# Railway or tramway coaches (HS4 8605) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Railway or tramway coaches at HS4 8605, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The railway or tramway coaches subsector recorded $1.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with +17.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.7B |
| Latest annual change | +17.5% |
| Active exporters | 79 |
| Active importers | 123 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $945.7M | 195 | 1 |
| 1996 | $668.0M | 225 | 1 |
| 1997 | $485.1M | 207 | 1 |
| 1998 | $385.3M | 226 | 1 |
| 1999 | $471.3M | 232 | 1 |
| 2000 | $523.1M | 217 | 1 |
| 2001 | $705.9M | 226 | 1 |
| 2002 | $655.6M | 208 | 1 |
| 2003 | $1.1B | 220 | 1 |
| 2004 | $881.8M | 243 | 1 |
| 2005 | $1.0B | 243 | 1 |
| 2006 | $935.1M | 270 | 1 |
| 2007 | $751.7M | 341 | 1 |
| 2008 | $1.0B | 322 | 1 |
| 2009 | $1.2B | 358 | 1 |
| 2010 | $641.5M | 349 | 1 |
| 2011 | $938.1M | 375 | 1 |
| 2012 | $1.6B | 370 | 1 |
| 2013 | $1.4B | 399 | 1 |
| 2014 | $1.8B | 372 | 1 |
| 2015 | $1.0B | 399 | 1 |
| 2016 | $1.5B | 432 | 1 |
| 2017 | $1.9B | 444 | 1 |
| 2018 | $1.7B | 379 | 1 |
| 2019 | $1.3B | 348 | 1 |
| 2020 | $922.7M | 318 | 1 |
| 2021 | $1.5B | 399 | 1 |
| 2022 | $1.3B | 377 | 1 |
| 2023 | $1.5B | 358 | 1 |
| 2024 | $1.7B | 400 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $248.4M; growth +141.4%.
- Spain to Myanmar: $236.3M; growth +0%.
- Germany to Israel: $134.3M; growth +3.1%.
- Russia to Kazakhstan: $101.4M; growth +32.2%.
- Japan to Taiwan: $90.1M; growth -7.8%.
- Republic of Korea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $66.9M; growth +146.3%.
- Belarus to Poland: $63.6M; growth -3.5%.
- France to Spain: $49.2M; growth -18.3%.
- China to Brazil: $48.2M; growth +177.1%.
- Japan to Panama: $47.3M; growth +16,085%.

## HS6 products

- 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

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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