# Machinery (HS4 8477) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Machinery at HS4 8477, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The machinery subsector recorded $31.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with +6.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $31.0B |
| Latest annual change | +6.9% |
| Active exporters | 185 |
| Active importers | 198 |
| Active HS6 products | 8 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $11.7B | 3,633 | 8 |
| 1996 | $12.5B | 3,810 | 8 |
| 1997 | $12.2B | 3,751 | 8 |
| 1998 | $11.8B | 3,894 | 8 |
| 1999 | $11.8B | 4,348 | 8 |
| 2000 | $12.6B | 4,778 | 8 |
| 2001 | $11.2B | 4,837 | 8 |
| 2002 | $11.9B | 4,983 | 8 |
| 2003 | $14.7B | 5,064 | 8 |
| 2004 | $17.3B | 5,176 | 8 |
| 2005 | $17.2B | 5,356 | 8 |
| 2006 | $18.6B | 5,481 | 8 |
| 2007 | $21.5B | 5,683 | 8 |
| 2008 | $23.4B | 5,708 | 8 |
| 2009 | $15.9B | 5,758 | 8 |
| 2010 | $19.8B | 5,793 | 8 |
| 2011 | $25.0B | 5,836 | 8 |
| 2012 | $25.2B | 6,057 | 8 |
| 2013 | $25.1B | 6,074 | 8 |
| 2014 | $26.2B | 6,299 | 8 |
| 2015 | $24.0B | 6,330 | 8 |
| 2016 | $24.2B | 6,471 | 8 |
| 2017 | $27.3B | 6,578 | 8 |
| 2018 | $28.2B | 6,723 | 8 |
| 2019 | $26.9B | 6,769 | 8 |
| 2020 | $24.3B | 6,628 | 8 |
| 2021 | $28.9B | 6,764 | 8 |
| 2022 | $28.9B | 6,857 | 8 |
| 2023 | $30.9B | 6,923 | 8 |
| 2024 | $31.0B | 6,887 | 8 |

## Leading corridors

- Japan to China: $1.2B; growth -2%.
- Germany to China: $1.1B; growth +0.2%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.0B; growth +4.6%.
- China to Viet Nam: $743.6M; growth +4.6%.
- China to India: $662.0M; growth +20.8%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $520.2M; growth +10.6%.
- China to Russia: $461.1M; growth +24.8%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $431.9M; growth -2.5%.
- China to Indonesia: $419.6M; growth +23.8%.
- China to Thailand: $414.0M; growth -3.3%.

## HS6 products

- Machinery: injection-moulding machines, for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials (HS6 847710)
- Machinery: extruding, for rubber or plastics (HS6 847720)
- Machinery: blow moulding, for rubber or plastics (HS6 847730)
- Machinery: vacuum moulding and other thermoforming machines for rubber or plastics (HS6 847740)
- Machinery: for moulding or retreading pneumatic tyres or for moulding or otherwise forming inner tubes (HS6 847751)
- Machinery: for moulding or forming, other than for moulding or retreading pneumatic tyres or for moulding or otherwise forming inner tubes (HS6 847759)
- Machinery: for working rubber or plastics n.e.s. in heading no. 8477 (HS6 847780)
- Machinery: parts of those for working rubber or plastics (HS6 847790)

## 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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