# Toys and sports equipment (HS2 95) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Toys and sports equipment at HS2 95, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The toys and sports equipment sector recorded $140.9B in reported global trade in 2024, with -1.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $140.9B |
| Latest annual change | -1.5% |
| Active exporters | 200 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 31 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $35.9B | 6,948 | 31 |
| 1996 | $38.4B | 7,046 | 31 |
| 1997 | $41.5B | 7,193 | 31 |
| 1998 | $41.2B | 7,304 | 31 |
| 1999 | $43.9B | 7,693 | 31 |
| 2000 | $45.5B | 9,054 | 31 |
| 2001 | $44.4B | 9,252 | 31 |
| 2002 | $48.7B | 9,542 | 31 |
| 2003 | $51.8B | 9,805 | 31 |
| 2004 | $56.8B | 10,142 | 31 |
| 2005 | $64.7B | 10,349 | 31 |
| 2006 | $71.8B | 10,680 | 31 |
| 2007 | $88.4B | 11,061 | 31 |
| 2008 | $101.3B | 11,180 | 31 |
| 2009 | $85.8B | 11,461 | 31 |
| 2010 | $88.0B | 11,438 | 31 |
| 2011 | $93.1B | 12,056 | 31 |
| 2012 | $89.4B | 12,087 | 31 |
| 2013 | $88.0B | 12,345 | 31 |
| 2014 | $92.6B | 12,828 | 31 |
| 2015 | $92.7B | 12,874 | 31 |
| 2016 | $93.6B | 13,202 | 31 |
| 2017 | $107.9B | 13,262 | 31 |
| 2018 | $113.4B | 13,594 | 31 |
| 2019 | $114.8B | 13,474 | 31 |
| 2020 | $120.8B | 13,029 | 31 |
| 2021 | $158.0B | 13,699 | 31 |
| 2022 | $162.7B | 13,946 | 31 |
| 2023 | $147.4B | 13,909 | 31 |
| 2024 | $140.9B | 14,009 | 31 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Declining
- Three-year CAGR: -3.7%
- Five-year CAGR: +4.2%
- Historical peak: $162.7B in 2,022
- Positive-growth years: 69%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 2,849.1
- Importer concentration HHI: 952.9
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.4

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | China | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $28.6B | -7.5% | 31 | 11,883 km | No |
| 2 | China | Japan | $4.5B | -3.8% | 31 | 1,763 km | No |
| 3 | China | United Kingdom | $4.1B | -6.8% | 31 | 9,217 km | No |
| 4 | China | Germany | $3.0B | -10.6% | 31 | 8,415 km | No |
| 5 | China | Netherlands | $2.8B | -8.1% | 31 | 8,894 km | No |
| 6 | China | Mexico | $2.7B | +6.6% | 28 | 12,928 km | No |
| 7 | China | Canada | $2.6B | -9% | 31 | 11,441 km | No |
| 8 | Viet Nam | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $2.3B | +7.9% | 30 | 14,306 km | No |
| 9 | China | Australia | $2.2B | -4.1% | 30 | 8,024 km | Yes |
| 10 | China | France | $2.1B | +9.9% | 31 | 9,284 km | No |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China | $84.1B | 200 | 31 |
| 2 | Viet Nam | $5.1B | 143 | 31 |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $4.7B | 188 | 31 |
| 4 | Germany | $4.4B | 179 | 31 |
| 5 | Czechia | $3.8B | 151 | 31 |
| 6 | Japan | $3.4B | 171 | 31 |
| 7 | Netherlands | $3.4B | 177 | 31 |
| 8 | Taiwan | $2.3B | 167 | 31 |
| 9 | Mexico | $2.3B | 126 | 31 |
| 10 | Italy | $1.9B | 173 | 31 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $39.3B | 161 | 31 |
| 2 | Germany | $8.0B | 156 | 31 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | $6.5B | 148 | 31 |
| 4 | Japan | $6.3B | 107 | 31 |
| 5 | Netherlands | $5.2B | 149 | 31 |
| 6 | France | $5.1B | 173 | 31 |
| 7 | Canada | $4.9B | 175 | 31 |
| 8 | Mexico | $4.1B | 82 | 31 |
| 9 | Australia | $3.1B | 120 | 31 |
| 10 | Spain | $3.1B | 143 | 31 |

