 | $5.3B | 2,136 | 3 |
| 2024 | $4.2B | 2,152 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $863.4M; growth -2.2%.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to India: $489.3M; growth -15%.
- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $233.0M; growth -18.2%.
- India to United Arab Emirates: $210.2M; growth +18.5%.
- China to India: $208.8M; growth +124.5%.
- United Arab Emirates to India: $170.5M; growth +14.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to United Arab Emirates: $132.9M; growth +23%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to India: $130.1M; growth +11.8%.
- United Arab Emirates to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $100.3M; growth +36.3%.
- China to United Arab Emirates: $75.1M; growth +16.5%.

## HS6 products

- Stones: precious or semi-precious, synthetic or reconstructed, piezo-electric quartz, whether or not worked or graded (but not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for transport convenience (HS6 710410)
- Stones: precious or semi-precious, synthetic or reconstructed, (not piezo-electric quartz), unworked or simply sawn, roughly shaped, (not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for transport convenience (HS6 710420)
- Stones: diamonds, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped (HS6 710421)
- Stones: synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious n.e.c. in heading 7104, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped (HS6 710429)
- Stones: precious or semi-precious, synthetic or reconstructed, (not piezo-electric quartz), worked or graded or not, (but not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for transport convenience, n.e.s. in item no. 7104.20 (HS6 710490)
- Stones: diamonds, n.e.c. in heading 7104, worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set: ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport (HS6 710491)
- Stones: synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious n.e.c. in heading 7104, worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set: ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport (HS6 710499)

## 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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