# Machines (HS4 8474) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Machines at HS4 8474, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The machines subsector recorded $20.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with -1.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $20.1B |
| Latest annual change | -1.7% |
| Active exporters | 192 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 7 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $5.4B | 3,783 | 7 |
| 1996 | $5.9B | 3,888 | 7 |
| 1997 | $6.0B | 3,851 | 7 |
| 1998 | $5.4B | 3,942 | 7 |
| 1999 | $5.2B | 4,170 | 7 |
| 2000 | $5.2B | 4,648 | 7 |
| 2001 | $5.4B | 4,843 | 7 |
| 2002 | $5.6B | 4,999 | 7 |
| 2003 | $6.6B | 5,148 | 7 |
| 2004 | $8.8B | 5,397 | 7 |
| 2005 | $10.8B | 5,704 | 7 |
| 2006 | $12.8B | 5,968 | 7 |
| 2007 | $17.0B | 6,346 | 7 |
| 2008 | $22.0B | 6,580 | 7 |
| 2009 | $15.7B | 6,413 | 7 |
| 2010 | $16.1B | 6,562 | 7 |
| 2011 | $18.8B | 6,734 | 7 |
| 2012 | $20.1B | 6,964 | 7 |
| 2013 | $20.1B | 7,015 | 7 |
| 2014 | $19.6B | 7,319 | 7 |
| 2015 | $16.1B | 7,337 | 7 |
| 2016 | $14.9B | 7,295 | 7 |
| 2017 | $15.5B | 7,343 | 7 |
| 2018 | $16.9B | 7,637 | 7 |
| 2019 | $17.1B | 7,651 | 7 |
| 2020 | $15.0B | 7,213 | 7 |
| 2021 | $18.0B | 7,450 | 7 |
| 2022 | $19.8B | 7,346 | 7 |
| 2023 | $21.5B | 7,481 | 7 |
| 2024 | $20.1B | 7,372 | 7 |

## Leading corridors

- China to Russia: $654.1M; growth +50.2%.
- China to Indonesia: $527.1M; growth +29.3%.
- United Kingdom to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $520.9M; growth +19.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $402.3M; growth +7.5%.
- China to Democratic Republic of the Congo: $317.6M; growth +49.4%.
- China to Australia: $287.7M; growth +3.6%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $278.4M; growth +11%.
- China to India: $246.0M; growth +20.6%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $235.6M; growth -1.2%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $187.6M; growth +5.8%.

## HS6 products

- Machines: for sorting, screening, separating or washing earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances (HS6 847410)
- Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances (HS6 847420)
- Machines: concrete or mortar mixers (HS6 847431)
- Machines: for mixing mineral substances with bitumen (HS6 847432)
- Machines: for mixing or kneading mineral substances, excluding concrete mixers and machines for mixing mineral substances with bitumen (HS6 847439)
- Machines: for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid mineral fuels, ceramic paste, unhardened cements, plastering materials in powder or paste form, machines for forming foundry moulds of sand (HS6 847480)
- Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts (HS6 847490)

## 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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