# Copper (HS4 7410) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Copper at HS4 7410, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The copper subsector recorded $7.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with +18.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $7.8B |
| Latest annual change | +18.4% |
| Active exporters | 135 |
| Active importers | 171 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.3B | 1,268 | 4 |
| 1996 | $2.2B | 1,330 | 4 |
| 1997 | $2.3B | 1,321 | 4 |
| 1998 | $2.2B | 1,353 | 4 |
| 1999 | $2.6B | 1,469 | 4 |
| 2000 | $3.1B | 1,643 | 4 |
| 2001 | $2.2B | 1,651 | 4 |
| 2002 | $2.2B | 1,698 | 4 |
| 2003 | $2.7B | 1,751 | 4 |
| 2004 | $3.8B | 1,769 | 4 |
| 2005 | $3.9B | 1,804 | 4 |
| 2006 | $5.6B | 1,824 | 4 |
| 2007 | $6.0B | 1,895 | 4 |
| 2008 | $5.8B | 1,921 | 4 |
| 2009 | $4.5B | 1,939 | 4 |
| 2010 | $6.4B | 1,923 | 4 |
| 2011 | $6.8B | 1,952 | 4 |
| 2012 | $6.3B | 2,053 | 4 |
| 2013 | $6.0B | 2,048 | 4 |
| 2014 | $5.9B | 2,066 | 4 |
| 2015 | $5.3B | 2,092 | 4 |
| 2016 | $5.3B | 2,067 | 4 |
| 2017 | $6.4B | 2,171 | 4 |
| 2018 | $6.8B | 2,192 | 4 |
| 2019 | $6.4B | 2,204 | 4 |
| 2020 | $6.7B | 2,163 | 4 |
| 2021 | $9.3B | 2,250 | 4 |
| 2022 | $8.5B | 2,320 | 4 |
| 2023 | $7.1B | 2,356 | 4 |
| 2024 | $7.8B | 2,339 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- Taiwan to China: $1.2B; growth -16.7%.
- Japan to China: $626.0M; growth -0.6%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $380.6M; growth -12.5%.
- Japan to Republic of Korea: $315.6M; growth -7.6%.
- Japan to Philippines: $257.1M; growth +7.7%.
- Japan to Taiwan: $242.1M; growth -12.6%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $235.6M; growth -13.6%.
- Taiwan to Japan: $202.7M; growth -7.4%.
- Malaysia to China: $199.1M; growth +4.1%.
- China to Thailand: $179.9M; growth +6.5%.

## HS6 products

- Copper: foil, not backed, of a thickness not exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copper (HS6 741011)
- Copper: foil, not backed, of a thickness not exceeding 0.15mm, of copper alloys (HS6 741012)
- Copper: foil, backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing material, of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copper (HS6 741021)
- Copper: foil, backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing material, of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.15mm, of copper alloys (HS6 741022)

## 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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