# Vehicles (HS2 87) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Vehicles at HS2 87, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The vehicles sector recorded $1.8T in reported global trade in 2024, with -2.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.8T |
| Latest annual change | -2.4% |
| Active exporters | 200 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 87 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $398.8B | 9,379 | 87 |
| 1996 | $422.4B | 9,683 | 87 |
| 1997 | $442.8B | 9,702 | 87 |
| 1998 | $465.2B | 10,094 | 87 |
| 1999 | $535.8B | 10,671 | 87 |
| 2000 | $565.3B | 11,850 | 87 |
| 2001 | $559.7B | 11,923 | 87 |
| 2002 | $617.0B | 12,301 | 87 |
| 2003 | $721.0B | 12,521 | 87 |
| 2004 | $845.7B | 13,034 | 87 |
| 2005 | $900.7B | 13,458 | 87 |
| 2006 | $1.0T | 13,875 | 87 |
| 2007 | $1.2T | 14,192 | 87 |
| 2008 | $1.2T | 14,544 | 87 |
| 2009 | $845.0B | 14,716 | 87 |
| 2010 | $1.1T | 14,754 | 87 |
| 2011 | $1.2T | 15,267 | 87 |
| 2012 | $1.3T | 15,570 | 87 |
| 2013 | $1.3T | 15,677 | 87 |
| 2014 | $1.4T | 15,974 | 87 |
| 2015 | $1.3T | 16,158 | 87 |
| 2016 | $1.3T | 16,463 | 87 |
| 2017 | $1.4T | 16,502 | 87 |
| 2018 | $1.5T | 16,739 | 87 |
| 2019 | $1.5T | 16,778 | 87 |
| 2020 | $1.3T | 16,253 | 87 |
| 2021 | $1.5T | 16,872 | 87 |
| 2022 | $1.6T | 16,857 | 87 |
| 2023 | $1.9T | 16,992 | 87 |
| 2024 | $1.8T | 16,868 | 87 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Growing
- Three-year CAGR: +7.3%
- Five-year CAGR: +4.4%
- Historical peak: $1.9T in 2,023
- Positive-growth years: 82.8%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 1,602.6
- Importer concentration HHI: 811.9
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.4

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | Mexico | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $136.5B | +13.1% | 77 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 2 | Canada | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $51.2B | +8.8% | 87 | 556 km | Yes |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Canada | $51.0B | +5.5% | 87 | 556 km | Yes |
| 4 | Japan | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $50.4B | +5.4% | 80 | 10,872 km | No |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $43.8B | +22.7% | 70 | 11,077 km | Yes |
| 6 | Germany | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $35.4B | +11.3% | 80 | 6,402 km | No |
| 7 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Mexico | $28.6B | +15.2% | 85 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 8 | China | Russia | $25.5B | +84.3% | 81 | 6,831 km | No |
| 9 | Germany | United Kingdom | $21.1B | +3% | 84 | 935 km | Yes |
| 10 | Germany | France | $19.6B | +2.4% | 85 | 881 km | Yes |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Germany | $278.4B | 189 | 87 |
| 2 | China | $208.1B | 200 | 87 |
| 3 | Mexico | $164.2B | 155 | 87 |
| 4 | Japan | $160.3B | 195 | 87 |
| 5 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $142.1B | 196 | 87 |
| 6 | Republic of Korea | $92.3B | 194 | 87 |
| 7 | Spain | $62.8B | 188 | 87 |
| 8 | France | $56.9B | 190 | 87 |
| 9 | Canada | $56.5B | 184 | 87 |
| 10 | Czechia | $53.4B | 170 | 87 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $386.9B | 166 | 87 |
| 2 | Germany | $142.2B | 149 | 87 |
| 3 | Canada | $87.6B | 184 | 87 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | $81.4B | 150 | 87 |
| 5 | France | $77.8B | 175 | 87 |
| 6 | Mexico | $66.4B | 94 | 87 |
| 7 | Italy | $56.4B | 140 | 87 |
| 8 | China | $55.4B | 147 | 87 |
| 9 | Belgium | $47.9B | 155 | 87 |
| 10 | Spain | $46.6B | 155 | 87 |

