Latest trade
$884.8MGlobal subsector valueHS4 subsector intelligence
Textile machinery
HS4 8444 trade overview
A focused view of this HS4 subsector: market scale, momentum, leading routes, countries, and the HS6 classifications inside it.
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
Annual change
-41.8%Latest year on yearExporters
119Active reporting countriesImporters
175Active reporting countriesHS6 products
1Classifications inside HS4The subsector read
$884.8M in trade, with -12.9% annualized growth over three years.
Textile machinery is recorded across 1,213 active corridors, with 119 exporters and 175 importers.
Annual trend
Subsector momentum over time
Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Read the methodology ↗
Top trade corridors
Where the subsector moves
Leading exporter-to-importer relationships by latest reported value. See data sources ↗
Latest reported relationshipsTop 10 by trade value
| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 | Distance | FTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GermanyDEU | ChinaCHN | $171.2M | -24.1% | 1 | 8,415 km | No |
| 2 | JapanJPN | ChinaCHN | $158.9M | -18.4% | 1 | 1,763 km | No |
| 3 | GermanyDEU | TurkeyTUR | $62.7M | -10.9% | 1 | 1,738 km | Yes |
| 4 | ChinaCHN | IndiaIND | $45.1M | +23.2% | 1 | 4,252 km | No |
| 5 | ChinaCHN | TurkeyTUR | $33.8M | -6.4% | 1 | 8,004 km | No |
| 6 | ChinaCHN | Viet NamVNM | $27.1M | +26% | 1 | 2,732 km | Yes |
| 7 | GermanyDEU | IndiaIND | $23.4M | -16.6% | 1 | 5,786 km | No |
| 8 | ItalyITA | ChinaCHN | $22.2M | +18.7% | 1 | 9,138 km | No |
| 9 | ChinaCHN | JapanJPN | $18.5M | -18.9% | 1 | 1,763 km | No |
| 10 | IndiaIND | TurkeyTUR | $15.1M | +15.4% | 1 | 4,559 km | No |
Market structure
Where supply and demand concentrate
Exporter and importer rankings show the two sides of the subsector separately. Check coverage ↗
| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GermanyDEU | $305.9M | 58 | 1 |
| 2 | ChinaCHN | $207.8M | 148 | 1 |
| 3 | JapanJPN | $180.7M | 28 | 1 |
| 4 | ItalyITA | $68.8M | 75 | 1 |
| 5 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $31.0M | 71 | 1 |
| 6 | IndiaIND | $19.6M | 49 | 1 |
| 7 | Republic of KoreaKOR | $14.8M | 36 | 1 |
| 8 | United KingdomGBR | $9.8M | 53 | 1 |
| 9 | United Arab EmiratesARE | $7.4M | 23 | 1 |
| 10 | TaiwanTWN | $6.6M | 35 | 1 |
| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChinaCHN | $364.2M | 24 | 1 |
| 2 | TurkeyTUR | $131.1M | 17 | 1 |
| 3 | IndiaIND | $83.4M | 20 | 1 |
| 4 | Viet NamVNM | $34.3M | 17 | 1 |
| 5 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $22.4M | 27 | 1 |
| 6 | JapanJPN | $22.3M | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | MexicoMEX | $16.3M | 53 | 1 |
| 8 | United KingdomGBR | $14.3M | 29 | 1 |
| 9 | United Arab EmiratesARE | $14.3M | 21 | 1 |
| 10 | Iran (Islamic Republic of)IRN | $13.4M | 28 | 1 |
HS6 product coverage
The products inside HS4 8444
Six-digit classifications make the subsector specific. Browse the product workspace ↗
1 classifications shownTextile machinery
Textile machinery: for extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile materialsHS6 844400
Definitions and coverage
Read the numbers with context
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Reported values
Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS4 classification, not company-level sales or shipment records.
Calculated indicators
Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations.
Missing data
Unavailable observations remain unavailable. They are not filled, interpolated, or presented as forecasts.
Coverage: 1995-2024 · Data refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:09
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.