# Plans and drawings (HS4 4906) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Plans and drawings at HS4 4906, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The plans and drawings subsector recorded $74.6M in reported global trade in 2024, with -4.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $74.6M |
| Latest annual change | -4.5% |
| Active exporters | 128 |
| Active importers | 175 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $299.4M | 1,819 | 1 |
| 1996 | $405.0M | 1,859 | 1 |
| 1997 | $475.0M | 1,840 | 1 |
| 1998 | $399.7M | 1,842 | 1 |
| 1999 | $280.2M | 1,948 | 1 |
| 2000 | $330.4M | 2,467 | 1 |
| 2001 | $331.3M | 2,459 | 1 |
| 2002 | $258.9M | 2,477 | 1 |
| 2003 | $271.1M | 2,525 | 1 |
| 2004 | $241.0M | 2,390 | 1 |
| 2005 | $211.4M | 2,435 | 1 |
| 2006 | $225.6M | 2,431 | 1 |
| 2007 | $345.0M | 2,483 | 1 |
| 2008 | $353.7M | 2,633 | 1 |
| 2009 | $297.8M | 2,517 | 1 |
| 2010 | $262.6M | 2,506 | 1 |
| 2011 | $210.8M | 2,639 | 1 |
| 2012 | $213.0M | 2,509 | 1 |
| 2013 | $192.2M | 2,459 | 1 |
| 2014 | $276.7M | 2,491 | 1 |
| 2015 | $259.4M | 2,332 | 1 |
| 2016 | $119.1M | 2,361 | 1 |
| 2017 | $155.7M | 2,274 | 1 |
| 2018 | $130.7M | 2,146 | 1 |
| 2019 | $107.4M | 2,130 | 1 |
| 2020 | $66.4M | 1,896 | 1 |
| 2021 | $78.7M | 1,988 | 1 |
| 2022 | $76.1M | 1,901 | 1 |
| 2023 | $78.1M | 1,970 | 1 |
| 2024 | $74.6M | 1,915 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Japan to India: $10.1M; growth +146.8%.
- Belgium to India: $3.3M; growth +1,228.2%.
- Russia to China: $2.8M; growth +295.3%.
- Netherlands to India: $2.5M; growth +625.4%.
- Italy to Taiwan: $2.4M; growth +779.5%.
- France to Turkmenistan: $1.9M; growth +1,082.9%.
- Israel to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.7M; growth +0%.
- China to India: $1.6M; growth +92.4%.
- Poland to France: $1.3M; growth -24.5%.
- Italy to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.2M; growth +147.4%.

## HS6 products

- Plans and drawings: for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar, being originals drawn by hand: hand-written texts: photo- graphic reproductions: their carbon copies (HS6 490600)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- 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/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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