# Machine-tools (HS4 8459) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Machine-tools at HS4 8459, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The machine-tools subsector recorded $3.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with +3.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $3.1B |
| Latest annual change | +3.7% |
| Active exporters | 160 |
| Active importers | 198 |
| Active HS6 products | 12 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.4B | 2,929 | 12 |
| 1996 | $2.6B | 2,855 | 12 |
| 1997 | $2.5B | 2,828 | 12 |
| 1998 | $2.4B | 2,806 | 12 |
| 1999 | $2.2B | 3,028 | 12 |
| 2000 | $2.2B | 3,191 | 12 |
| 2001 | $2.2B | 3,216 | 12 |
| 2002 | $2.3B | 3,343 | 12 |
| 2003 | $2.5B | 3,385 | 12 |
| 2004 | $2.9B | 3,535 | 12 |
| 2005 | $3.3B | 3,730 | 12 |
| 2006 | $3.8B | 3,734 | 12 |
| 2007 | $4.5B | 3,824 | 12 |
| 2008 | $5.3B | 3,837 | 12 |
| 2009 | $3.6B | 3,800 | 12 |
| 2010 | $3.9B | 3,787 | 12 |
| 2011 | $4.7B | 3,899 | 12 |
| 2012 | $5.0B | 4,032 | 12 |
| 2013 | $4.5B | 3,982 | 12 |
| 2014 | $4.1B | 4,119 | 12 |
| 2015 | $3.5B | 4,103 | 12 |
| 2016 | $3.0B | 4,173 | 12 |
| 2017 | $3.1B | 4,117 | 12 |
| 2018 | $3.6B | 4,237 | 12 |
| 2019 | $3.3B | 4,185 | 12 |
| 2020 | $2.5B | 3,892 | 12 |
| 2021 | $2.8B | 4,060 | 12 |
| 2022 | $2.7B | 4,159 | 12 |
| 2023 | $3.0B | 4,171 | 12 |
| 2024 | $3.1B | 4,104 | 12 |

## Leading corridors

- China to Russia: $148.3M; growth +90.7%.
- Italy to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $77.8M; growth +12.8%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $69.6M; growth +14.1%.
- Spain to Germany: $60.6M; growth +10.9%.
- China to Viet Nam: $43.3M; growth +20%.
- Republic of Korea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $39.5M; growth +69.6%.
- Germany to China: $38.9M; growth -21.4%.
- Germany to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $37.6M; growth +11.7%.
- Italy to China: $37.0M; growth +2.9%.
- China to India: $35.6M; growth +30.1%.

## HS6 products

- Machine-tools: way-type unit head machines, for drilling, boring, milling, threading or tapping by removing metal, other than lathes of heading no. 8458 (HS6 845910)
- Machine-tools: for drilling by removing metal, numerically controlled (HS6 845921)
- Machine-tools: for drilling by removing metal, other than numerically controlled (HS6 845929)
- Machine-tools: for boring-milling by removing metal, numerically controlled (HS6 845931)
- Machine-tools: for boring-milling by removing metal, other than numerically controlled (HS6 845939)
- Machine-tools: for boring by removing metal, n.e.c. in item no. 8459.31 and 8459.39 (HS6 845940)
- Machine-tools: for boring by removing metal, numerically controlled boring machines, n.e.c. in heading 8459 (HS6 845941)
- Machine-tools: for boring by removing metal, not numerically controlled boring machines, n.e.c. in heading 8459 (HS6 845949)
- Machine-tools: for milling by removing metal, knee-type, numerically controlled (HS6 845951)
- Machine-tools: for milling by removing metal, knee-type, other than numerically controlled (HS6 845959)
- Machine-tools: for milling by removing metal, (not knee-type), numerically controlled (HS6 845961)
- Machine-tools: for milling by removing metal, not knee-type, other than numerically controlled (HS6 845969)
- Machine-tools: for threading or tapping by removing metal (HS6 845970)

## 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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