# Tools, hand (HS4 8205) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Tools, hand at HS4 8205, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The tools, hand subsector recorded $9.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +3.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $9.5B |
| Latest annual change | +3.6% |
| Active exporters | 199 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 9 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.7B | 4,959 | 9 |
| 1996 | $2.7B | 5,086 | 9 |
| 1997 | $2.8B | 5,136 | 9 |
| 1998 | $2.9B | 5,301 | 9 |
| 1999 | $3.1B | 5,601 | 9 |
| 2000 | $3.3B | 6,940 | 9 |
| 2001 | $3.2B | 7,155 | 9 |
| 2002 | $3.4B | 7,435 | 9 |
| 2003 | $3.8B | 7,604 | 9 |
| 2004 | $4.5B | 7,911 | 9 |
| 2005 | $4.9B | 8,249 | 9 |
| 2006 | $5.5B | 8,571 | 9 |
| 2007 | $6.3B | 8,808 | 9 |
| 2008 | $6.7B | 8,958 | 9 |
| 2009 | $5.2B | 9,121 | 9 |
| 2010 | $5.9B | 9,317 | 9 |
| 2011 | $6.5B | 9,597 | 9 |
| 2012 | $6.6B | 9,956 | 9 |
| 2013 | $6.7B | 9,968 | 9 |
| 2014 | $7.2B | 10,415 | 9 |
| 2015 | $6.8B | 10,316 | 9 |
| 2016 | $6.7B | 10,444 | 9 |
| 2017 | $7.2B | 10,617 | 9 |
| 2018 | $7.6B | 10,685 | 9 |
| 2019 | $7.6B | 10,838 | 9 |
| 2020 | $7.3B | 10,251 | 9 |
| 2021 | $9.2B | 10,633 | 9 |
| 2022 | $9.2B | 10,706 | 9 |
| 2023 | $9.1B | 10,887 | 9 |
| 2024 | $9.5B | 10,883 | 9 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $811.9M; growth -1.8%.
- Taiwan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $379.3M; growth -5.9%.
- China to Germany: $228.1M; growth +0.4%.
- China to Russia: $187.3M; growth +11.8%.
- China to Malaysia: $183.5M; growth +25.6%.
- China to United Kingdom: $179.4M; growth +2.3%.
- China to Singapore: $168.1M; growth +72%.
- Germany to France: $148.1M; growth +19.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $126.9M; growth +0.6%.
- China to Canada: $109.9M; growth -4.8%.

## HS6 products

- Tools, hand: drilling, threading or tapping tools (HS6 820510)
- Tools, hand: hammers and sledge hammers (HS6 820520)
- Tools, hand: planes, chisels, gauges and similar cutting tools for working wood (HS6 820530)
- Tools, hand: screwdrivers (HS6 820540)
- Tools, hand: household (HS6 820551)
- Tools, hand: other than household tools (HS6 820559)
- Tools, hand: blow lamps (HS6 820560)
- Tools, hand: vices, clamps and the like (HS6 820570)
- Tools, hand: anvils, portable forges, hand or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks (HS6 820580)
- Tools, hand: sets, of articles of two or more of the foregoing items (HS6 820590)

## 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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