# Weighing machines (HS4 8423) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Weighing machines at HS4 8423, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The weighing machines subsector recorded $4.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with +1.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $4.7B |
| Latest annual change | +1.8% |
| Active exporters | 185 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 7 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.6B | 3,742 | 7 |
| 1996 | $1.6B | 3,741 | 7 |
| 1997 | $1.6B | 3,778 | 7 |
| 1998 | $1.6B | 3,832 | 7 |
| 1999 | $1.7B | 4,092 | 7 |
| 2000 | $1.7B | 4,746 | 7 |
| 2001 | $1.8B | 4,712 | 7 |
| 2002 | $1.8B | 4,940 | 7 |
| 2003 | $2.1B | 5,102 | 7 |
| 2004 | $2.5B | 5,148 | 7 |
| 2005 | $2.6B | 5,421 | 7 |
| 2006 | $2.8B | 5,625 | 7 |
| 2007 | $3.3B | 5,715 | 7 |
| 2008 | $3.5B | 5,838 | 7 |
| 2009 | $3.0B | 5,853 | 7 |
| 2010 | $3.4B | 5,976 | 7 |
| 2011 | $3.8B | 6,119 | 7 |
| 2012 | $3.8B | 6,242 | 7 |
| 2013 | $3.8B | 6,379 | 7 |
| 2014 | $4.0B | 6,566 | 7 |
| 2015 | $3.8B | 6,628 | 7 |
| 2016 | $3.8B | 6,678 | 7 |
| 2017 | $3.9B | 6,780 | 7 |
| 2018 | $4.2B | 6,848 | 7 |
| 2019 | $4.0B | 6,929 | 7 |
| 2020 | $4.2B | 6,690 | 7 |
| 2021 | $5.0B | 6,933 | 7 |
| 2022 | $4.6B | 7,060 | 7 |
| 2023 | $4.6B | 7,242 | 7 |
| 2024 | $4.7B | 7,187 | 7 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $319.1M; growth -5.9%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $118.5M; growth +15.8%.
- China to Germany: $106.2M; growth -11.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Republic of Korea: $85.2M; growth +119.3%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $79.0M; growth -8.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $76.3M; growth +1.9%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $69.8M; growth -16.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $65.2M; growth +11.8%.
- China to Japan: $64.0M; growth -6.1%.
- China to India: $60.3M; growth -1.4%.

## HS6 products

- Weighing machines: personal (including baby scales) and household scales (HS6 842310)
- Weighing machines: scales for continuous weighing of goods on conveyors (HS6 842320)
- Weighing machines: constant weight scales and scales for discharging a predetermined weight of material into a bag or container, including hopper scales (HS6 842330)
- Weighing machines: other than personal, conveyor or constant weight scales, having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30kg (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5cg or better) (HS6 842381)
- Weighing machines: other than personal, conveyor or constant weight scales, having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30kg but not exceeding 5000kg (HS6 842382)
- Weighing machines: having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 5000kg (HS6 842389)
- Weighing machines: weights of all kinds, parts of weighing machinery (HS6 842390)

## 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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