# HS 870230 Public Transport Type (Carries 10 Or global trade...

Reported global trade in public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, new or used reached $341.4M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +44.6%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $70.6M | -20.6% | -19.3% |
| 2014 | $101.4M | +43.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | $51.8M | -48.9% | -16.5% |
| 2016 | $48.6M | -6.2% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | $105.8M | +117.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | $64.1M | -39.4% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | $54.0M | -15.8% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | $97.2M | +80.1% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | $165.0M | +69.8% | +37.1% |
| 2022 | $159.4M | -3.4% | +43.5% |
| 2023 | $233.4M | +46.4% | +33.9% |
| 2024 | $341.4M | +46.2% | +27.4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | $172.2M | +310.3% | 5 |
| Dominican Republic | $30.3M | +244.6% | 2 |
| Netherlands | $20.3M | +3.8% | 22 |
| Nigeria | $13.5M | +33.6% | 23 |
| Denmark | $9.7M | +121% | 10 |
| Lithuania | $8.8M | +184.7% | 10 |
| Georgia | $8.4M | +173.4% | 2 |
| Germany | $7.9M | +36.6% | 20 |
| France | $7.0M | +148% | 12 |
| Romania | $6.2M | +25.5% | 19 |
| Canada | $5.8M | +65.9% | 6 |
| Italy | $5.1M | +111% | 11 |

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