# Vehicles (HS4 8709) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Vehicles at HS4 8709, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The vehicles subsector recorded $2.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with -0.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.2B |
| Latest annual change | -0.9% |
| Active exporters | 141 |
| Active importers | 196 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $402.7M | 2,189 | 3 |
| 1996 | $427.3M | 2,202 | 3 |
| 1997 | $429.6M | 2,101 | 3 |
| 1998 | $469.8M | 2,150 | 3 |
| 1999 | $570.4M | 2,281 | 3 |
| 2000 | $589.5M | 2,686 | 3 |
| 2001 | $642.0M | 2,786 | 3 |
| 2002 | $517.4M | 2,788 | 3 |
| 2003 | $560.7M | 2,805 | 3 |
| 2004 | $783.1M | 2,965 | 3 |
| 2005 | $916.0M | 3,085 | 3 |
| 2006 | $934.3M | 3,088 | 3 |
| 2007 | $1.3B | 3,267 | 3 |
| 2008 | $1.7B | 3,496 | 3 |
| 2009 | $1.3B | 3,390 | 3 |
| 2010 | $1.3B | 3,408 | 3 |
| 2011 | $1.5B | 3,421 | 3 |
| 2012 | $1.8B | 3,406 | 3 |
| 2013 | $1.7B | 3,448 | 3 |
| 2014 | $1.6B | 3,617 | 3 |
| 2015 | $1.5B | 3,526 | 3 |
| 2016 | $1.4B | 3,512 | 3 |
| 2017 | $1.4B | 3,620 | 3 |
| 2018 | $1.6B | 3,595 | 3 |
| 2019 | $1.6B | 3,478 | 3 |
| 2020 | $1.5B | 3,257 | 3 |
| 2021 | $1.5B | 3,387 | 3 |
| 2022 | $1.7B | 3,487 | 3 |
| 2023 | $2.2B | 3,465 | 3 |
| 2024 | $2.2B | 3,492 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $61.1M; growth +26.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Australia: $59.4M; growth +15.4%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $58.6M; growth +42.9%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $55.6M; growth +24.2%.
- Thailand to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $53.9M; growth +13.7%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $50.3M; growth -4.3%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $45.2M; growth +12%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $42.2M; growth +1.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $38.7M; growth +31.8%.
- Taiwan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $38.0M; growth -0.1%.

## HS6 products

- Vehicles: electrical, self-propelled, (not fitted with lifting or handling equipment), of the type used for short distance transport of goods in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports (HS6 870911)
- Vehicles: (not electrical), self-propelled, without handling equipment, used for short distance transport of goods in factories, airports and such, and tractors of the type used on railway station platforms (HS6 870919)
- Vehicles: parts of the vehicles of heading no. 8709 (HS6 870990)

## 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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