# Press-fasteners, snap-fasteners, press-studs and parts therefor (HS4 9606) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Press-fasteners, snap-fasteners, press-studs and parts therefor at HS4 9606, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The press-fasteners, snap-fasteners, press-studs and parts therefor subsector recorded $1.9B in reported global trade in 2024, with +3.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.9B |
| Latest annual change | +3.2% |
| Active exporters | 157 |
| Active importers | 196 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.3B | 3,136 | 5 |
| 1996 | $1.3B | 3,091 | 5 |
| 1997 | $1.3B | 3,168 | 5 |
| 1998 | $1.2B | 3,209 | 5 |
| 1999 | $1.1B | 3,333 | 5 |
| 2000 | $1.1B | 3,922 | 5 |
| 2001 | $1.0B | 3,953 | 5 |
| 2002 | $1.0B | 4,022 | 5 |
| 2003 | $1.1B | 4,027 | 5 |
| 2004 | $1.3B | 4,164 | 5 |
| 2005 | $1.4B | 4,215 | 5 |
| 2006 | $1.6B | 4,345 | 5 |
| 2007 | $1.8B | 4,468 | 5 |
| 2008 | $1.9B | 4,356 | 5 |
| 2009 | $1.5B | 4,346 | 5 |
| 2010 | $1.7B | 4,330 | 5 |
| 2011 | $1.8B | 4,364 | 5 |
| 2012 | $1.8B | 4,471 | 5 |
| 2013 | $1.9B | 4,424 | 5 |
| 2014 | $1.9B | 4,607 | 5 |
| 2015 | $1.7B | 4,542 | 5 |
| 2016 | $1.6B | 4,611 | 5 |
| 2017 | $1.7B | 4,594 | 5 |
| 2018 | $1.9B | 4,676 | 5 |
| 2019 | $1.7B | 4,641 | 5 |
| 2020 | $1.4B | 4,286 | 5 |
| 2021 | $1.8B | 4,495 | 5 |
| 2022 | $2.0B | 4,715 | 5 |
| 2023 | $1.8B | 4,619 | 5 |
| 2024 | $1.9B | 4,661 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- China to Viet Nam: $124.6M; growth +6%.
- China to Bangladesh: $92.6M; growth +4%.
- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $77.7M; growth -8%.
- Spain to Morocco: $74.1M; growth +3.8%.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Bangladesh: $60.4M; growth -7.2%.
- China to India: $50.3M; growth +8.8%.
- Italy to France: $50.0M; growth +7.7%.
- China to Cambodia: $40.4M; growth +14.6%.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Viet Nam: $39.4M; growth +1.1%.
- China to Myanmar: $34.9M; growth +14.6%.

## HS6 products

- Press-fasteners, snap-fasteners, press-studs and parts therefor (HS6 960610)
- Buttons: of plastics, not covered with textile material (HS6 960621)
- Buttons: of base metal, not covered with textile material (HS6 960622)
- Buttons: of other than base metal or plastics, not covered with textile material (HS6 960629)
- Button moulds and other parts of buttons: button blanks (HS6 960630)

## 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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