# Vehicles (HS4 8705) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Vehicles at HS4 8705, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The vehicles subsector recorded $16.9B in reported global trade in 2024, with +9.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $16.9B |
| Latest annual change | +9.3% |
| Active exporters | 165 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $3.3B | 2,378 | 5 |
| 1996 | $3.5B | 2,462 | 5 |
| 1997 | $3.7B | 2,562 | 5 |
| 1998 | $3.7B | 2,642 | 5 |
| 1999 | $3.6B | 2,720 | 5 |
| 2000 | $3.7B | 2,894 | 5 |
| 2001 | $3.9B | 2,867 | 5 |
| 2002 | $4.0B | 2,994 | 5 |
| 2003 | $4.8B | 3,142 | 5 |
| 2004 | $5.8B | 3,233 | 5 |
| 2005 | $6.9B | 3,339 | 5 |
| 2006 | $8.9B | 3,413 | 5 |
| 2007 | $12.1B | 3,715 | 5 |
| 2008 | $16.0B | 3,974 | 5 |
| 2009 | $11.9B | 3,779 | 5 |
| 2010 | $11.0B | 3,913 | 5 |
| 2011 | $12.9B | 4,031 | 5 |
| 2012 | $13.4B | 3,949 | 5 |
| 2013 | $13.6B | 3,950 | 5 |
| 2014 | $13.3B | 4,181 | 5 |
| 2015 | $11.6B | 4,142 | 5 |
| 2016 | $10.8B | 4,035 | 5 |
| 2017 | $11.2B | 3,983 | 5 |
| 2018 | $12.6B | 3,914 | 5 |
| 2019 | $13.2B | 3,955 | 5 |
| 2020 | $10.6B | 3,718 | 5 |
| 2021 | $12.2B | 3,921 | 5 |
| 2022 | $12.7B | 3,823 | 5 |
| 2023 | $16.0B | 3,956 | 5 |
| 2024 | $16.9B | 3,878 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $1.1B; growth +20.7%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $783.4M; growth +24.7%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $661.2M; growth +19.2%.
- China to Russia: $650.9M; growth +87%.
- Germany to United Kingdom: $328.3M; growth +14.6%.
- China to Saudi Arabia: $303.2M; growth +113.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $295.7M; growth +50.6%.
- Germany to France: $286.9M; growth -3.2%.
- China to Brazil: $252.8M; growth +61.1%.
- Germany to Spain: $245.0M; growth +33.7%.

## HS6 products

- Vehicles: crane lorries (HS6 870510)
- Vehicles: mobile drilling derricks (HS6 870520)
- Vehicles: fire fighting vehicles (HS6 870530)
- Vehicles: concrete-mixer lorries (HS6 870540)
- Vehicles: break-down lorries, road-sweepers, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units, and other special purpose vehicles n.e.s. in heading no. 8705 (HS6 870590)

## 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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