# HS 860900 (Including Containers For Transport  global trade...

Reported global trade in (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport reached $15.8B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +16.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $7.8B | -4.9% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | $8.6B | +11.4% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | $7.5B | -13.2% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | $5.8B | -22.4% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | $8.4B | +44.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | $9.9B | +18.3% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | $7.3B | -26.9% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | $7.4B | +1.9% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | $19.6B | +164.1% | +25.3% |
| 2022 | $14.6B | -25.4% | +26.1% |
| 2023 | $10.0B | -31.4% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | $15.8B | +57.9% | -6.9% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $4.8B | +27.3% | 30 |
| USA | $2.0B | +11.5% | 93 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $871.1M | +39.2% | 60 |
| Germany | $829.8M | +13.6% | 92 |
| Singapore | $743.5M | +29.8% | 59 |
| Denmark | $534.4M | +6.6% | 49 |
| France | $514.2M | +10.1% | 87 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $512.0M | +128.7% | 29 |
| United Kingdom | $487.7M | +19.1% | 72 |
| Japan | $448.3M | +18.9% | 41 |
| Netherlands | $258.6M | +5% | 97 |
| World excl. EU | $237.4M | +101.2% | 35 |

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