# Fire extinguishers (HS4 8424) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Fire extinguishers at HS4 8424, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The fire extinguishers subsector recorded $25.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with +5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $25.2B |
| Latest annual change | +5% |
| Active exporters | 198 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 8 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $5.1B | 4,275 | 8 |
| 1996 | $5.5B | 4,434 | 8 |
| 1997 | $5.5B | 4,450 | 8 |
| 1998 | $5.7B | 4,550 | 8 |
| 1999 | $5.8B | 4,926 | 8 |
| 2000 | $6.2B | 5,686 | 8 |
| 2001 | $6.3B | 5,846 | 8 |
| 2002 | $6.9B | 6,133 | 8 |
| 2003 | $8.1B | 6,400 | 8 |
| 2004 | $9.9B | 6,558 | 8 |
| 2005 | $10.8B | 6,732 | 8 |
| 2006 | $12.3B | 6,947 | 8 |
| 2007 | $14.3B | 7,182 | 8 |
| 2008 | $16.5B | 7,442 | 8 |
| 2009 | $12.8B | 7,508 | 8 |
| 2010 | $14.6B | 7,662 | 8 |
| 2011 | $17.7B | 7,926 | 8 |
| 2012 | $17.9B | 8,178 | 8 |
| 2013 | $18.6B | 8,315 | 8 |
| 2014 | $19.1B | 8,628 | 8 |
| 2015 | $17.7B | 8,804 | 8 |
| 2016 | $17.5B | 8,828 | 8 |
| 2017 | $19.0B | 9,038 | 8 |
| 2018 | $20.7B | 9,145 | 8 |
| 2019 | $20.1B | 9,277 | 8 |
| 2020 | $21.4B | 9,038 | 8 |
| 2021 | $25.1B | 9,301 | 8 |
| 2022 | $24.1B | 9,321 | 8 |
| 2023 | $24.0B | 9,553 | 8 |
| 2024 | $25.2B | 9,449 | 8 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $931.2M; growth -12.9%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $566.4M; growth +3.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $515.2M; growth -0.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $482.7M; growth +6.5%.
- Germany to France: $426.6M; growth +0.5%.
- China to Viet Nam: $330.3M; growth +9.2%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $313.9M; growth +4.7%.
- China to Russia: $297.0M; growth +18.9%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $291.7M; growth -10.7%.
- China to India: $287.3M; growth +10.2%.

## HS6 products

- Fire extinguishers: whether or not charged (HS6 842410)
- Spray guns and similar appliances (HS6 842420)
- Mechanical appliances: steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines (HS6 842430)
- Mechanical appliances: agricultural or horticultural sprayers: portable sprayers (HS6 842441)
- Mechanical appliances: agricultural or horticultural sprayers: other than portable sprayers (HS6 842449)
- Mechanical appliances: for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, for agricultural or horticultural use, whether or not hand-operated (HS6 842481)
- Mechanical appliances: agricultural or horticultural, n.e.c. in heading 8424 (HS6 842482)
- Mechanical appliances: for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, for other than agricultural or horticultural use, whether or not hand-operated (HS6 842489)
- Mechanical appliances: parts of machines projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, whether or not hand-operated (HS6 842490)

## 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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