# Electric generating sets (HS4 8502) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Electric generating sets at HS4 8502, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The electric generating sets subsector recorded $26.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with -0.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $26.1B |
| Latest annual change | -0.4% |
| Active exporters | 185 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 7 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $5.1B | 3,426 | 7 |
| 1996 | $4.9B | 3,581 | 7 |
| 1997 | $5.2B | 3,569 | 7 |
| 1998 | $5.5B | 3,769 | 7 |
| 1999 | $6.0B | 4,000 | 7 |
| 2000 | $5.6B | 4,391 | 7 |
| 2001 | $7.8B | 4,356 | 7 |
| 2002 | $7.5B | 4,678 | 7 |
| 2003 | $7.7B | 4,830 | 7 |
| 2004 | $9.4B | 5,081 | 7 |
| 2005 | $12.4B | 5,196 | 7 |
| 2006 | $15.5B | 5,465 | 7 |
| 2007 | $20.0B | 5,906 | 7 |
| 2008 | $26.8B | 6,138 | 7 |
| 2009 | $24.5B | 5,938 | 7 |
| 2010 | $24.5B | 6,041 | 7 |
| 2011 | $28.4B | 6,110 | 7 |
| 2012 | $30.4B | 6,293 | 7 |
| 2013 | $28.3B | 6,126 | 7 |
| 2014 | $29.2B | 6,233 | 7 |
| 2015 | $25.0B | 6,630 | 7 |
| 2016 | $23.3B | 6,209 | 7 |
| 2017 | $20.6B | 6,275 | 7 |
| 2018 | $22.8B | 6,337 | 7 |
| 2019 | $22.7B | 6,348 | 7 |
| 2020 | $22.2B | 6,010 | 7 |
| 2021 | $24.2B | 6,240 | 7 |
| 2022 | $23.7B | 6,133 | 7 |
| 2023 | $25.7B | 6,365 | 7 |
| 2024 | $26.1B | 6,078 | 7 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $645.0M; growth +18.1%.
- Germany to United Kingdom: $586.5M; growth -1.3%.
- China to Russia: $565.1M; growth +9%.
- Denmark to Germany: $468.0M; growth +74.1%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $382.1M; growth -8.2%.
- Germany to Turkey: $374.2M; growth -5.3%.
- China to Brazil: $356.2M; growth +34%.
- China to Indonesia: $343.1M; growth +6.2%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $339.9M; growth -24.8%.
- China to Australia: $338.5M; growth +15.8%.

## HS6 products

- Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output not exceeding 75kVA (HS6 850211)
- Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 75kVA but not exceeding 375kVA (HS6 850212)
- Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA (HS6 850213)
- Electric generating sets: with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (HS6 850220)
- Electric generating sets: n.e.s. in heading no. 8502 (HS6 850230)
- Electric generating sets: wind-powered, (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines) (HS6 850231)
- Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered (HS6 850239)
- Electric rotary converters (HS6 850240)

## 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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