# Copper (HS4 7407) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Copper at HS4 7407, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The copper subsector recorded $6.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with +8.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $6.7B |
| Latest annual change | +8.9% |
| Active exporters | 145 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.5B | 1,931 | 3 |
| 1996 | $2.2B | 2,021 | 3 |
| 1997 | $2.2B | 2,010 | 3 |
| 1998 | $2.0B | 2,030 | 3 |
| 1999 | $1.8B | 2,154 | 3 |
| 2000 | $2.1B | 2,461 | 3 |
| 2001 | $1.8B | 2,535 | 3 |
| 2002 | $1.7B | 2,601 | 3 |
| 2003 | $2.0B | 2,689 | 3 |
| 2004 | $2.9B | 2,763 | 3 |
| 2005 | $3.3B | 2,823 | 3 |
| 2006 | $6.0B | 3,034 | 3 |
| 2007 | $7.0B | 3,128 | 3 |
| 2008 | $6.9B | 3,155 | 3 |
| 2009 | $3.8B | 3,220 | 3 |
| 2010 | $6.0B | 3,203 | 3 |
| 2011 | $8.1B | 3,325 | 3 |
| 2012 | $7.4B | 3,540 | 3 |
| 2013 | $7.1B | 3,461 | 3 |
| 2014 | $6.7B | 3,629 | 3 |
| 2015 | $5.5B | 3,720 | 3 |
| 2016 | $4.7B | 3,661 | 3 |
| 2017 | $5.6B | 3,612 | 3 |
| 2018 | $6.0B | 3,711 | 3 |
| 2019 | $5.2B | 3,731 | 3 |
| 2020 | $4.7B | 3,617 | 3 |
| 2021 | $7.0B | 3,712 | 3 |
| 2022 | $6.8B | 3,786 | 3 |
| 2023 | $6.2B | 3,789 | 3 |
| 2024 | $6.7B | 3,871 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- Italy to Tunisia: $363.3M; growth +25%.
- Germany to Italy: $175.0M; growth -10.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $154.1M; growth +10.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $137.3M; growth +0.4%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $120.8M; growth +14.4%.
- Italy to Germany: $113.4M; growth -13.9%.
- Germany to France: $109.6M; growth -6.7%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $97.7M; growth -10.1%.
- Germany to Poland: $86.5M; growth -0.7%.
- Bulgaria to Poland: $79.8M; growth +10.3%.

## HS6 products

- Copper: bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper (HS6 740710)
- Copper: bars, rods and profiles, of copper-zinc base alloys (brass) (HS6 740721)
- Copper: bars, rods and profiles, of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver) (HS6 740722)
- Copper: bars, rods and profiles, of copper alloys (other than copper-zinc base alloys) (HS6 740729)

## 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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