# Lathes (HS4 8458) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Lathes at HS4 8458, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The lathes subsector recorded $6.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with -9.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $6.3B |
| Latest annual change | -9.5% |
| Active exporters | 154 |
| Active importers | 193 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $3.3B | 2,369 | 4 |
| 1996 | $3.4B | 2,337 | 4 |
| 1997 | $3.2B | 2,288 | 4 |
| 1998 | $3.7B | 2,309 | 4 |
| 1999 | $3.3B | 2,403 | 4 |
| 2000 | $3.6B | 2,515 | 4 |
| 2001 | $3.4B | 2,595 | 4 |
| 2002 | $2.9B | 2,572 | 4 |
| 2003 | $3.4B | 2,651 | 4 |
| 2004 | $4.4B | 2,717 | 4 |
| 2005 | $5.4B | 2,889 | 4 |
| 2006 | $6.1B | 2,867 | 4 |
| 2007 | $7.7B | 3,108 | 4 |
| 2008 | $8.6B | 3,027 | 4 |
| 2009 | $4.4B | 2,889 | 4 |
| 2010 | $5.3B | 2,951 | 4 |
| 2011 | $7.7B | 2,947 | 4 |
| 2012 | $8.0B | 3,009 | 4 |
| 2013 | $7.1B | 2,995 | 4 |
| 2014 | $7.3B | 3,111 | 4 |
| 2015 | $6.4B | 3,134 | 4 |
| 2016 | $5.6B | 2,995 | 4 |
| 2017 | $6.3B | 3,170 | 4 |
| 2018 | $7.5B | 3,120 | 4 |
| 2019 | $7.0B | 3,165 | 4 |
| 2020 | $4.8B | 2,973 | 4 |
| 2021 | $6.0B | 3,027 | 4 |
| 2022 | $6.8B | 3,003 | 4 |
| 2023 | $7.4B | 3,133 | 4 |
| 2024 | $6.3B | 3,001 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $395.6M; growth +5.3%.
- Republic of Korea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $227.9M; growth +15.8%.
- Taiwan to China: $175.8M; growth -3%.
- China to Russia: $133.0M; growth +44.7%.
- Japan to China: $118.9M; growth -12.6%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $110.4M; growth +5.3%.
- Japan to Germany: $105.3M; growth +12.3%.
- Republic of Korea to Germany: $87.2M; growth +4.6%.
- Republic of Korea to Turkey: $86.7M; growth +7.4%.
- Taiwan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $85.5M; growth +11.7%.

## HS6 products

- Lathes: for removing metal, horizontal, numerically controlled (HS6 845811)
- Lathes: for removing metal, horizontal, other than numerically controlled (HS6 845819)
- Lathes: for removing metal, numerically controlled, other than horizontal lathes (HS6 845891)
- Lathes: for removing metal, other than horizontal or numerically controlled lathes (HS6 845899)

## 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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