# Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings (HS4 8608) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings at HS4 8608, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings subsector recorded $1.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with +2.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.2B |
| Latest annual change | +2.5% |
| Active exporters | 111 |
| Active importers | 186 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $228.4M | 966 | 1 |
| 1996 | $280.8M | 954 | 1 |
| 1997 | $287.0M | 1,014 | 1 |
| 1998 | $327.4M | 1,014 | 1 |
| 1999 | $303.5M | 1,083 | 1 |
| 2000 | $279.6M | 1,213 | 1 |
| 2001 | $329.0M | 1,227 | 1 |
| 2002 | $352.9M | 1,254 | 1 |
| 2003 | $462.0M | 1,373 | 1 |
| 2004 | $511.1M | 1,444 | 1 |
| 2005 | $748.4M | 1,450 | 1 |
| 2006 | $655.7M | 1,550 | 1 |
| 2007 | $702.5M | 1,613 | 1 |
| 2008 | $832.1M | 1,712 | 1 |
| 2009 | $696.9M | 1,750 | 1 |
| 2010 | $898.0M | 1,744 | 1 |
| 2011 | $875.7M | 1,725 | 1 |
| 2012 | $906.4M | 1,930 | 1 |
| 2013 | $954.4M | 2,047 | 1 |
| 2014 | $1.1B | 2,011 | 1 |
| 2015 | $1.0B | 2,104 | 1 |
| 2016 | $949.8M | 2,177 | 1 |
| 2017 | $941.0M | 2,324 | 1 |
| 2018 | $1.0B | 2,284 | 1 |
| 2019 | $1.0B | 2,294 | 1 |
| 2020 | $844.1M | 2,193 | 1 |
| 2021 | $955.0M | 2,218 | 1 |
| 2022 | $987.4M | 2,323 | 1 |
| 2023 | $1.1B | 2,353 | 1 |
| 2024 | $1.2B | 2,443 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Russia to Kazakhstan: $48.8M; growth +45.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $45.2M; growth -2.5%.
- Spain to Mexico: $30.6M; growth +125.9%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $22.4M; growth +72.1%.
- Russia to Belarus: $19.2M; growth -2.9%.
- Japan to Singapore: $17.9M; growth +458.9%.
- Austria to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $17.7M; growth +2.1%.
- Croatia to Germany: $17.2M; growth +36.7%.
- Republic of Korea to Philippines: $16.3M; growth +751.8%.
- Germany to Austria: $16.2M; growth +3.5%.

## HS6 products

- Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings: mechanical (including electro-mechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields: parts thereof (HS6 860800)

## 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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