# Ribbons (HS4 9612) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Ribbons at HS4 9612, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The ribbons subsector recorded $1.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with -0.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.5B |
| Latest annual change | -0.2% |
| Active exporters | 154 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.4B | 3,020 | 2 |
| 1996 | $1.3B | 3,087 | 2 |
| 1997 | $1.4B | 3,088 | 2 |
| 1998 | $1.4B | 3,069 | 2 |
| 1999 | $1.5B | 3,228 | 2 |
| 2000 | $1.5B | 3,887 | 2 |
| 2001 | $1.4B | 4,013 | 2 |
| 2002 | $1.4B | 4,180 | 2 |
| 2003 | $1.4B | 4,277 | 2 |
| 2004 | $1.6B | 4,402 | 2 |
| 2005 | $1.6B | 4,426 | 2 |
| 2006 | $1.7B | 4,555 | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.8B | 4,698 | 2 |
| 2008 | $1.8B | 4,740 | 2 |
| 2009 | $1.7B | 4,753 | 2 |
| 2010 | $1.8B | 4,786 | 2 |
| 2011 | $1.8B | 4,826 | 2 |
| 2012 | $1.8B | 4,748 | 2 |
| 2013 | $1.7B | 4,710 | 2 |
| 2014 | $1.8B | 4,946 | 2 |
| 2015 | $1.7B | 4,899 | 2 |
| 2016 | $1.6B | 4,905 | 2 |
| 2017 | $1.6B | 4,859 | 2 |
| 2018 | $1.6B | 4,946 | 2 |
| 2019 | $1.6B | 4,875 | 2 |
| 2020 | $1.3B | 4,831 | 2 |
| 2021 | $1.5B | 4,999 | 2 |
| 2022 | $1.6B | 5,015 | 2 |
| 2023 | $1.4B | 4,987 | 2 |
| 2024 | $1.5B | 4,938 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $49.6M; growth +0.9%.
- Japan to China: $45.1M; growth -5.3%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $44.3M; growth -5.6%.
- France to Netherlands: $32.1M; growth +8%.
- France to Germany: $30.4M; growth -9.6%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $26.7M; growth -7.3%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $23.2M; growth +2.1%.
- Japan to Germany: $23.0M; growth +9.9%.
- Japan to United Kingdom: $19.5M; growth +49.3%.
- Netherlands to France: $19.5M; growth -2.4%.

## HS6 products

- Ribbons: for typewriters and the like, inked or otherwise prepared, for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges (HS6 961210)
- Ink pads: whether or not inked, with or without boxes (HS6 961220)

## 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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