HS4 subsector intelligence

Railway or tramway coaches
HS4 8605 trade overview

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

HS4 86051995-2024 coverageGrowing
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
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Latest trade

$1.7BGlobal subsector value
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Annual change

+17.5%Latest year on year
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Exporters

79Active reporting countries
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Importers

123Active reporting countries
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HS6 products

1Classifications inside HS4

The subsector read

$1.7B in trade, with +5.3% annualized growth over three years.

Railway or tramway coaches is recorded across 400 active corridors, with 79 exporters and 123 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: $945.7M1996: $668.0M1997: $485.1M1998: $385.3M1999: $471.3M2000: $523.1M2001: $705.9M2002: $655.6M2003: $1.1B2004: $881.8M2005: $1.0B2006: $935.1M2007: $751.7M2008: $1.0B2009: $1.2B2010: $641.5M2011: $938.1M2012: $1.6B2013: $1.4B2014: $1.8B2015: $1.0B2016: $1.5B2017: $1.9B2018: $1.7B2019: $1.3B2020: $922.7M2021: $1.5B2022: $1.3B2023: $1.5B2024: $1.7B
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$248.4M+141.4%1556 kmYes
2SpainESPMyanmarMMR$236.3M+0%19,622 kmNo
3GermanyDEUIsraelISR$134.3M+3.1%12,851 kmYes
4RussiaRUSKazakhstanKAZ$101.4M+32.2%13,112 kmYes
5JapanJPNTaiwanTWN$90.1M-7.8%12,109 kmNo
6Republic of KoreaKORUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$66.9M+146.3%111,077 kmYes
7BelarusBLRPolandPOL$63.6M-3.5%1477 kmNo
8FranceFRASpainESP$49.2M-18.3%11,053 kmYes
9ChinaCHNBrazilBRA$48.2M+177.1%118,570 kmNo
10JapanJPNPanamaPAN$47.3M+16,085%113,584 kmNo

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
1SpainESP$299.6M211
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$249.7M111
3GermanyDEU$229.5M271
4RussiaRUS$144.6M51
5ChinaCHN$144.1M421
6JapanJPN$140.2M81
7BelarusBLR$117.6M61
8HungaryHUN$92.8M81
9Republic of KoreaKOR$72.7M51
10Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE$55.5M91
Top importers2024 ranking
RankCountryImportsPartnersHS6
1CanadaCAN$272.7M51
2MyanmarMMR$236.3M31
3IsraelISR$134.3M11
4KazakhstanKAZ$104.7M51
5USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$98.0M81
6TaiwanTWN$93.7M21
7GermanyDEU$86.1M191
8Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE$83.5M91
9PolandPOL$72.7M81
10SpainESP$61.1M181

HS6 product coverage

The products inside HS4 8605

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

1 classifications shownRailway or tramway coaches
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Railway or tramway coaches: passenger coaches, luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self-propelled (excluding those of heading no. 8604)HS6 860500

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.