# Machinery and mechanical appliances (HS4 8479) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Machinery and mechanical appliances at HS4 8479, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The machinery and mechanical appliances subsector recorded $100.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +8.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $100.5B |
| Latest annual change | +8.1% |
| Active exporters | 199 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 12 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $26.7B | 5,265 | 12 |
| 1996 | $28.6B | 5,448 | 12 |
| 1997 | $28.7B | 5,525 | 12 |
| 1998 | $26.5B | 5,728 | 12 |
| 1999 | $28.8B | 6,049 | 12 |
| 2000 | $34.2B | 6,914 | 12 |
| 2001 | $29.8B | 7,196 | 12 |
| 2002 | $25.3B | 7,467 | 12 |
| 2003 | $29.9B | 7,547 | 12 |
| 2004 | $37.6B | 7,916 | 12 |
| 2005 | $39.8B | 8,185 | 12 |
| 2006 | $45.3B | 8,447 | 12 |
| 2007 | $57.5B | 8,700 | 12 |
| 2008 | $63.2B | 9,010 | 12 |
| 2009 | $48.3B | 8,969 | 12 |
| 2010 | $57.7B | 9,087 | 12 |
| 2011 | $68.3B | 9,421 | 12 |
| 2012 | $67.9B | 9,750 | 12 |
| 2013 | $66.6B | 10,054 | 12 |
| 2014 | $71.3B | 10,257 | 12 |
| 2015 | $67.3B | 10,460 | 12 |
| 2016 | $67.9B | 10,523 | 12 |
| 2017 | $77.3B | 10,703 | 12 |
| 2018 | $82.9B | 10,940 | 12 |
| 2019 | $82.9B | 11,000 | 12 |
| 2020 | $77.6B | 10,834 | 12 |
| 2021 | $89.9B | 11,020 | 12 |
| 2022 | $92.5B | 11,098 | 12 |
| 2023 | $96.7B | 11,472 | 12 |
| 2024 | $100.5B | 11,286 | 12 |

## Leading corridors

- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $3.1B; growth +10.7%.
- Japan to China: $2.6B; growth -19.3%.
- Republic of Korea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $2.3B; growth +67.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $1.9B; growth +18.9%.
- Germany to China: $1.9B; growth -6.1%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.6B; growth +6.9%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.5B; growth +10.1%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.4B; growth +5.8%.
- China to India: $1.3B; growth +29.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $1.3B; growth +7.9%.

## HS6 products

- Machinery and mechanical appliances: for public works, building or the like (HS6 847910)
- Machinery: for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable fats or oils (HS6 847920)
- Machinery and mechanical appliances: presses for the manufacture of particle or fibre building board of wood or other ligneous materials and other machinery for treating wood or cork (HS6 847930)
- Machines: for making rope or cable (HS6 847940)
- Machinery and mechanical appliances: industrial robots, n.e.s. or included (HS6 847950)
- Machinery and mechanical appliances: evaporative air coolers (HS6 847960)
- Machinery and mechanical appliances: passenger boarding bridges, of a kind used in airports (HS6 847971)
- Machinery and mechanical appliances: passenger boarding bridges, other than of a kind used in airports (HS6 847979)
- Machines and mechanical appliances: for treating metal, including electric wire coil-winders (HS6 847981)
- Machines: for mixing, kneading, crushing, grinding, screening, sifting, homogenising, emulsifying or stirring (HS6 847982)
- Machines and mechanical appliances: cold isostatic presses (HS6 847983)
- Machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions (HS6 847989)
- Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions (HS6 847990)

## 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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