## HS6 products

- Tractors: pedestrian controlled (HS6 870110)
- Tractors: road, for semi-trailers (HS6 870120)
- Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) (HS6 870121)
- Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motors for propulsion (HS6 870122)
- Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motors for propulsion (HS6 870123)
- Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only electric motors for propulsion (HS6 870124)
- Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with other propulsion methods n.e.c. in item no 8701.2 (HS6 870129)
- Tractors: track-laying (HS6 870130)
- Tractors: nes in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709) (HS6 870190)
- Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power not exceeding 18kW (HS6 870191)
- Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 18kW but not exceeding 37kW (HS6 870192)
- Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 37kW but not exceeding 75kW (HS6 870193)
- Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 75kW but not exceeding 130kW (HS6 870194)
- Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 130kW (HS6 870195)
- Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more passengers), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) (HS6 870210)
- Vehicles: 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 (HS6 870220)
- Vehicles: 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 (HS6 870230)
- Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only electric motor for propulsion, new or used (HS6 870240)
- Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more passengers), other than compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) (HS6 870290)
- Vehicles: specially designed for travelling on snow, golf cars and similar vehicles (HS6 870310)
- Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc (HS6 870321)
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc (HS6 870322)
- Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc (HS6 870323)
- Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc (HS6 870324)
- Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity not exceeding 1500cc (HS6 870331)
- Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc (HS6 870332)
- Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc (HS6 870333)
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power (HS6 870340)
- Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power (HS6 870350)
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power (HS6 870360)
- Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power (HS6 870370)
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion (HS6 870380)
- Vehicles: for transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702) n.e.s. in heading no. 8703, including station wagons and racing cars (HS6 870390)
- Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods (HS6 870410)
- Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 (HS6 870421)
- Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 (HS6 870422)
- Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 (HS6 870423)
- Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 (HS6 870431)
- Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 (HS6 870432)
- Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel/semi-diesel) and electric motor as motor for propulsion, unassembled as in section 14, (gvw not exceeding 5000kg), for the transport of goods, vans (HS6 870441)
- Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel/semi-diesel) and electric motors for propulsion, of a g.v.w. exceeding 5,000kg but not exceeding 20,000kg (HS6 870442)
- Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel/semi-diesel) and electric motors for propulsion, of a g.v.w. exceeding 20,000kg (HS6 870443)
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motors for propulsion, of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5,000kg (HS6 870451)
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motors for propulsion, of a g.v.w. exceeding 5,000kg (HS6 870452)
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion (HS6 870460)
- Vehicles: for transport of goods, n.e.s. in heading no. 8704 (HS6 870490)
- Vehicles: crane lorries (HS6 870510)
- Vehicles: mobile drilling derricks (HS6 870520)
- Vehicles: fire fighting vehicles (HS6 870530)
- Vehicles: concrete-mixer lorries (HS6 870540)
- Vehicles: break-down lorries, road-sweepers, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units, and other special purpose vehicles n.e.s. in heading no. 8705 (HS6 870590)
- Chassis: fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8701 to 8705 (HS6 870600)
- Vehicles: bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8703 (HS6 870710)
- Vehicles: bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8701, 8702, 8704 or 8705 (HS6 870790)
- Vehicles: bumpers and parts thereof, for the vehicles of heading no. 8701 to 8705 (HS6 870810)
- Vehicles: parts of bodies, safety seat belts (HS6 870821)
- Vehicles: parts and accessories, front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter (HS6 870822)
- Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts (HS6 870829)
- Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereof (HS6 870830)
- Vehicles: parts, mounted brake linings (HS6 870831)
- Vehicles: brakes, servo brakes and parts, not mounted brake linings (HS6 870839)
- Vehicles: parts, gear boxes (HS6 870840)
- Vehicle parts: drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles: parts thereof (HS6 870850)
- Vehicles: non-driving axles and parts thereof (HS6 870860)
- Vehicle parts: road wheels and parts and accessories thereof (HS6 870870)
- Vehicles: parts, suspension shock-absorbers (HS6 870880)
- Vehicles: parts, radiators (HS6 870891)
- Vehicles: parts, silencers and exhaust pipes (HS6 870892)
- Vehicle parts: clutches and parts thereof (HS6 870893)
- Vehicle parts: steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes: parts thereof (HS6 870894)
- Vehicle parts: safety airbags with inflater system: parts thereof (HS6 870895)
- Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 (HS6 870899)
- Vehicles: electrical, self-propelled, (not fitted with lifting or handling equipment), of the type used for short distance transport of goods in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports (HS6 870911)
- Vehicles: (not electrical), self-propelled, without handling equipment, used for short distance transport of goods in factories, airports and such, and tractors of the type used on railway station platforms (HS6 870919)
- Vehicles: parts of the vehicles of heading no. 8709 (HS6 870990)
- Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles: motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles (HS6 871000)
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine not exceeding 50cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars (HS6 871110)
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars (HS6 871120)
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 250cc but not exceeding 500cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars (HS6 871130)
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of cylinder capacity exceeding 500cc but not exceeding 800cc, with or without sidecars: side-cars (HS6 871140)
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars (HS6 871150)
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars: side-cars (HS6 871160)
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: n.e.c. in heading no. 8711, fitted with auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars: side-cars (HS6 871190)
- Bicycles and other cycles: including delivery tricycles, not motorised (HS6 871200)
- Carriages for disabled persons: not mechanically propelled (HS6 871310)
- Carriages for disabled persons: mechanically propelled (HS6 871390)
- Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories (HS6 871410)
- Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts, saddles (HS6 871411)
- Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts, other than saddles (HS6 871419)
- Carriages for disabled persons: parts and accessories thereof (HS6 871420)
- Cycles: frames and forks, and parts thereof (HS6 871491)
- Cycles: parts thereof, wheel rims and spokes (HS6 871492)
- Cycles: parts thereof, hubs (other than coaster braking hubs and hubbrakes), and free-wheel sprocket-wheels (HS6 871493)
- Cycles: parts thereof, brakes, including coaster braking hubs and hub-brakes, and parts thereof (HS6 871494)
- Cycles: parts thereof, saddles (HS6 871495)
- Cycles: parts, pedals and crank-gear, and parts thereof (HS6 871496)
- Cycles: parts thereof, n.e.s. in item no. 8714.9 (HS6 871499)
- Baby carriages and parts thereof (HS6 871500)
- Trailers and semi-trailers: of the caravan type, for housing or camping (HS6 871610)
- Trailers and semi-trailers: self-loading or self-unloading, for agricultural purposes (HS6 871620)
- Tanker trailers and tanker semi-trailers (HS6 871631)
- Trailers and semi-trailers: (other than tanker type) (HS6 871639)
- Trailers and semi-trailers: n.e.c. in item no. 8716.3 (HS6 871640)
- Vehicles: n.e.s. in heading no. 8716 (HS6 871680)
- Trailers, semi-trailers and other vehicles not mechanically propelled: parts thereof for heading no. 8716 (HS6 871690)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS2. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024. The data release was refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08.

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