# Signalling, safety or traffic control equipment (HS4 8530) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Signalling, safety or traffic control equipment at HS4 8530, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The signalling, safety or traffic control equipment subsector recorded $3.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with +8.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $3.0B |
| Latest annual change | +8.8% |
| Active exporters | 167 |
| Active importers | 198 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $674.7M | 1,927 | 3 |
| 1996 | $713.7M | 2,027 | 3 |
| 1997 | $746.9M | 2,058 | 3 |
| 1998 | $772.2M | 2,038 | 3 |
| 1999 | $876.7M | 2,247 | 3 |
| 2000 | $765.8M | 2,554 | 3 |
| 2001 | $864.0M | 2,577 | 3 |
| 2002 | $907.6M | 2,716 | 3 |
| 2003 | $1.1B | 2,795 | 3 |
| 2004 | $1.3B | 2,909 | 3 |
| 2005 | $1.5B | 2,976 | 3 |
| 2006 | $1.7B | 3,174 | 3 |
| 2007 | $1.9B | 3,600 | 3 |
| 2008 | $2.5B | 3,525 | 3 |
| 2009 | $2.3B | 3,534 | 3 |
| 2010 | $2.3B | 3,522 | 3 |
| 2011 | $2.5B | 3,733 | 3 |
| 2012 | $2.5B | 3,739 | 3 |
| 2013 | $2.6B | 3,859 | 3 |
| 2014 | $2.7B | 4,122 | 3 |
| 2015 | $2.6B | 4,039 | 3 |
| 2016 | $2.5B | 4,029 | 3 |
| 2017 | $2.5B | 4,126 | 3 |
| 2018 | $2.6B | 4,171 | 3 |
| 2019 | $2.5B | 4,253 | 3 |
| 2020 | $2.3B | 4,023 | 3 |
| 2021 | $2.7B | 4,184 | 3 |
| 2022 | $2.5B | 4,149 | 3 |
| 2023 | $2.8B | 4,366 | 3 |
| 2024 | $3.0B | 4,321 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $148.5M; growth +5.3%.
- China to Hungary: $120.9M; growth +498.4%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $78.7M; growth +15.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $71.1M; growth -0.2%.
- China to Mexico: $56.0M; growth +121.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $46.3M; growth +17.8%.
- Austria to Germany: $43.7M; growth +14%.
- Italy to France: $39.7M; growth -0.2%.
- Spain to Turkey: $35.7M; growth +40.1%.
- Germany to Austria: $28.7M; growth -7.7%.

## HS6 products

- Signalling, safety or traffic control equipment: for railways or tramways (excluding those of heading no. 8608) (HS6 853010)
- Signalling, safety or traffic control equipment: for roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields (excluding those of heading no. 8608) (HS6 853080)
- Signalling apparatus: parts of safety, traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, airfields, parking facilities, port instalments (excluding those of heading no. 8608) (HS6 853090)

## 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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