# Generators (HS4 8405) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Generators at HS4 8405, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The generators subsector recorded $1.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with +1.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.0B |
| Latest annual change | +1.2% |
| Active exporters | 150 |
| Active importers | 196 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $473.9M | 1,663 | 2 |
| 1996 | $478.9M | 1,671 | 2 |
| 1997 | $528.4M | 1,659 | 2 |
| 1998 | $574.4M | 1,723 | 2 |
| 1999 | $484.9M | 1,880 | 2 |
| 2000 | $446.0M | 1,999 | 2 |
| 2001 | $559.5M | 1,921 | 2 |
| 2002 | $448.9M | 2,049 | 2 |
| 2003 | $476.6M | 2,115 | 2 |
| 2004 | $682.7M | 2,303 | 2 |
| 2005 | $1.1B | 2,482 | 2 |
| 2006 | $1.0B | 2,498 | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.3B | 2,660 | 2 |
| 2008 | $1.3B | 2,791 | 2 |
| 2009 | $1.2B | 2,695 | 2 |
| 2010 | $1.0B | 2,599 | 2 |
| 2011 | $1.1B | 2,739 | 2 |
| 2012 | $1.3B | 3,038 | 2 |
| 2013 | $1.0B | 2,858 | 2 |
| 2014 | $1.1B | 2,920 | 2 |
| 2015 | $955.0M | 2,892 | 2 |
| 2016 | $965.8M | 2,844 | 2 |
| 2017 | $805.7M | 2,906 | 2 |
| 2018 | $818.4M | 2,767 | 2 |
| 2019 | $918.8M | 2,864 | 2 |
| 2020 | $853.1M | 2,881 | 2 |
| 2021 | $856.8M | 2,925 | 2 |
| 2022 | $841.4M | 3,022 | 2 |
| 2023 | $1.0B | 2,888 | 2 |
| 2024 | $1.0B | 2,981 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- China to Indonesia: $48.0M; growth +17.6%.
- Germany to Italy: $34.6M; growth +2.4%.
- Germany to Belgium: $22.5M; growth +136.1%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $21.2M; growth +40.5%.
- Belgium to Germany: $21.1M; growth +184.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $19.6M; growth -13.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to United Arab Emirates: $18.1M; growth +96.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $17.7M; growth +0.6%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $16.9M; growth +18.8%.
- China to Malaysia: $15.9M; growth +99.3%.

## HS6 products

- Generators: producer gas, water gas, acetylene gas and similar water process gas generators, with or without their purifiers (HS6 840510)
- Generators: parts of producer gas, water gas, acetylene gas and similar water process gas generators, with or without their purifiers (HS6 840590)

## 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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