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HS chapter 36

Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics

$7.52B traded in 2024 in 3,512 flows, sold by 146 nations and bought by 220: <0.1% of all goods trade, ranked 88 of 96.
Traded
$7.52B2024
Share of all trade
<0.1%rank 88 of 96
Exporters
146nations
Importers
220nations

World trade by year, 1995 to 2024

In current US dollars, not adjusted for prices.

Largest exporters

In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.

NationValueShareSince 2000
China$1.43B
19%
United States$903M
12%
France$409M
5.4%
Canada$407M
5.4%
Germany$393M
5.2%
Czech Republic$351M
4.7%
India$349M
4.6%
South Africa$179M
2.4%
Mexico$170M
2.3%
Poland$167M
2.2%
Sweden$152M
2.0%
Slovakia$142M
1.9%
Spain$140M
1.9%
United Kingdom$120M
1.6%
Russia$112M
1.5%
Italy$111M
1.5%
Netherlands$109M
1.5%
Switzerland$107M
1.4%
Turkey$106M
1.4%
Australia$101M
1.3%

Largest importers

In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.

NationValueShareSince 2000
United States$1.31B
17%
Germany$419M
5.6%
Turkey$253M
3.4%
Canada$244M
3.2%
Czech Republic$235M
3.1%
Australia$220M
2.9%
France$194M
2.6%
Italy$193M
2.6%
Poland$192M
2.6%
China$177M
2.4%
United Kingdom$166M
2.2%
Japan$156M
2.1%
Ukraine$146M
1.9%
Peru$135M
1.8%
Bulgaria$132M
1.8%
Mexico$130M
1.7%
Spain$128M
1.7%
Indonesia$127M
1.7%
Netherlands$115M
1.5%
Norway$112M
1.5%

Largest flows

From one nation to another in 2024.

Largest products

The six-digit codes of the Harmonized System within the chapter, by world trade in 2024.

CodeProductValueShareSince 2000
360300Fuses and detonators: safety or detonating fuses, percussion or detonating caps, igniters, electric detonators$2.30B31%
360200Explosives, prepared: other than propellent powders$1.61B21%
360410Pyrotechnic products: fireworks$1.42B19%
360100Explosives: propellent powders$1.29B17%
360490Pyrotechnic products: signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles (excluding fireworks)$364M4.8%
360690Ferro-cerium and other pyrophoric alloys in all forms: articles of combustible materials n.e.s. in chapter 36$284M3.8%
360500Matches: other than pyrotechnic articles of heading no. 3604$168M2.2%
360610Fuels: liquid or liquefied-gas, in containers, of a kind used for filling or refilling cigarette or similar lighters, (of a capacity not exceeding 300cm3)$93.7M1.2%

Shares are of all trade in this category. The line is each figure’s history from 2000, drawn to its own peak: it shows the shape of the years, and the value shows the size.

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