# Copper (HS4 7415) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Copper at HS4 7415, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The copper subsector recorded $1.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with +0.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.4B |
| Latest annual change | +0.5% |
| Active exporters | 175 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $301.9M | 2,011 | 5 |
| 1996 | $293.4M | 2,123 | 5 |
| 1997 | $314.2M | 2,124 | 5 |
| 1998 | $339.8M | 2,203 | 5 |
| 1999 | $366.3M | 2,302 | 5 |
| 2000 | $397.6M | 3,134 | 5 |
| 2001 | $374.9M | 3,253 | 5 |
| 2002 | $359.1M | 3,360 | 5 |
| 2003 | $450.4M | 3,478 | 5 |
| 2004 | $542.9M | 3,653 | 5 |
| 2005 | $593.4M | 3,871 | 5 |
| 2006 | $738.0M | 4,094 | 5 |
| 2007 | $912.6M | 4,273 | 5 |
| 2008 | $1.0B | 4,310 | 5 |
| 2009 | $683.8M | 4,445 | 5 |
| 2010 | $893.8M | 4,555 | 5 |
| 2011 | $1.1B | 4,813 | 5 |
| 2012 | $1.0B | 5,025 | 5 |
| 2013 | $1.1B | 5,048 | 5 |
| 2014 | $1.1B | 5,239 | 5 |
| 2015 | $1.0B | 5,330 | 5 |
| 2016 | $991.7M | 5,418 | 5 |
| 2017 | $1.1B | 5,490 | 5 |
| 2018 | $1.2B | 5,660 | 5 |
| 2019 | $1.1B | 5,771 | 5 |
| 2020 | $1.1B | 5,549 | 5 |
| 2021 | $1.5B | 5,767 | 5 |
| 2022 | $1.6B | 6,133 | 5 |
| 2023 | $1.4B | 6,419 | 5 |
| 2024 | $1.4B | 6,375 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $63.6M; growth +3.1%.
- Taiwan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $35.7M; growth -5.8%.
- Italy to Germany: $34.2M; growth -6%.
- Germany to Poland: $27.8M; growth +6.7%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $25.8M; growth -5.2%.
- China to Viet Nam: $24.4M; growth +5.1%.
- Germany to Czechia: $22.8M; growth -17.5%.
- China to Thailand: $20.0M; growth +18.6%.
- Switzerland, Liechtenstein to Germany: $17.7M; growth -11.6%.
- China to Japan: $16.5M; growth +7.7%.

## HS6 products

- Copper: nails and tacks, drawing pins, staples and similar articles of copper, or of iron or steel with copper heads (HS6 741510)
- Copper: washers, (including spring washers), not threaded (HS6 741521)
- Copper: rivets, cotters, cotter-pins and similar articles, not threaded (HS6 741529)
- Copper: screws for wood, threaded (HS6 741531)
- Copper: screws (excluding screws for wood), bolts and nuts, threaded (HS6 741532)
- Copper: screws, bolts and nuts, threaded (HS6 741533)
- Copper: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7415 (HS6 741539)

## 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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