HS4 subsector intelligence

Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles
HS4 8604 trade overview

A focused view of this HS4 subsector: market scale, momentum, leading routes, countries, and the HS6 classifications inside it.

HS4 86041995-2024 coverageDeclining
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
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Latest trade

$1.1BGlobal subsector value
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Annual change

-8%Latest year on year
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Exporters

77Active reporting countries
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Importers

131Active reporting countries
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HS6 products

1Classifications inside HS4

The subsector read

$1.1B in trade, with -7.1% annualized growth over three years.

Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles is recorded across 659 active corridors, with 77 exporters and 131 importers.

Annual trend

Subsector momentum over time

Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Read the methodology ↗

Annual subsector tradeReported global trade from 1995 to 2024.1995: $408.0M1996: $403.9M1997: $422.3M1998: $533.4M1999: $394.3M2000: $368.8M2001: $407.1M2002: $462.4M2003: $693.1M2004: $707.5M2005: $650.3M2006: $648.8M2007: $800.7M2008: $1.0B2009: $1.3B2010: $1.3B2011: $1.1B2012: $1.1B2013: $1.0B2014: $1.1B2015: $978.3M2016: $829.6M2017: $1.0B2018: $1.2B2019: $987.2M2020: $991.7M2021: $1.3B2022: $945.9M2023: $1.1B2024: $1.1B
Reported global trade by year.

Top trade corridors

Where the subsector moves

Leading exporter-to-importer relationships by latest reported value. See data sources ↗

Latest reported relationshipsTop 10 by trade value
RankExporterImporterTrade valueGrowthHS6DistanceFTA
1USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSACanadaCAN$77.4M+2.1%1556 kmYes
2AustriaAUTRepublic of KoreaKOR$56.2M+6.8%18,296 kmYes
3AustriaAUTPolandPOL$55.6M+27.4%1557 kmYes
4USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAMexicoMEX$44.2M+279.3%13,359 kmYes
5CanadaCANUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$41.2M+32.1%1556 kmYes
6ChinaCHNIndiaIND$38.1M+21.9%14,252 kmNo
7GermanyDEUNorwayNOR$36.1M+55.3%1839 kmYes
8RussiaRUSKazakhstanKAZ$26.5M+155.1%13,112 kmYes
9TurkeyTURSwitzerland, LiechtensteinCHE$26.4M+530.5%11,773 kmYes
10GermanyDEUAustriaAUT$22.3M+182.5%1524 kmYes

Market structure

Where supply and demand concentrate

Exporter and importer rankings show the two sides of the subsector separately. Check coverage ↗

Top exporters2024 ranking
RankCountryExportsPartnersHS6
1AustriaAUT$298.4M311
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$162.4M321
3GermanyDEU$123.2M461
4ChinaCHN$96.2M491
5ItalyITA$84.3M461
6CanadaCAN$43.7M101
7RussiaRUS$34.8M101
8Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE$33.2M131
9TurkeyTUR$28.9M151
10FranceFRA$19.5M471
Top importers2024 ranking
RankCountryImportsPartnersHS6
1CanadaCAN$84.4M141
2PolandPOL$59.2M101
3Republic of KoreaKOR$58.2M41
4IndiaIND$57.1M111
5MexicoMEX$57.0M131
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$49.4M171
7NorwayNOR$47.0M91
8GermanyDEU$45.7M211
9Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE$42.4M121
10FranceFRA$32.5M201

HS6 product coverage

The products inside HS4 8604

Six-digit classifications make the subsector specific. Browse the product workspace ↗

1 classifications shownRailway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles
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Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles: whether or not self-propelled (eg workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles)HS6 860400

Definitions and coverage

Read the numbers with context

Reported observations and calculated indicators should be read with their coverage period. Responsible AI principles ↗

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Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS4 classification, not company-level sales or shipment records.

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Calculated indicators

Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations.

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Missing data

Unavailable observations remain unavailable. They are not filled, interpolated, or presented as forecasts.

Coverage: 1995-2024 · Data refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:09

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.