# HS 842890 Handling global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in handling, loading or unloading machinery n.e.s. in heading no. 8428 reached $17.0B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +5%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $9.8B | +8.4% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | $10.9B | +10.9% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | $10.2B | -5.7% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | $10.3B | +0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | $11.3B | +10% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | $12.9B | +14.4% | +8% |
| 2019 | $13.3B | +3.4% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | $11.7B | -12.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | $14.2B | +20.9% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | $15.7B | +11% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | $16.9B | +7.1% | +12.9% |
| 2024 | $17.0B | +0.9% | +6.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $4.6B | +11.7% | 77 |
| Germany | $972.2M | +0.9% | 87 |
| Netherlands | $716.9M | +8.9% | 71 |
| China | $700.1M | -10.3% | 63 |
| United Kingdom | $698.9M | +9.5% | 65 |
| Mexico | $598.5M | +16.7% | 93 |
| Canada | $560.2M | +7.2% | 58 |
| France | $557.4M | -0.7% | 76 |
| Australia | $419.7M | +2.8% | 61 |
| Italy | $401.4M | +6.7% | 60 |
| India | $363.6M | +6.8% | 53 |
| Spain | $360.8M | +3.3% | 57 |

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