# Pearls (HS4 7116) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Pearls at HS4 7116, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The pearls subsector recorded $2.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with -32.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.1B |
| Latest annual change | -32.3% |
| Active exporters | 164 |
| Active importers | 183 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $722.5M | 1,675 | 2 |
| 1996 | $417.9M | 1,616 | 2 |
| 1997 | $459.4M | 1,584 | 2 |
| 1998 | $434.2M | 1,575 | 2 |
| 1999 | $504.6M | 1,628 | 2 |
| 2000 | $812.1M | 2,005 | 2 |
| 2001 | $619.3M | 1,998 | 2 |
| 2002 | $624.9M | 2,120 | 2 |
| 2003 | $626.7M | 2,159 | 2 |
| 2004 | $757.7M | 2,369 | 2 |
| 2005 | $1.0B | 2,502 | 2 |
| 2006 | $1.2B | 2,562 | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.6B | 2,579 | 2 |
| 2008 | $1.3B | 2,796 | 2 |
| 2009 | $1.2B | 2,773 | 2 |
| 2010 | $1.3B | 2,759 | 2 |
| 2011 | $1.5B | 2,814 | 2 |
| 2012 | $1.5B | 2,822 | 2 |
| 2013 | $1.8B | 2,912 | 2 |
| 2014 | $2.6B | 2,996 | 2 |
| 2015 | $2.4B | 3,183 | 2 |
| 2016 | $2.1B | 3,068 | 2 |
| 2017 | $2.7B | 3,145 | 2 |
| 2018 | $1.3B | 3,079 | 2 |
| 2019 | $1.2B | 3,307 | 2 |
| 2020 | $1.2B | 3,407 | 2 |
| 2021 | $1.7B | 3,833 | 2 |
| 2022 | $2.1B | 3,971 | 2 |
| 2023 | $3.5B | 4,179 | 2 |
| 2024 | $2.1B | 4,140 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $472.6M; growth +12.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to World excl. Intra-EU: $71.7M; growth +58.7%.
- Thailand to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $46.8M; growth +38.7%.
- Thailand to Belgium: $44.5M; growth +1,297.9%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $40.0M; growth +7.9%.
- Bahamas to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $39.0M; growth +646.5%.
- Ireland to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $35.0M; growth -10.5%.
- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $34.0M; growth -1.2%.
- France to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $29.8M; growth +20.2%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $29.0M; growth +27.1%.

## HS6 products

- Pearls: articles of natural or cultured pearls (HS6 711610)
- Stones: precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) articles of (HS6 711620)

## 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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