# Rail locomotives (HS4 8602) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Rail locomotives at HS4 8602, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The rail locomotives subsector recorded $1.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +62.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.5B |
| Latest annual change | +62.9% |
| Active exporters | 82 |
| Active importers | 130 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $888.3M | 336 | 2 |
| 1996 | $707.0M | 339 | 2 |
| 1997 | $972.5M | 351 | 2 |
| 1998 | $1.3B | 359 | 2 |
| 1999 | $1.2B | 421 | 2 |
| 2000 | $1.1B | 375 | 2 |
| 2001 | $1.0B | 400 | 2 |
| 2002 | $905.4M | 380 | 2 |
| 2003 | $870.4M | 369 | 2 |
| 2004 | $1.2B | 418 | 2 |
| 2005 | $1.1B | 453 | 2 |
| 2006 | $1.5B | 429 | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.9B | 491 | 2 |
| 2008 | $2.7B | 527 | 2 |
| 2009 | $1.5B | 506 | 2 |
| 2010 | $1.3B | 441 | 2 |
| 2011 | $2.1B | 503 | 2 |
| 2012 | $2.8B | 502 | 2 |
| 2013 | $2.9B | 484 | 2 |
| 2014 | $2.7B | 528 | 2 |
| 2015 | $2.0B | 515 | 2 |
| 2016 | $1.0B | 522 | 2 |
| 2017 | $1.3B | 475 | 2 |
| 2018 | $1.2B | 493 | 2 |
| 2019 | $769.4M | 400 | 2 |
| 2020 | $1.0B | 431 | 2 |
| 2021 | $1.3B | 472 | 2 |
| 2022 | $1.2B | 462 | 2 |
| 2023 | $1.4B | 479 | 2 |
| 2024 | $1.5B | 520 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Spain to Germany: $145.4M; growth +19.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $130.0M; growth +354%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $111.8M; growth +52.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Australia: $93.4M; growth +26.9%.
- Spain to Taiwan: $81.9M; growth +0%.
- France to Spain: $76.6M; growth +3,547.1%.
- Spain to Portugal: $73.0M; growth +1,025.7%.
- Germany to Slovakia: $69.6M; growth +108.7%.
- Slovakia to Czechia: $58.0M; growth +356.5%.
- Spain to Finland: $55.8M; growth +2,254.2%.

## HS6 products

- Rail locomotives: diesel-electric powered (HS6 860210)
- Rail locomotives and locomotive tenders: other than diesel-electric powered (HS6 860290)

## 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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