# Lead (HS4 7804) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Lead at HS4 7804, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The lead subsector recorded $399.6M in reported global trade in 2024, with -8.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $399.6M |
| Latest annual change | -8.7% |
| Active exporters | 106 |
| Active importers | 182 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $84.6M | 687 | 3 |
| 1996 | $90.9M | 773 | 3 |
| 1997 | $86.2M | 773 | 3 |
| 1998 | $85.3M | 759 | 3 |
| 1999 | $110.7M | 791 | 3 |
| 2000 | $122.2M | 932 | 3 |
| 2001 | $116.0M | 982 | 3 |
| 2002 | $121.2M | 995 | 3 |
| 2003 | $136.9M | 983 | 3 |
| 2004 | $207.4M | 1,077 | 3 |
| 2005 | $258.5M | 1,136 | 3 |
| 2006 | $300.2M | 1,202 | 3 |
| 2007 | $505.0M | 1,335 | 3 |
| 2008 | $546.2M | 1,350 | 3 |
| 2009 | $341.6M | 1,329 | 3 |
| 2010 | $409.7M | 1,331 | 3 |
| 2011 | $475.8M | 1,386 | 3 |
| 2012 | $319.8M | 1,408 | 3 |
| 2013 | $412.7M | 1,406 | 3 |
| 2014 | $386.6M | 1,434 | 3 |
| 2015 | $325.9M | 1,463 | 3 |
| 2016 | $339.2M | 1,380 | 3 |
| 2017 | $390.1M | 1,366 | 3 |
| 2018 | $416.1M | 1,348 | 3 |
| 2019 | $320.3M | 1,427 | 3 |
| 2020 | $273.9M | 1,293 | 3 |
| 2021 | $319.2M | 1,341 | 3 |
| 2022 | $385.4M | 1,328 | 3 |
| 2023 | $406.4M | 1,460 | 3 |
| 2024 | $399.6M | 1,462 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- Czechia to Germany: $62.7M; growth +33.5%.
- Germany to France: $26.5M; growth +19.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to India: $15.8M; growth +70.3%.
- United Kingdom to Ireland: $11.5M; growth +76.4%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $10.8M; growth +6%.
- Germany to Belgium: $8.9M; growth +5.8%.
- Australia to Republic of Korea: $8.7M; growth +3.1%.
- Taiwan to Malaysia: $8.5M; growth -4.3%.
- United Kingdom to Netherlands: $8.4M; growth -2.4%.
- Netherlands to France: $8.1M; growth +7.4%.

## HS6 products

- Lead: sheets, strip and foil, of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm (HS6 780411)
- Lead: plates, sheets, strip and foil, of a thickness (excluding any backing) exceeding 0.2mm (HS6 780419)
- Lead: powders and flakes (HS6 780420)

## 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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