# Machinery (HS4 8478) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Machinery at HS4 8478, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The machinery subsector recorded $1.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with -1.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.3B |
| Latest annual change | -1.9% |
| Active exporters | 145 |
| Active importers | 176 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.3B | 1,442 | 2 |
| 1996 | $1.3B | 1,451 | 2 |
| 1997 | $1.3B | 1,497 | 2 |
| 1998 | $1.1B | 1,534 | 2 |
| 1999 | $944.7M | 1,715 | 2 |
| 2000 | $794.7M | 1,855 | 2 |
| 2001 | $802.0M | 1,926 | 2 |
| 2002 | $877.9M | 1,915 | 2 |
| 2003 | $1.0B | 1,929 | 2 |
| 2004 | $1.2B | 2,166 | 2 |
| 2005 | $1.1B | 2,256 | 2 |
| 2006 | $1.1B | 2,201 | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.3B | 2,250 | 2 |
| 2008 | $1.4B | 2,388 | 2 |
| 2009 | $1.3B | 2,347 | 2 |
| 2010 | $1.3B | 2,308 | 2 |
| 2011 | $1.7B | 2,288 | 2 |
| 2012 | $1.4B | 2,464 | 2 |
| 2013 | $1.7B | 2,543 | 2 |
| 2014 | $1.6B | 2,686 | 2 |
| 2015 | $1.3B | 2,657 | 2 |
| 2016 | $1.3B | 2,672 | 2 |
| 2017 | $1.6B | 2,768 | 2 |
| 2018 | $1.7B | 2,968 | 2 |
| 2019 | $1.4B | 2,928 | 2 |
| 2020 | $1.2B | 2,949 | 2 |
| 2021 | $1.1B | 2,991 | 2 |
| 2022 | $1.0B | 2,938 | 2 |
| 2023 | $1.2B | 2,943 | 2 |
| 2024 | $1.3B | 2,943 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Hungary to Germany: $68.1M; growth +43.2%.
- Italy to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $38.2M; growth +7.6%.
- Italy to Romania: $34.9M; growth +19.9%.
- Italy to United Arab Emirates: $29.1M; growth -0.6%.
- Germany to Poland: $27.4M; growth +9.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Dominican Republic: $21.5M; growth -1.5%.
- Italy to Greece: $20.6M; growth +3%.
- Indonesia to Singapore: $20.5M; growth +22.1%.
- Italy to Poland: $20.1M; growth +14.7%.
- Singapore to Indonesia: $19.9M; growth +19.2%.

## HS6 products

- Machinery: for preparing or making up tobacco, n.e.c. in this chapter (HS6 847810)
- Machinery: parts of those for preparing or making up tobacco, n.e.c. in this chapter (HS6 847890)

## 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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