# Textile machinery (HS4 8445) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Textile machinery at HS4 8445, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The textile machinery subsector recorded $2.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with -24.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.8B |
| Latest annual change | -24.2% |
| Active exporters | 135 |
| Active importers | 181 |
| Active HS6 products | 8 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $4.8B | 2,068 | 8 |
| 1996 | $4.1B | 2,040 | 8 |
| 1997 | $4.0B | 2,015 | 8 |
| 1998 | $3.4B | 1,961 | 8 |
| 1999 | $2.3B | 2,230 | 8 |
| 2000 | $2.7B | 2,295 | 8 |
| 2001 | $2.7B | 2,288 | 8 |
| 2002 | $2.7B | 2,297 | 8 |
| 2003 | $3.2B | 2,374 | 8 |
| 2004 | $3.6B | 2,390 | 8 |
| 2005 | $3.3B | 2,428 | 8 |
| 2006 | $3.5B | 2,477 | 8 |
| 2007 | $4.3B | 2,432 | 8 |
| 2008 | $3.4B | 2,429 | 8 |
| 2009 | $1.7B | 2,211 | 8 |
| 2010 | $2.9B | 2,266 | 8 |
| 2011 | $4.4B | 2,277 | 8 |
| 2012 | $3.7B | 2,280 | 8 |
| 2013 | $4.0B | 2,224 | 8 |
| 2014 | $4.6B | 2,367 | 8 |
| 2015 | $3.5B | 2,356 | 8 |
| 2016 | $3.0B | 2,343 | 8 |
| 2017 | $3.6B | 2,335 | 8 |
| 2018 | $4.1B | 2,332 | 8 |
| 2019 | $3.2B | 2,285 | 8 |
| 2020 | $2.5B | 2,137 | 8 |
| 2021 | $3.4B | 2,159 | 8 |
| 2022 | $4.1B | 2,294 | 8 |
| 2023 | $3.9B | 2,371 | 8 |
| 2024 | $2.8B | 2,216 | 8 |

## Leading corridors

- Japan to China: $451.5M; growth -0.2%.
- China to Viet Nam: $116.7M; growth +10.6%.
- Germany to Turkey: $105.4M; growth -14.8%.
- China to India: $92.9M; growth +13.5%.
- Germany to China: $81.7M; growth -16%.
- Japan to India: $81.4M; growth -12.6%.
- Germany to India: $76.8M; growth +22.2%.
- China to Turkey: $70.7M; growth -8%.
- India to Turkey: $53.3M; growth -14.3%.
- Italy to China: $46.7M; growth -21.6%.

## HS6 products

- Textile machinery: carding machines for preparing textile fibres (HS6 844511)
- Textile machinery: combing machines for preparing textile fibres (HS6 844512)
- Textile machinery: drawing or roving machines for preparing textile fibres (HS6 844513)
- Textile machinery: n.e.s. in heading no. 8445, for preparing textile fibres (HS6 844519)
- Textile machinery: spinning machines (HS6 844520)
- Textile machinery: doubling or twisting machines (HS6 844530)
- Textile machinery: winding (including weft-winding) or reeling machines (HS6 844540)
- Textile machinery: involved in textile fibre or textile yarn preparation and n.e.c. in heading no. 8445 (HS6 844590)

## 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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