# Base metals or silver (HS4 7109) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Base metals or silver at HS4 7109, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The base metals or silver subsector recorded $44.7M in reported global trade in 2024, with -13.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $44.7M |
| Latest annual change | -13.8% |
| Active exporters | 79 |
| Active importers | 128 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $37.1M | 352 | 1 |
| 1996 | $34.5M | 328 | 1 |
| 1997 | $57.8M | 343 | 1 |
| 1998 | $43.4M | 309 | 1 |
| 1999 | $26.9M | 345 | 1 |
| 2000 | $43.3M | 397 | 1 |
| 2001 | $20.7M | 415 | 1 |
| 2002 | $17.9M | 485 | 1 |
| 2003 | $24.5M | 516 | 1 |
| 2004 | $31.5M | 517 | 1 |
| 2005 | $38.1M | 540 | 1 |
| 2006 | $45.0M | 599 | 1 |
| 2007 | $34.3M | 581 | 1 |
| 2008 | $33.6M | 594 | 1 |
| 2009 | $25.0M | 570 | 1 |
| 2010 | $38.9M | 564 | 1 |
| 2011 | $50.4M | 602 | 1 |
| 2012 | $75.0M | 545 | 1 |
| 2013 | $46.4M | 582 | 1 |
| 2014 | $35.2M | 575 | 1 |
| 2015 | $45.7M | 612 | 1 |
| 2016 | $64.5M | 607 | 1 |
| 2017 | $53.9M | 607 | 1 |
| 2018 | $64.6M | 629 | 1 |
| 2019 | $64.0M | 669 | 1 |
| 2020 | $44.0M | 682 | 1 |
| 2021 | $57.9M | 745 | 1 |
| 2022 | $52.5M | 679 | 1 |
| 2023 | $51.8M | 743 | 1 |
| 2024 | $44.7M | 702 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $8.8M; growth -10.3%.
- Japan to China: $3.9M; growth -3.8%.
- Malaysia to Singapore: $2.5M; growth +245.9%.
- Switzerland, Liechtenstein to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $2.1M; growth +448.9%.
- Republic of Korea to Viet Nam: $1.9M; growth -14.6%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.6M; growth -6.4%.
- Switzerland, Liechtenstein to Germany: $1.3M; growth -37.9%.
- Indonesia to Bulgaria: $1.2M; growth +0%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Italy: $1.2M; growth +111.9%.
- Germany to Italy: $1.1M; growth +16.4%.

## HS6 products

- Base metals or silver: clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured (HS6 710900)

## 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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