# Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks (HS4 8603) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks at HS4 8603, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks subsector recorded $5.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with +13.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $5.3B |
| Latest annual change | +13.6% |
| Active exporters | 86 |
| Active importers | 113 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $822.0M | 238 | 2 |
| 1996 | $750.5M | 246 | 2 |
| 1997 | $802.9M | 244 | 2 |
| 1998 | $812.2M | 242 | 2 |
| 1999 | $809.7M | 249 | 2 |
| 2000 | $887.5M | 262 | 2 |
| 2001 | $1.3B | 274 | 2 |
| 2002 | $1.3B | 250 | 2 |
| 2003 | $2.2B | 270 | 2 |
| 2004 | $3.2B | 288 | 2 |
| 2005 | $3.2B | 330 | 2 |
| 2006 | $3.6B | 324 | 2 |
| 2007 | $3.3B | 381 | 2 |
| 2008 | $3.7B | 509 | 2 |
| 2009 | $4.6B | 519 | 2 |
| 2010 | $5.0B | 443 | 2 |
| 2011 | $4.8B | 493 | 2 |
| 2012 | $6.5B | 500 | 2 |
| 2013 | $5.0B | 386 | 2 |
| 2014 | $5.1B | 465 | 2 |
| 2015 | $4.7B | 583 | 2 |
| 2016 | $5.2B | 451 | 2 |
| 2017 | $5.9B | 470 | 2 |
| 2018 | $5.0B | 457 | 2 |
| 2019 | $5.8B | 505 | 2 |
| 2020 | $4.1B | 451 | 2 |
| 2021 | $5.1B | 425 | 2 |
| 2022 | $5.8B | 479 | 2 |
| 2023 | $6.2B | 478 | 2 |
| 2024 | $5.3B | 514 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $448.3M; growth +133.7%.
- Poland to Netherlands: $248.9M; growth +406.1%.
- Republic of Korea to United Rep. of Tanzania: $212.8M; growth +0%.
- China to Singapore: $195.7M; growth +29.2%.
- Germany to Israel: $188.2M; growth +4.6%.
- Republic of Korea to Australia: $159.5M; growth -12.4%.
- Republic of Korea to Philippines: $147.2M; growth +63.2%.
- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $146.8M; growth +53.1%.
- Switzerland, Liechtenstein to Austria: $141.5M; growth -26.3%.
- Spain to Norway: $124.0M; growth +41.7%.

## HS6 products

- Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks: self-propelled, powered from an external source of electricity (excluding those of heading no. 8604) (HS6 860310)
- Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks: self-propelled, powered other than from an external source of electricity (excluding those of heading no. 8604) (HS6 860390)

## 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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