# Antiques (HS4 9706) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Antiques at HS4 9706, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The antiques subsector recorded $2.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with -5.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.6B |
| Latest annual change | -5.7% |
| Active exporters | 164 |
| Active importers | 151 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.6B | 1,327 | 1 |
| 1996 | $1.6B | 1,411 | 1 |
| 1997 | $2.1B | 1,427 | 1 |
| 1998 | $2.1B | 1,447 | 1 |
| 1999 | $2.3B | 1,532 | 1 |
| 2000 | $2.7B | 1,779 | 1 |
| 2001 | $2.3B | 1,782 | 1 |
| 2002 | $2.4B | 1,684 | 1 |
| 2003 | $2.8B | 1,663 | 1 |
| 2004 | $2.7B | 1,753 | 1 |
| 2005 | $2.9B | 1,715 | 1 |
| 2006 | $3.1B | 1,718 | 1 |
| 2007 | $3.3B | 1,740 | 1 |
| 2008 | $3.0B | 1,735 | 1 |
| 2009 | $2.0B | 1,717 | 1 |
| 2010 | $2.4B | 1,663 | 1 |
| 2011 | $3.2B | 1,716 | 1 |
| 2012 | $3.2B | 1,656 | 1 |
| 2013 | $3.3B | 1,782 | 1 |
| 2014 | $3.5B | 1,790 | 1 |
| 2015 | $3.4B | 1,804 | 1 |
| 2016 | $3.1B | 1,781 | 1 |
| 2017 | $2.7B | 1,771 | 1 |
| 2018 | $2.9B | 1,781 | 1 |
| 2019 | $4.0B | 1,784 | 1 |
| 2020 | $1.6B | 1,693 | 1 |
| 2021 | $2.1B | 1,952 | 1 |
| 2022 | $2.6B | 1,910 | 1 |
| 2023 | $2.7B | 1,973 | 1 |
| 2024 | $2.6B | 2,123 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- United Kingdom to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $256.9M; growth +10.7%.
- France to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $162.9M; growth +21.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to United Kingdom: $142.9M; growth +13.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $111.1M; growth -4.6%.
- United Kingdom to United Kingdom: $76.9M; growth +141.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to France: $66.6M; growth +12.7%.
- United Kingdom to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $62.6M; growth -14.9%.
- China to China: $58.5M; growth -30.4%.
- Italy to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $56.2M; growth -5.7%.
- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $55.9M; growth +5.5%.

## HS6 products

- Antiques: of an age exceeding one hundred years (HS6 970600)
- Antiques: of an age exceeding 250 years (HS6 970610)
- Antiques: of an age exceeding 100 years but not exceeding 250 years (HS6 970690)

## 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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