## HS6 products

- Toys: wheeled, designed to be ridden by children (eg tricycles, scooters, pedal cars), dolls\' carriages (HS6 950100)
- Dolls: representing only human beings, whether or not dressed (HS6 950210)
- Dolls: representing only human beings, garments and accessories therefor, footwear and headgear (HS6 950291)
- Dolls: representing only human beings, parts and accessories, (other than garments and accessories therefor or footwear and headgear) (HS6 950299)
- Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls\' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds (HS6 950300)
- Toys: electric trains, including tracks, signals and other accessories therefor (HS6 950310)
- Toys: reduced-size (""scale"") model assembly kits, whether or not working models, excluding those of item no. 9503.10 (HS6 950320)
- Toys: construction sets and constructional toys, excluding (""scale"") model assembly kits (HS6 950330)
- Toys: representing animals or non-human creatures, stuffed (HS6 950341)
- Toys: representing animals or non-human creatures, not stuffed (HS6 950349)
- Toy musical instruments and apparatus (HS6 950350)
- Toys: puzzles (HS6 950360)
- Toys: n.e.s. in heading no. 9503, put up in sets or outfits (HS6 950370)
- Toys and models: n.e.s. in heading no. 9503, incorporating a motor (HS6 950380)
- Toys: n.e.s. in heading no. 9503 (HS6 950390)
- Video games: of a kind used with a television receiver (HS6 950410)
- Billiard articles and accessories of all kinds (HS6 950420)
- Games n.e.c. in heading 9504, operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment, other than bowling alley equipment (HS6 950430)
- Playing cards (HS6 950440)
- Games: video game consoles and machines, other than those of subheading 9504.30 (HS6 950450)
- Games: articles for funfair, table or parlour games, including pintables, tables for casino games, bowling alley equipment, n.e.s. in heading no. 9504 (HS6 950490)
- Christmas festivity articles (HS6 950510)
- Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles including novelty jokes and conjuring tricks: other than Christmas festivity articles (HS6 950590)
- Skis: for snow (HS6 950611)
- Ski-fastenings (ski-bindings): for snow-skis (HS6 950612)
- Snow-ski equipment (HS6 950619)
- Sailboards: for water sport (HS6 950621)
- Water sport equipment: water-skis, surf-boards and other water-sport equipment, excluding sailboards (HS6 950629)
- Golf clubs: complete (HS6 950631)
- Golf balls (HS6 950632)
- Golf equipment: other than clubs and balls (HS6 950639)
- Table-tennis articles and equipment (HS6 950640)
- Lawn-tennis racquets: whether or not strung (HS6 950651)
- Tennis, badminton and similar racquets: whether or not strung (HS6 950659)
- Lawn-tennis balls (HS6 950661)
- Balls: inflatable (HS6 950662)
- Balls: (other than inflatable or for lawn-tennis, golf or table-tennis) (HS6 950669)
- Skates: ice and roller, including skating boots with skates attached (HS6 950670)
- Athletics and gymnastics equipment (HS6 950691)
- Equipment for outdoor games and recreation n.e.s. in heading no. 9506 (HS6 950699)
- Fishing rods (HS6 950710)
- Fish-hooks: whether or not snelled (HS6 950720)
- Fishing reels (HS6 950730)
- Fishing tackle n.e.s., butterfly nets, decoy ""birds"" (other than those of heading no. 9208 or 9705) and similar hunting or shooting requisites (HS6 950790)
- Roundabouts, swings, shooting galleries, other fairground amusements, travelling circuses, menageries and travelling theatres (HS6 950800)
- Travelling circuses and travelling menageries (HS6 950810)
- Amusement park rides and water park amusements: Roller coasters (HS6 950821)
- Amusement park rides and water park amusements: carousels, swings and roundabouts (HS6 950822)
- Amusement park rides and water park amusements: dodge\'em cars (HS6 950823)
- Amusement park rides and water park amusements: motion simulators and moving theatres (HS6 950824)
- Amusement park rides and water park amusements: water rides (HS6 950825)
- Amusement park rides and water park amusements: water park amusements (HS6 950826)
- Amusement park rides and water park amusements: other than roller coasters, carousels, swings, roundabouts, dodge\'em cars, motion simulators and moving theatres, water rides and water park amusements (HS6 950829)
- Fairground amusements: including shooting galleries (HS6 950830)
- Travelling theatres (HS6 950840)
- Roundabouts, swings, shooting galleries, other fairground amusements: travelling theatres (HS6 950890)

## 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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- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
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