# Refrigerators and freezers (HS4 8418) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Refrigerators and freezers at HS4 8418, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The refrigerators and freezers subsector recorded $60.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with -0.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $60.7B |
| Latest annual change | -0.4% |
| Active exporters | 196 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 10 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $12.5B | 5,563 | 10 |
| 1996 | $12.9B | 5,713 | 10 |
| 1997 | $13.1B | 5,701 | 10 |
| 1998 | $13.7B | 5,897 | 10 |
| 1999 | $14.2B | 6,253 | 10 |
| 2000 | $14.6B | 7,142 | 10 |
| 2001 | $15.0B | 7,202 | 10 |
| 2002 | $16.5B | 7,412 | 10 |
| 2003 | $19.8B | 7,578 | 10 |
| 2004 | $23.8B | 7,816 | 10 |
| 2005 | $26.2B | 7,979 | 10 |
| 2006 | $31.6B | 8,257 | 10 |
| 2007 | $37.9B | 8,517 | 10 |
| 2008 | $40.2B | 8,745 | 10 |
| 2009 | $31.3B | 8,747 | 10 |
| 2010 | $35.5B | 8,786 | 10 |
| 2011 | $40.0B | 9,013 | 10 |
| 2012 | $39.6B | 9,049 | 10 |
| 2013 | $41.4B | 9,212 | 10 |
| 2014 | $42.7B | 9,455 | 10 |
| 2015 | $40.4B | 9,518 | 10 |
| 2016 | $40.5B | 9,549 | 10 |
| 2017 | $42.8B | 9,696 | 10 |
| 2018 | $45.7B | 9,770 | 10 |
| 2019 | $45.7B | 9,747 | 10 |
| 2020 | $46.6B | 9,332 | 10 |
| 2021 | $59.6B | 9,560 | 10 |
| 2022 | $60.8B | 9,639 | 10 |
| 2023 | $60.6B | 9,692 | 10 |
| 2024 | $60.7B | 9,555 | 10 |

## Leading corridors

- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $6.0B; growth +5.5%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $3.0B; growth -1.5%.
- Republic of Korea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.8B; growth -8.4%.
- China to Japan: $873.1M; growth -0.2%.
- Thailand to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $845.6M; growth +18.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $814.2M; growth -0.5%.
- China to Australia: $747.9M; growth +4.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $720.5M; growth +19.3%.
- China to France: $688.6M; growth -4.2%.
- China to Mexico: $666.2M; growth +26.5%.

## HS6 products

- Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other (HS6 841810)
- Refrigerators: for household use, compression-type, electric or other (HS6 841821)
- Refrigerators: for household use, absorption-type, electrical (HS6 841822)
- Refrigerators: household, electric or not, other than compression or absorption-type (HS6 841829)
- Freezers: of the chest type, not exceeding 800l capacity (HS6 841830)
- Freezers: of the upright type, not exceeding 900l capacity (HS6 841840)
- Furniture incorporating refrigerating or freezing equipment: for storage and display, n.e.c. in item no. 8418.1, 8418.2, 8418.3 or 8418.4 (chests, cabinets, display counters, show-cases and the like) (HS6 841850)
- Heat pumps: other than air conditioning machines of heading no. 8415 (HS6 841861)
- Refrigerating or freezing equipment: heat pumps, other than compression type units whose condensers are heat exchangers (HS6 841869)
- Refrigerating or freezing equipment: parts, furniture designed to receive refrigerating or freezing equipment (HS6 841891)
- Refrigerating or freezing equipment: parts thereof, other than furniture (HS6 841899)

## 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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