# Cobalt (HS4 8105) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Cobalt at HS4 8105, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The cobalt subsector recorded $5.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with +3.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $5.4B |
| Latest annual change | +3.2% |
| Active exporters | 97 |
| Active importers | 155 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.4B | 886 | 3 |
| 1996 | $1.4B | 891 | 3 |
| 1997 | $1.5B | 879 | 3 |
| 1998 | $1.3B | 876 | 3 |
| 1999 | $1.3B | 995 | 3 |
| 2000 | $1.4B | 1,107 | 3 |
| 2001 | $1.1B | 1,116 | 3 |
| 2002 | $908.5M | 1,181 | 3 |
| 2003 | $1.2B | 1,163 | 3 |
| 2004 | $2.6B | 1,208 | 3 |
| 2005 | $2.0B | 1,255 | 3 |
| 2006 | $2.2B | 1,322 | 3 |
| 2007 | $3.7B | 1,352 | 3 |
| 2008 | $4.9B | 1,337 | 3 |
| 2009 | $2.0B | 1,287 | 3 |
| 2010 | $2.9B | 1,361 | 3 |
| 2011 | $2.9B | 1,392 | 3 |
| 2012 | $2.5B | 1,439 | 3 |
| 2013 | $2.4B | 1,531 | 3 |
| 2014 | $2.7B | 1,541 | 3 |
| 2015 | $2.8B | 1,615 | 3 |
| 2016 | $2.6B | 1,624 | 3 |
| 2017 | $4.9B | 1,664 | 3 |
| 2018 | $7.8B | 1,695 | 3 |
| 2019 | $4.6B | 1,741 | 3 |
| 2020 | $4.5B | 1,673 | 3 |
| 2021 | $7.3B | 1,758 | 3 |
| 2022 | $9.6B | 1,805 | 3 |
| 2023 | $5.1B | 1,863 | 3 |
| 2024 | $5.4B | 1,860 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- Democratic Republic of the Congo to China: $2.9B; growth -11.4%.
- China to Netherlands: $100.9M; growth +88.4%.
- Norway to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $82.9M; growth -16.6%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $73.5M; growth +13.6%.
- Australia to Taiwan: $69.7M; growth +7.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Ireland: $55.9M; growth +7.1%.
- United Kingdom to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $55.3M; growth +36.2%.
- Finland to Japan: $53.9M; growth -38.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to France: $48.8M; growth +36.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to United Kingdom: $45.2M; growth +18%.

## HS6 products

- Cobalt: mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy, unwrought cobalt, waste and scrap, powders (HS6 810510)
- Cobalt: mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy, unwrought cobalt, powders (HS6 810520)
- Cobalt: waste and scrap (HS6 810530)
- Cobalt: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 8105 (HS6 810590)

## 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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