# HS 870240 Public Transport Type (Carries 10 Or global trade...

Reported global trade in public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only electric motor for propulsion, new or used reached $4.0B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +35.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $246.5M | +6% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | $300.9M | +22.1% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | $211.9M | -29.6% | -3% |
| 2016 | $174.5M | -17.7% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | $207.8M | +19.1% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | $402.2M | +93.6% | +23.8% |
| 2019 | $867.9M | +115.8% | +70.7% |
| 2020 | $1.2B | +41.8% | +81% |
| 2021 | $1.4B | +11.8% | +50.7% |
| 2022 | $2.3B | +65.5% | +37.9% |
| 2023 | $3.2B | +41.4% | +37.8% |
| 2024 | $4.0B | +24.1% | +42.7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | $487.6M | +110.5% | 17 |
| Germany | $270.8M | +51.8% | 27 |
| Republic of Korea | $248.6M | +58.5% | 1 |
| United Kingdom | $231.6M | +207.1% | 20 |
| Norway | $203.6M | +17.7% | 11 |
| Spain | $194.8M | +148.9% | 16 |
| USA | $170.0M | +18.8% | 10 |
| Netherlands | $163.6M | +4.7% | 23 |
| Greece | $141.0M | +206% | 8 |
| Romania | $134.2M | +27.9% | 13 |
| France | $99.7M | +21% | 14 |
| Sweden | $95.8M | +39.7% | 15 |

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