# Calculating machines (HS4 8470) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Calculating machines at HS4 8470, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The calculating machines subsector recorded $6.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with +12.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $6.2B |
| Latest annual change | +12.1% |
| Active exporters | 168 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 6 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $3.3B | 3,302 | 6 |
| 1996 | $3.4B | 3,388 | 6 |
| 1997 | $3.5B | 3,322 | 6 |
| 1998 | $3.3B | 3,396 | 6 |
| 1999 | $3.3B | 3,505 | 6 |
| 2000 | $3.4B | 4,170 | 6 |
| 2001 | $3.7B | 4,342 | 6 |
| 2002 | $3.3B | 4,443 | 6 |
| 2003 | $3.5B | 4,466 | 6 |
| 2004 | $3.8B | 4,458 | 6 |
| 2005 | $3.7B | 4,564 | 6 |
| 2006 | $4.3B | 4,696 | 6 |
| 2007 | $4.4B | 4,801 | 6 |
| 2008 | $4.5B | 4,868 | 6 |
| 2009 | $3.6B | 4,742 | 6 |
| 2010 | $4.1B | 4,647 | 6 |
| 2011 | $4.2B | 4,839 | 6 |
| 2012 | $4.0B | 4,880 | 6 |
| 2013 | $3.9B | 4,894 | 6 |
| 2014 | $4.3B | 5,070 | 6 |
| 2015 | $4.5B | 5,231 | 6 |
| 2016 | $4.4B | 5,016 | 6 |
| 2017 | $4.6B | 5,096 | 6 |
| 2018 | $4.7B | 5,253 | 6 |
| 2019 | $5.1B | 5,203 | 6 |
| 2020 | $4.6B | 5,039 | 6 |
| 2021 | $5.6B | 5,040 | 6 |
| 2022 | $7.0B | 5,185 | 6 |
| 2023 | $6.3B | 5,243 | 6 |
| 2024 | $6.2B | 5,138 | 6 |

## Leading corridors

- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $250.4M; growth -2.2%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $222.9M; growth -1.5%.
- China to Russia: $172.1M; growth +32.9%.
- Taiwan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $153.6M; growth +12.7%.
- China to Mexico: $131.1M; growth +28.5%.
- Thailand to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $131.0M; growth +94.3%.
- China to United Kingdom: $120.8M; growth +15.5%.
- China to Japan: $120.1M; growth -4.8%.
- China to Nigeria: $103.4M; growth +19.3%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $100.7M; growth -7.4%.

## HS6 products

- Calculating machines: electronic calculators capable of operation without an external source of electric power and pocket-size data recording, reproducing and displaying machines with calculating functions (HS6 847010)
- Calculating machines: electronic, incorporating a printing device, needing an external source of power (HS6 847021)
- Calculating machines: electronic, (not incorporating a printing device), needing an external power source (HS6 847029)
- Calculating machines: non-electronic (HS6 847030)
- Accounting machines (HS6 847040)
- Cash registers (HS6 847050)
- Postage-franking machines, ticket-issuing machines which print tickets (HS6 847090)

## 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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