# Knives (HS4 8211) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Knives at HS4 8211, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The knives subsector recorded $3.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with +1.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $3.1B |
| Latest annual change | +1.6% |
| Active exporters | 187 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 6 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.0B | 3,231 | 6 |
| 1996 | $956.0M | 3,283 | 6 |
| 1997 | $929.7M | 3,329 | 6 |
| 1998 | $965.6M | 3,306 | 6 |
| 1999 | $1.0B | 3,521 | 6 |
| 2000 | $1.1B | 4,493 | 6 |
| 2001 | $1.0B | 4,624 | 6 |
| 2002 | $1.1B | 4,809 | 6 |
| 2003 | $1.2B | 4,872 | 6 |
| 2004 | $1.4B | 5,020 | 6 |
| 2005 | $1.4B | 5,139 | 6 |
| 2006 | $1.5B | 5,315 | 6 |
| 2007 | $1.8B | 5,453 | 6 |
| 2008 | $1.9B | 5,565 | 6 |
| 2009 | $1.5B | 5,641 | 6 |
| 2010 | $1.8B | 5,764 | 6 |
| 2011 | $2.2B | 5,908 | 6 |
| 2012 | $2.2B | 6,023 | 6 |
| 2013 | $2.3B | 6,163 | 6 |
| 2014 | $2.6B | 6,386 | 6 |
| 2015 | $2.4B | 6,477 | 6 |
| 2016 | $2.4B | 6,504 | 6 |
| 2017 | $2.5B | 6,666 | 6 |
| 2018 | $2.7B | 6,726 | 6 |
| 2019 | $2.6B | 6,773 | 6 |
| 2020 | $2.7B | 6,544 | 6 |
| 2021 | $3.6B | 6,765 | 6 |
| 2022 | $3.5B | 6,852 | 6 |
| 2023 | $3.0B | 7,002 | 6 |
| 2024 | $3.1B | 6,928 | 6 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $493.7M; growth -10.6%.
- China to Germany: $91.2M; growth -4.8%.
- Switzerland, Liechtenstein to Germany: $66.9M; growth -3.7%.
- China to United Kingdom: $56.2M; growth +0.2%.
- China to Canada: $53.0M; growth -8%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $52.5M; growth -11.2%.
- China to France: $49.1M; growth +3%.
- China to Russia: $48.4M; growth -19.7%.
- China to Australia: $48.1M; growth -2.9%.
- Taiwan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $46.8M; growth -8.3%.

## HS6 products

- Knives: with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), sets of assorted articles, excluding knives and blades of heading no. 8208 (HS6 821110)
- Knives: table knives, having fixed cutting blades, serrated or not, excluding knives and blades of heading no. 8208 (HS6 821191)
- Knives: having fixed cutting blades, (other than table knives), serrated or not, excluding knives and blades of heading no. 8208 (HS6 821192)
- Knives: with cutting blades, (having other than fixed blades), serrated or not, excluding knives and blades of heading no. 8208 (HS6 821193)
- Blades: cutting, serrated or not, excluding those of heading no. 8208 (HS6 821194)
- Knives: with handles of base metal (HS6 821195)

## 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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