# Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks (HS4 8483) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks at HS4 8483, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks subsector recorded $69.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with -0.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $69.8B |
| Latest annual change | -0.6% |
| Active exporters | 198 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 7 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $13.1B | 5,235 | 7 |
| 1996 | $13.4B | 5,335 | 7 |
| 1997 | $13.6B | 5,419 | 7 |
| 1998 | $14.1B | 5,477 | 7 |
| 1999 | $15.2B | 5,838 | 7 |
| 2000 | $15.9B | 6,943 | 7 |
| 2001 | $16.1B | 7,109 | 7 |
| 2002 | $17.4B | 7,334 | 7 |
| 2003 | $20.5B | 7,526 | 7 |
| 2004 | $25.2B | 7,672 | 7 |
| 2005 | $28.8B | 7,999 | 7 |
| 2006 | $32.7B | 8,360 | 7 |
| 2007 | $40.1B | 8,749 | 7 |
| 2008 | $47.9B | 8,933 | 7 |
| 2009 | $36.0B | 9,048 | 7 |
| 2010 | $43.3B | 9,205 | 7 |
| 2011 | $53.3B | 9,601 | 7 |
| 2012 | $53.0B | 9,888 | 7 |
| 2013 | $53.2B | 9,966 | 7 |
| 2014 | $57.9B | 10,366 | 7 |
| 2015 | $53.2B | 10,567 | 7 |
| 2016 | $51.9B | 10,649 | 7 |
| 2017 | $56.4B | 10,832 | 7 |
| 2018 | $62.2B | 11,119 | 7 |
| 2019 | $59.7B | 11,175 | 7 |
| 2020 | $53.0B | 10,922 | 7 |
| 2021 | $64.4B | 11,340 | 7 |
| 2022 | $66.7B | 11,391 | 7 |
| 2023 | $70.2B | 11,661 | 7 |
| 2024 | $69.8B | 11,633 | 7 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $1.8B; growth +7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $1.5B; growth +4.1%.
- Germany to China: $1.4B; growth -6.9%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.4B; growth +0.8%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.4B; growth -8.2%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.2B; growth -3.3%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.1B; growth +7.9%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.0B; growth +15.9%.
- China to India: $889.4M; growth +21.2%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $884.0M; growth +10.7%.

## HS6 products

- Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks (HS6 848310)
- Bearing housings, incorporating ball or roller bearings (HS6 848320)
- Bearing housings, not incorporating ball or roller bearings and plain shaft bearings (HS6 848330)
- Gears and gearing: (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately): ball or roller screws: gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters (HS6 848340)
- Pulleys and flywheels, including pulley blocks (HS6 848350)
- Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints) (HS6 848360)
- Transmission components: toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately: parts (HS6 848390)

## 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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