# HS 842810 For Lifting global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in for lifting, handling, loading or unloading reached $6.8B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +1.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $5.5B | +9.7% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | $5.8B | +5.2% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | $5.6B | -3.8% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | $5.8B | +3.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | $6.0B | +3.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | $6.3B | +5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | $6.2B | -2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | $5.7B | -7.5% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | $6.1B | +6.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | $6.5B | +6.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | $7.0B | +7.1% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | $6.8B | -2.9% | +3.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $396.6M | +7.6% | 63 |
| United Kingdom | $365.7M | +5.7% | 44 |
| Russia | $346.4M | +4.6% | 18 |
| France | $326.1M | +4% | 45 |
| Canada | $318.9M | +4.8% | 36 |
| USA | $301.8M | +1.6% | 50 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $208.0M | +1.4% | 37 |
| Australia | $188.1M | +1.7% | 36 |
| Saudi Arabia | $183.7M | +9.3% | 45 |
| Netherlands | $166.2M | +1.8% | 47 |
| India | $153.8M | +3.2% | 39 |
| Italy | $151.8M | +15.7% | 36 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._