# Ball bearings (HS4 8482) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Ball bearings at HS4 8482, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The ball bearings subsector recorded $32.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with -4.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $32.4B |
| Latest annual change | -4.4% |
| Active exporters | 197 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 8 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $11.6B | 4,905 | 8 |
| 1996 | $11.7B | 5,047 | 8 |
| 1997 | $11.2B | 4,953 | 8 |
| 1998 | $11.0B | 5,024 | 8 |
| 1999 | $11.7B | 5,402 | 8 |
| 2000 | $12.8B | 6,580 | 8 |
| 2001 | $12.2B | 6,794 | 8 |
| 2002 | $12.6B | 6,908 | 8 |
| 2003 | $15.0B | 7,123 | 8 |
| 2004 | $17.9B | 7,319 | 8 |
| 2005 | $19.9B | 7,578 | 8 |
| 2006 | $22.1B | 7,869 | 8 |
| 2007 | $26.0B | 8,250 | 8 |
| 2008 | $30.7B | 8,351 | 8 |
| 2009 | $22.1B | 8,479 | 8 |
| 2010 | $28.7B | 8,756 | 8 |
| 2011 | $34.4B | 9,069 | 8 |
| 2012 | $31.9B | 9,377 | 8 |
| 2013 | $31.4B | 9,367 | 8 |
| 2014 | $32.7B | 9,651 | 8 |
| 2015 | $28.9B | 9,700 | 8 |
| 2016 | $28.3B | 9,808 | 8 |
| 2017 | $31.4B | 9,850 | 8 |
| 2018 | $34.2B | 10,042 | 8 |
| 2019 | $32.1B | 10,094 | 8 |
| 2020 | $28.0B | 9,813 | 8 |
| 2021 | $35.1B | 9,967 | 8 |
| 2022 | $35.3B | 10,222 | 8 |
| 2023 | $33.7B | 10,253 | 8 |
| 2024 | $32.4B | 10,134 | 8 |

## Leading corridors

- Japan to China: $824.8M; growth -14.9%.
- China to India: $665.7M; growth +6.3%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $630.9M; growth -7.7%.
- Germany to China: $573.6M; growth -17.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $541.9M; growth +7.2%.
- China to Germany: $515.1M; growth -3.1%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $461.1M; growth -10.6%.
- Austria to Germany: $453.1M; growth -2.8%.
- Romania to Germany: $434.3M; growth +0.3%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $409.1M; growth +3.1%.

## HS6 products

- Ball bearings (HS6 848210)
- Bearings: tapered roller bearings, including cone and tapered roller assemblies (HS6 848220)
- Bearings: spherical roller bearings (HS6 848230)
- Bearings: needle roller bearings (HS6 848240)
- Bearings: cylindrical roller bearings n.e.s. in heading no. 8482 (HS6 848250)
- Bearings: n.e.c. in heading no. 8482, including combined ball/roller (HS6 848280)
- Bearings: parts, balls, needles and rollers (HS6 848291)
- Bearings: parts, (other than balls, needles and rollers) (HS6 848299)

## 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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