HS4 subsector intelligence

Machinery
HS4 8478 trade overview

A focused view of this HS4 subsector: market scale, momentum, leading routes, countries, and the HS6 classifications inside it.

HS4 84781995-2024 coverageGrowing
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
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Latest trade

$1.3BGlobal subsector value
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Annual change

-1.9%Latest year on year
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Exporters

145Active reporting countries
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Importers

176Active reporting countries
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HS6 products

2Classifications inside HS4

The subsector read

$1.3B in trade, with +4.5% annualized growth over three years.

Machinery is recorded across 2,943 active corridors, with 145 exporters and 176 importers.

Annual trend

Subsector momentum over time

Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Read the methodology ↗

Annual subsector tradeReported global trade from 1995 to 2024.1995: $1.3B1996: $1.3B1997: $1.3B1998: $1.1B1999: $944.7M2000: $794.7M2001: $802.0M2002: $877.9M2003: $1.0B2004: $1.2B2005: $1.1B2006: $1.1B2007: $1.3B2008: $1.4B2009: $1.3B2010: $1.3B2011: $1.7B2012: $1.4B2013: $1.7B2014: $1.6B2015: $1.3B2016: $1.3B2017: $1.6B2018: $1.7B2019: $1.4B2020: $1.2B2021: $1.1B2022: $1.0B2023: $1.2B2024: $1.3B
Reported global trade by year.

Top trade corridors

Where the subsector moves

Leading exporter-to-importer relationships by latest reported value. See data sources ↗

Latest reported relationshipsTop 10 by trade value
RankExporterImporterTrade valueGrowthHS6DistanceFTA
1HungaryHUNGermanyDEU$68.1M+43.2%2689 kmYes
2ItalyITAUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$38.2M+7.6%26,907 kmNo
3ItalyITARomaniaROU$34.9M+19.9%21,142 kmYes
4ItalyITAUnited Arab EmiratesARE$29.1M-0.6%24,326 kmNo
5GermanyDEUPolandPOL$27.4M+9.7%2518 kmYes
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSADominican RepublicDOM$21.5M-1.5%22,495 kmYes
7ItalyITAGreeceGRC$20.6M+3%21,057 kmYes
8IndonesiaIDNSingaporeSGP$20.5M+22.1%2894 kmYes
9ItalyITAPolandPOL$20.1M+14.7%21,317 kmYes
10SingaporeSGPIndonesiaIDN$19.9M+19.2%2894 kmYes

Market structure

Where supply and demand concentrate

Exporter and importer rankings show the two sides of the subsector separately. Check coverage ↗

Top exporters2024 ranking
RankCountryExportsPartnersHS6
1ItalyITA$306.5M1032
2GermanyDEU$235.6M1132
3HungaryHUN$93.8M762
4PolandPOL$63.7M882
5United KingdomGBR$54.3M1172
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$53.7M1132
7NetherlandsNLD$53.4M1072
8MalaysiaMYS$50.9M572
9ChinaCHN$43.6M1312
10IndonesiaIDN$34.4M642
Top importers2024 ranking
RankCountryImportsPartnersHS6
1GermanyDEU$101.2M502
2IndonesiaIDN$101.2M472
3USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$93.8M452
4United Arab EmiratesARE$83.6M552
5RomaniaROU$61.4M402
6PolandPOL$60.1M472
7Republic of KoreaKOR$59.6M502
8ChinaCHN$43.9M262
9TurkeyTUR$33.1M372
10SingaporeSGP$32.8M272

HS6 product coverage

The products inside HS4 8478

Six-digit classifications make the subsector specific. Browse the product workspace ↗

2 classifications shownMachinery
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Machinery: for preparing or making up tobacco, n.e.c. in this chapterHS6 847810
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Machinery: parts of those for preparing or making up tobacco, n.e.c. in this chapterHS6 847890

Definitions and coverage

Read the numbers with context

Reported observations and calculated indicators should be read with their coverage period. Responsible AI principles ↗

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Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS4 classification, not company-level sales or shipment records.

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Calculated indicators

Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations.

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Missing data

Unavailable observations remain unavailable. They are not filled, interpolated, or presented as forecasts.

Coverage: 1995-2024 · Data refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:09

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.