# Machine-tools (HS4 8463) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Machine-tools at HS4 8463, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The machine-tools subsector recorded $2.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with +2.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.3B |
| Latest annual change | +2.2% |
| Active exporters | 154 |
| Active importers | 195 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.4B | 2,075 | 4 |
| 1996 | $1.5B | 2,140 | 4 |
| 1997 | $1.3B | 2,082 | 4 |
| 1998 | $1.3B | 2,023 | 4 |
| 1999 | $1.2B | 2,180 | 4 |
| 2000 | $1.1B | 2,397 | 4 |
| 2001 | $1.1B | 2,366 | 4 |
| 2002 | $1.0B | 2,429 | 4 |
| 2003 | $1.2B | 2,448 | 4 |
| 2004 | $1.4B | 2,545 | 4 |
| 2005 | $1.6B | 2,641 | 4 |
| 2006 | $1.9B | 2,773 | 4 |
| 2007 | $2.0B | 2,820 | 4 |
| 2008 | $2.2B | 2,809 | 4 |
| 2009 | $1.5B | 2,644 | 4 |
| 2010 | $1.7B | 2,744 | 4 |
| 2011 | $2.1B | 2,847 | 4 |
| 2012 | $2.3B | 2,877 | 4 |
| 2013 | $2.1B | 2,881 | 4 |
| 2014 | $2.1B | 2,939 | 4 |
| 2015 | $1.7B | 2,998 | 4 |
| 2016 | $1.9B | 2,927 | 4 |
| 2017 | $1.9B | 2,911 | 4 |
| 2018 | $2.1B | 3,048 | 4 |
| 2019 | $1.9B | 2,970 | 4 |
| 2020 | $1.4B | 2,748 | 4 |
| 2021 | $1.7B | 2,858 | 4 |
| 2022 | $2.1B | 2,954 | 4 |
| 2023 | $2.2B | 3,049 | 4 |
| 2024 | $2.3B | 3,014 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $281.3M; growth +80%.
- China to India: $82.7M; growth +27.6%.
- Germany to China: $66.5M; growth -11.7%.
- China to Russia: $57.8M; growth +42.6%.
- Italy to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $39.0M; growth +26.4%.
- China to Viet Nam: $34.7M; growth +21.2%.
- Germany to Mexico: $28.3M; growth +43.7%.
- Italy to Germany: $27.0M; growth +26.8%.
- Germany to India: $26.5M; growth +75.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $25.3M; growth +11.9%.

## HS6 products

- Machine-tools: for working metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets, without removing material, draw-benches for bars, tubes, profiles, wire or the like (HS6 846310)
- Machine-tools: for working metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets, without removing material, thread rolling machines (HS6 846320)
- Machine-tools: machines for working wire, without removing material (HS6 846330)
- Machine-tools: for working metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets, without removing material, n.e.c. in heading no. 8463 (HS6 846390)

## 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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