# Typewriters and word-processing machines (HS4 8473) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Typewriters and word-processing machines at HS4 8473, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The typewriters and word-processing machines subsector recorded $150.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with +6.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $150.1B |
| Latest annual change | +6.7% |
| Active exporters | 199 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $89.2B | 6,158 | 5 |
| 1996 | $92.7B | 6,309 | 5 |
| 1997 | $101.9B | 6,395 | 5 |
| 1998 | $108.2B | 6,688 | 5 |
| 1999 | $123.9B | 7,417 | 5 |
| 2000 | $147.4B | 8,426 | 5 |
| 2001 | $129.5B | 8,679 | 5 |
| 2002 | $128.1B | 9,073 | 5 |
| 2003 | $140.3B | 9,485 | 5 |
| 2004 | $162.3B | 9,850 | 5 |
| 2005 | $171.2B | 10,101 | 5 |
| 2006 | $189.5B | 10,485 | 5 |
| 2007 | $142.4B | 10,454 | 5 |
| 2008 | $138.1B | 10,580 | 5 |
| 2009 | $111.5B | 10,639 | 5 |
| 2010 | $129.5B | 10,478 | 5 |
| 2011 | $119.0B | 10,548 | 5 |
| 2012 | $115.7B | 10,667 | 5 |
| 2013 | $115.5B | 10,411 | 5 |
| 2014 | $116.9B | 10,669 | 5 |
| 2015 | $104.6B | 10,464 | 5 |
| 2016 | $94.5B | 10,444 | 5 |
| 2017 | $104.2B | 10,178 | 5 |
| 2018 | $123.7B | 10,196 | 5 |
| 2019 | $112.0B | 10,216 | 5 |
| 2020 | $114.4B | 9,884 | 5 |
| 2021 | $138.1B | 10,109 | 5 |
| 2022 | $135.6B | 10,131 | 5 |
| 2023 | $111.6B | 9,973 | 5 |
| 2024 | $150.1B | 9,909 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- Taiwan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $13.8B; growth +28.3%.
- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $7.6B; growth -4.2%.
- China to Mexico: $5.6B; growth +5.5%.
- Viet Nam to China: $5.2B; growth +35.9%.
- Republic of Korea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $4.6B; growth -5.5%.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to China: $4.4B; growth -9.7%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $4.3B; growth +0.3%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $3.7B; growth +18.6%.
- Taiwan to Mexico: $3.7B; growth +42.5%.
- China to Taiwan: $3.5B; growth -3.7%.

## HS6 products

- Typewriters and word-processing machines: parts and accessories of the machines of heading 84.69 (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) (HS6 847310)
- Calculating machines: parts and accessories of item no. 8470.10, 8470.21 or 8470.29 (HS6 847321)
- Machinery: parts and accessories of the machines of item no. 8470.30. 8470.50 or 8470.90 (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) (HS6 847329)
- Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units (HS6 847330)
- Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8472 (HS6 847340)
- Machines: parts and accessories equally suitable for use with machines of two or more of heading no. 8469 to 8472 (HS6 847350)

## 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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