# Containers (HS4 8609) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Containers at HS4 8609, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The containers subsector recorded $15.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with +57.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $15.8B |
| Latest annual change | +57.9% |
| Active exporters | 184 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.8B | 2,235 | 1 |
| 1996 | $1.7B | 2,463 | 1 |
| 1997 | $1.7B | 2,620 | 1 |
| 1998 | $2.0B | 2,717 | 1 |
| 1999 | $1.8B | 2,907 | 1 |
| 2000 | $2.3B | 3,198 | 1 |
| 2001 | $2.1B | 3,117 | 1 |
| 2002 | $2.0B | 3,404 | 1 |
| 2003 | $3.1B | 3,435 | 1 |
| 2004 | $4.1B | 3,589 | 1 |
| 2005 | $4.7B | 3,728 | 1 |
| 2006 | $5.2B | 4,047 | 1 |
| 2007 | $7.2B | 3,999 | 1 |
| 2008 | $7.8B | 4,177 | 1 |
| 2009 | $3.1B | 4,406 | 1 |
| 2010 | $6.5B | 4,382 | 1 |
| 2011 | $10.0B | 4,615 | 1 |
| 2012 | $8.2B | 4,806 | 1 |
| 2013 | $7.8B | 4,839 | 1 |
| 2014 | $8.6B | 5,150 | 1 |
| 2015 | $7.5B | 5,379 | 1 |
| 2016 | $5.8B | 5,335 | 1 |
| 2017 | $8.4B | 5,406 | 1 |
| 2018 | $9.9B | 5,404 | 1 |
| 2019 | $7.3B | 5,590 | 1 |
| 2020 | $7.4B | 5,234 | 1 |
| 2021 | $19.6B | 5,119 | 1 |
| 2022 | $14.6B | 5,172 | 1 |
| 2023 | $10.0B | 5,468 | 1 |
| 2024 | $15.8B | 5,530 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $4.8B; growth -12.7%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.6B; growth -18.5%.
- China to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $787.0M; growth +23.1%.
- China to Singapore: $625.1M; growth +12.4%.
- China to Germany: $529.9M; growth +3.5%.
- Guyana to Trinidad and Tobago: $503.0M; growth +1,604.8%.
- China to Denmark: $497.0M; growth -33.6%.
- China to Japan: $382.4M; growth +42%.
- China to United Kingdom: $369.7M; growth +7.4%.
- China to France: $321.3M; growth +5.5%.

## HS6 products

- Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport (HS6 860900)

## 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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