# Paintings, drawings and pastels (HS4 9701) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Paintings, drawings and pastels at HS4 9701, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The paintings, drawings and pastels subsector recorded $21.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with +3.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $21.7B |
| Latest annual change | +3.2% |
| Active exporters | 191 |
| Active importers | 195 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $3.9B | 2,916 | 2 |
| 1996 | $3.9B | 2,924 | 2 |
| 1997 | $4.8B | 3,027 | 2 |
| 1998 | $5.7B | 3,042 | 2 |
| 1999 | $5.8B | 3,393 | 2 |
| 2000 | $7.6B | 4,226 | 2 |
| 2001 | $7.9B | 4,351 | 2 |
| 2002 | $7.3B | 4,434 | 2 |
| 2003 | $6.8B | 4,628 | 2 |
| 2004 | $8.7B | 4,982 | 2 |
| 2005 | $9.6B | 5,123 | 2 |
| 2006 | $11.7B | 5,490 | 2 |
| 2007 | $16.3B | 5,645 | 2 |
| 2008 | $15.7B | 5,808 | 2 |
| 2009 | $10.6B | 5,665 | 2 |
| 2010 | $12.6B | 5,678 | 2 |
| 2011 | $14.2B | 5,706 | 2 |
| 2012 | $15.5B | 5,821 | 2 |
| 2013 | $15.6B | 5,840 | 2 |
| 2014 | $17.2B | 6,107 | 2 |
| 2015 | $19.9B | 6,244 | 2 |
| 2016 | $17.3B | 6,413 | 2 |
| 2017 | $17.6B | 6,416 | 2 |
| 2018 | $21.6B | 6,595 | 2 |
| 2019 | $24.4B | 6,678 | 2 |
| 2020 | $13.8B | 6,256 | 2 |
| 2021 | $19.1B | 6,867 | 2 |
| 2022 | $23.1B | 6,647 | 2 |
| 2023 | $25.1B | 6,833 | 2 |
| 2024 | $21.7B | 7,038 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to United Kingdom: $1.4B; growth +7.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $1.3B; growth +2.1%.
- France to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.1B; growth -6.5%.
- United Kingdom to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.0B; growth -3.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $869.4M; growth +14%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to France: $700.8M; growth +15.8%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $555.9M; growth +14.2%.
- Italy to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $514.2M; growth -1.8%.
- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $476.4M; growth -13.6%.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $442.7M; growth +31%.

## HS6 products

- Paintings, drawings and pastels: executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906 (HS6 970110)
- Paintings, drawings and pastels: executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906, of an age exceeding 100 years (HS6 970121)
- Mosaics: executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906, of an age exceeding 100 years (HS6 970122)
- Artwork: other than paintings, drawings, pastels mosaics, executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906, of an age exceeding 100 years (HS6 970129)
- Artwork: collages and similar decorative plaques (HS6 970190)
- Paintings, drawings and pastels: executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906, of an age not exceeding 100 years (HS6 970191)
- Mosaics: executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906, of an age not exceeding 100 years (HS6 970192)
- Artwork: other than paintings, drawings, pastels mosaics, executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906, of an age not exceeding 100 years (HS6 970199)

## 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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