# Data processing machines (HS4 8471) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Data processing machines at HS4 8471, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The data processing machines subsector recorded $499.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with +24.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $499.4B |
| Latest annual change | +24.5% |
| Active exporters | 200 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 8 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $106.9B | 6,930 | 7 |
| 1996 | $153.2B | 7,119 | 8 |
| 1997 | $167.9B | 7,313 | 8 |
| 1998 | $170.1B | 7,708 | 8 |
| 1999 | $190.1B | 8,298 | 8 |
| 2000 | $214.6B | 9,372 | 8 |
| 2001 | $193.8B | 9,768 | 8 |
| 2002 | $191.0B | 10,037 | 8 |
| 2003 | $216.1B | 10,364 | 8 |
| 2004 | $251.4B | 10,871 | 8 |
| 2005 | $273.2B | 11,176 | 8 |
| 2006 | $294.1B | 11,595 | 8 |
| 2007 | $258.9B | 11,816 | 8 |
| 2008 | $264.4B | 12,028 | 8 |
| 2009 | $232.4B | 12,054 | 8 |
| 2010 | $285.0B | 12,135 | 8 |
| 2011 | $311.2B | 12,425 | 8 |
| 2012 | $328.5B | 12,802 | 8 |
| 2013 | $316.3B | 12,869 | 8 |
| 2014 | $322.0B | 13,075 | 8 |
| 2015 | $290.0B | 13,049 | 8 |
| 2016 | $274.0B | 13,100 | 8 |
| 2017 | $305.3B | 13,113 | 8 |
| 2018 | $338.7B | 13,265 | 8 |
| 2019 | $332.1B | 13,269 | 8 |
| 2020 | $366.4B | 13,202 | 8 |
| 2021 | $427.2B | 13,566 | 8 |
| 2022 | $424.5B | 13,581 | 8 |
| 2023 | $384.0B | 13,495 | 8 |
| 2024 | $499.4B | 13,373 | 8 |

## Leading corridors

- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $40.8B; growth +11%.
- Taiwan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $39.0B; growth +72.7%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $34.1B; growth -15.1%.
- Taiwan to China: $15.4B; growth +40.8%.
- China to Germany: $11.3B; growth -11.5%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $11.0B; growth +59.2%.
- China to Japan: $10.5B; growth -7.3%.
- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $9.8B; growth -2.3%.
- China to Netherlands: $7.7B; growth -12.8%.
- China to China: $7.2B; growth +3.7%.

## HS6 products

- Data processing machines: analogue or hybrid automatic type (HS6 847110)
- Data processing machines: digital automatic, containing in the same housing at least a central processing unit and input and output unit, whether or not combined (HS6 847120)
- Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display (HS6 847130)
- Data processing machines: digital, automatic, (not portable, analogue or hybrid), comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit, an input and output unit, whether or not combined (HS6 847141)
- Data processing machines: digital, automatic, (not portable, analogue or hybrid), presented in the form of systems, n.e.s. in item no. 8471.41 (HS6 847149)
- Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units (HS6 847150)
- Units of automatic data processing machines: input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing (HS6 847160)
- Data processing machines: storage units (HS6 847170)
- Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471 (HS6 847180)
- Magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included (HS6 847190)
- Digital processing units: whether or not presented with the rest of a system, which may contain in the same housing one or two of the following: storage units, input units, output units (HS6 847191)
- Data processing machinery: input or output units, whether or not presented with the rest of a system or containing storage units in the same housing (HS6 847192)
- Data processing machinery: storage units, whether or not presented with the rest of a system (HS6 847193)
- Data processing machinery: n.e.s in heading no. 8471 (HS6 847199)

## 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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