# Tungsten (wolfram) (HS4 8101) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Tungsten (wolfram) at HS4 8101, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The tungsten (wolfram) subsector recorded $1.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +5.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.5B |
| Latest annual change | +5.4% |
| Active exporters | 122 |
| Active importers | 177 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $290.9M | 1,155 | 5 |
| 1996 | $291.2M | 1,153 | 5 |
| 1997 | $319.1M | 1,198 | 5 |
| 1998 | $335.4M | 1,187 | 5 |
| 1999 | $346.8M | 1,344 | 5 |
| 2000 | $397.0M | 1,507 | 5 |
| 2001 | $444.8M | 1,547 | 5 |
| 2002 | $351.2M | 1,567 | 5 |
| 2003 | $413.7M | 1,587 | 5 |
| 2004 | $522.9M | 1,696 | 5 |
| 2005 | $734.2M | 1,799 | 5 |
| 2006 | $1.0B | 1,778 | 5 |
| 2007 | $1.0B | 1,858 | 5 |
| 2008 | $1.0B | 1,838 | 5 |
| 2009 | $611.9M | 1,850 | 5 |
| 2010 | $959.1M | 1,860 | 5 |
| 2011 | $1.4B | 2,002 | 5 |
| 2012 | $1.3B | 2,063 | 5 |
| 2013 | $1.2B | 2,052 | 5 |
| 2014 | $1.3B | 2,197 | 5 |
| 2015 | $941.0M | 2,288 | 5 |
| 2016 | $866.4M | 2,262 | 5 |
| 2017 | $1.1B | 2,256 | 5 |
| 2018 | $1.4B | 2,250 | 5 |
| 2019 | $1.1B | 2,279 | 5 |
| 2020 | $985.9M | 2,202 | 5 |
| 2021 | $1.3B | 2,308 | 5 |
| 2022 | $1.7B | 2,343 | 5 |
| 2023 | $1.4B | 2,488 | 5 |
| 2024 | $1.5B | 2,404 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- China to Japan: $77.7M; growth -0.1%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $62.0M; growth +7.2%.
- Japan to China: $54.4M; growth +35.5%.
- Germany to Austria: $53.8M; growth +0.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $52.7M; growth +23.5%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $50.4M; growth +9.6%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $46.4M; growth -1.6%.
- Austria to Germany: $35.7M; growth -1.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $30.7M; growth +9%.
- Germany to Finland: $27.8M; growth +14.3%.

## HS6 products

- Tungsten (wolfram): articles thereof, including waste and scrap, powders (HS6 810110)
- Tungsten (wolfram): unwrought, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering, waste and scrap (HS6 810191)
- Tungsten (wolfram): bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil (HS6 810192)
- Tungsten (wolfram): wire (HS6 810193)
- Tungsten (wolfram): unwrought, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering (HS6 810194)
- Tungsten (wolfram): bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil (HS6 810195)
- Tungsten (wolfram): wire (HS6 810196)
- Tungsten (wolfram): waste and scrap (HS6 810197)
- Tungsten (wolfram): articles n.e.c. in heading no. 8101 (HS6 810199)

## 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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