# Copper (HS4 7406) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

> Published by **Yugalinks**, global trade intelligence for growing businesses.
>
> [Follow Yugalinks on LinkedIn](https://in.linkedin.com/company/yugalinks)

Copper at HS4 7406, with reported global trade through 2024.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/7406

## Explore Yugalinks

- [Open the trade workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app)
- [Read the methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology)
- [Review data sources](https://www.yugalinks.com/data-sources)
- [Check data coverage](https://www.yugalinks.com/data-coverage)
- [Read Responsible AI principles](https://www.yugalinks.com/responsible-ai)

## Answer

The copper subsector recorded $1.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with -8.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.0B |
| Latest annual change | -8.5% |
| Active exporters | 111 |
| Active importers | 154 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $187.0M | 853 | 2 |
| 1996 | $163.9M | 886 | 2 |
| 1997 | $164.0M | 840 | 2 |
| 1998 | $147.2M | 882 | 2 |
| 1999 | $159.5M | 960 | 2 |
| 2000 | $172.0M | 1,063 | 2 |
| 2001 | $198.3M | 1,077 | 2 |
| 2002 | $225.3M | 1,080 | 2 |
| 2003 | $264.1M | 1,115 | 2 |
| 2004 | $299.4M | 1,154 | 2 |
| 2005 | $371.0M | 1,199 | 2 |
| 2006 | $533.1M | 1,243 | 2 |
| 2007 | $679.2M | 1,206 | 2 |
| 2008 | $675.7M | 1,181 | 2 |
| 2009 | $391.6M | 1,203 | 2 |
| 2010 | $663.9M | 1,223 | 2 |
| 2011 | $827.3M | 1,156 | 2 |
| 2012 | $1.1B | 1,249 | 2 |
| 2013 | $683.3M | 1,194 | 2 |
| 2014 | $828.0M | 1,247 | 2 |
| 2015 | $555.9M | 1,206 | 2 |
| 2016 | $526.5M | 1,206 | 2 |
| 2017 | $591.5M | 1,250 | 2 |
| 2018 | $821.7M | 1,267 | 2 |
| 2019 | $873.1M | 1,276 | 2 |
| 2020 | $899.0M | 1,243 | 2 |
| 2021 | $1.1B | 1,297 | 2 |
| 2022 | $1.2B | 1,396 | 2 |
| 2023 | $1.2B | 1,427 | 2 |
| 2024 | $1.0B | 1,387 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Malaysia: $129.7M; growth +325.7%.
- Malaysia to China: $96.8M; growth -22.7%.
- Russia to Germany: $39.6M; growth -10.1%.
- Japan to Malaysia: $28.9M; growth +179.5%.
- Japan to China: $28.2M; growth -3.2%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $23.1M; growth +3.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $20.9M; growth -4.9%.
- Australia to Malaysia: $19.1M; growth +563%.
- United Kingdom to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $17.0M; growth +23.2%.
- United Arab Emirates to Malaysia: $16.2M; growth +226.3%.

## HS6 products

- Copper: powders of non-lamellar structure (HS6 740610)
- Copper: powders of lamellar structure, flakes (HS6 740620)

## 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.

## Continue your research

- [Explore HS4 7406 in the workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app?hs=7406)
- [Open the Yugalinks workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app)

## Other formats

- [HTML](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/7406/index.html)
- [JSON](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/7406/index.json)
- [JSON-LD](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/7406/index.ld.json)


## Continue your research

- [Explore HS4 7406 in the workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app?hs=7406)
- [Open the Yugalinks workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app)

## 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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.