# Cutlery (HS4 8215) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Cutlery at HS4 8215, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The cutlery subsector recorded $3.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with +0.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $3.1B |
| Latest annual change | +0.8% |
| Active exporters | 182 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.0B | 3,281 | 4 |
| 1996 | $1.1B | 3,337 | 4 |
| 1997 | $1.2B | 3,439 | 4 |
| 1998 | $1.1B | 3,499 | 4 |
| 1999 | $1.2B | 3,752 | 4 |
| 2000 | $1.3B | 4,562 | 4 |
| 2001 | $1.2B | 4,688 | 4 |
| 2002 | $1.2B | 4,843 | 4 |
| 2003 | $1.4B | 4,915 | 4 |
| 2004 | $1.6B | 5,064 | 4 |
| 2005 | $1.8B | 5,266 | 4 |
| 2006 | $1.9B | 5,314 | 4 |
| 2007 | $2.2B | 5,574 | 4 |
| 2008 | $2.2B | 5,637 | 4 |
| 2009 | $1.8B | 5,664 | 4 |
| 2010 | $2.2B | 5,710 | 4 |
| 2011 | $2.5B | 5,873 | 4 |
| 2012 | $2.4B | 5,848 | 4 |
| 2013 | $2.5B | 5,935 | 4 |
| 2014 | $2.6B | 6,129 | 4 |
| 2015 | $2.6B | 6,140 | 4 |
| 2016 | $2.3B | 6,371 | 4 |
| 2017 | $2.4B | 6,360 | 4 |
| 2018 | $2.5B | 6,456 | 4 |
| 2019 | $2.6B | 6,395 | 4 |
| 2020 | $2.4B | 6,127 | 4 |
| 2021 | $2.9B | 6,406 | 4 |
| 2022 | $3.3B | 6,528 | 4 |
| 2023 | $2.9B | 6,642 | 4 |
| 2024 | $3.1B | 6,668 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $432.0M; growth -7.2%.
- China to Germany: $82.0M; growth -1.3%.
- China to Indonesia: $81.7M; growth +8.8%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $73.4M; growth -2.1%.
- China to Kazakhstan: $68.2M; growth +40.7%.
- China to United Kingdom: $66.2M; growth +0.1%.
- China to Malaysia: $63.5M; growth +13.9%.
- China to Singapore: $61.9M; growth +61.3%.
- China to Brazil: $54.8M; growth +13.5%.
- China to France: $51.8M; growth -0.6%.

## HS6 products

- Cutlery: sets of assorted articles (eg spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar), with at least one article plated with precious metal (HS6 821510)
- Cutlery: sets of assorted articles (eg spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter knives, sugar tongs and similar), not plated with precious metal (HS6 821520)
- Cutlery: (e.g. spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar), plated with precious metal, not in sets (HS6 821591)
- Cutlery: other than plated with precious metal (HS6 821599)

## 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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