# Machinery (HS4 8442) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Machinery at HS4 8442, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The machinery subsector recorded $1.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with -5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.2B |
| Latest annual change | -5% |
| Active exporters | 145 |
| Active importers | 193 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.6B | 2,575 | 3 |
| 1996 | $1.7B | 2,593 | 3 |
| 1997 | $1.6B | 2,547 | 3 |
| 1998 | $1.6B | 2,684 | 3 |
| 1999 | $1.9B | 2,897 | 3 |
| 2000 | $2.0B | 3,233 | 3 |
| 2001 | $1.7B | 3,255 | 3 |
| 2002 | $1.7B | 3,293 | 3 |
| 2003 | $1.8B | 3,420 | 3 |
| 2004 | $1.9B | 3,528 | 3 |
| 2005 | $2.1B | 3,648 | 3 |
| 2006 | $2.3B | 3,817 | 3 |
| 2007 | $2.3B | 3,946 | 3 |
| 2008 | $2.8B | 3,893 | 3 |
| 2009 | $2.3B | 3,886 | 3 |
| 2010 | $2.5B | 3,856 | 3 |
| 2011 | $2.7B | 3,930 | 3 |
| 2012 | $2.5B | 3,960 | 3 |
| 2013 | $2.4B | 3,916 | 3 |
| 2014 | $2.4B | 4,034 | 3 |
| 2015 | $2.1B | 4,002 | 3 |
| 2016 | $2.0B | 4,011 | 3 |
| 2017 | $1.9B | 4,114 | 3 |
| 2018 | $1.6B | 4,051 | 3 |
| 2019 | $1.4B | 3,947 | 3 |
| 2020 | $1.2B | 3,834 | 3 |
| 2021 | $1.3B | 3,830 | 3 |
| 2022 | $1.2B | 3,824 | 3 |
| 2023 | $1.2B | 3,860 | 3 |
| 2024 | $1.2B | 3,800 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- China to India: $33.4M; growth +19.6%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $27.0M; growth -4.2%.
- China to Viet Nam: $19.8M; growth +32.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $17.9M; growth +7.6%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $17.4M; growth -6.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $15.7M; growth -2.7%.
- Germany to France: $15.4M; growth +5%.
- Czechia to Germany: $15.0M; growth +5.7%.
- Germany to Austria: $14.7M; growth -9.9%.
- China to Thailand: $13.5M; growth +17.2%.

## HS6 products

- Machinery: phototype-setting and composing, excluding machine-tools of heading no. 8456 to 8465 (HS6 844210)
- Machinery: apparatus and equipment, for type-setting or composing by processes other than photo-type, with or without founding device (HS6 844220)
- Machinery, apparatus and equipment (excluding machines of heading no. 8456 to 8465) for preparing or making printing components (HS6 844230)
- Machinery: parts of that involved in type-founding or setting, for preparing or making printing blocks, plates, cylinders or other printing components, not machine- tools of heading no. 8456 to 8465 (HS6 844240)
- Printing components: type, blocks, plates, cylinders and the like: blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones prepared for printing purposes (HS6 844250)

## 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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