# Lead (HS4 7801) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Lead at HS4 7801, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The lead subsector recorded $8.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with +3.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $8.0B |
| Latest annual change | +3.3% |
| Active exporters | 142 |
| Active importers | 154 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.2B | 1,004 | 3 |
| 1996 | $1.6B | 1,029 | 3 |
| 1997 | $1.4B | 1,038 | 3 |
| 1998 | $1.2B | 987 | 3 |
| 1999 | $1.4B | 1,104 | 3 |
| 2000 | $1.3B | 1,121 | 3 |
| 2001 | $1.3B | 1,172 | 3 |
| 2002 | $1.3B | 1,213 | 3 |
| 2003 | $1.3B | 1,193 | 3 |
| 2004 | $2.2B | 1,314 | 3 |
| 2005 | $2.6B | 1,267 | 3 |
| 2006 | $3.5B | 1,417 | 3 |
| 2007 | $5.8B | 1,523 | 3 |
| 2008 | $5.6B | 1,571 | 3 |
| 2009 | $4.3B | 1,593 | 3 |
| 2010 | $5.5B | 1,615 | 3 |
| 2011 | $6.7B | 1,639 | 3 |
| 2012 | $5.7B | 1,680 | 3 |
| 2013 | $6.4B | 1,654 | 3 |
| 2014 | $6.5B | 1,593 | 3 |
| 2015 | $5.7B | 1,624 | 3 |
| 2016 | $5.9B | 1,658 | 3 |
| 2017 | $7.7B | 1,723 | 3 |
| 2018 | $7.8B | 1,694 | 3 |
| 2019 | $6.5B | 1,727 | 3 |
| 2020 | $5.5B | 1,675 | 3 |
| 2021 | $7.6B | 1,594 | 3 |
| 2022 | $7.4B | 1,532 | 3 |
| 2023 | $7.8B | 1,630 | 3 |
| 2024 | $8.0B | 1,628 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- Australia to United Kingdom: $350.4M; growth -7.5%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $340.4M; growth -8.3%.
- India to Singapore: $287.6M; growth +559.5%.
- Republic of Korea to India: $242.0M; growth +18.1%.
- India to Republic of Korea: $237.4M; growth -0.8%.
- Republic of Korea to Viet Nam: $224.8M; growth -0.7%.
- Malaysia to India: $201.0M; growth +63.6%.
- Belgium to Germany: $167.3M; growth +2.1%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $148.6M; growth -2.3%.
- Malaysia to China: $131.8M; growth +74.2%.

## HS6 products

- Lead: unwrought, refined (HS6 780110)
- Lead: unwrought, unrefined, containing by weight antimony as the principal other element (HS6 780191)
- Lead: unwrought, unrefined, not containing by weight antimony as the principal other element (HS6 780199)

## 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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