# Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels (HS4 8902) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels at HS4 8902, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels subsector recorded $1.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with +4.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.3B |
| Latest annual change | +4.1% |
| Active exporters | 106 |
| Active importers | 175 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $927.8M | 656 | 1 |
| 1996 | $948.4M | 693 | 1 |
| 1997 | $864.2M | 614 | 1 |
| 1998 | $653.8M | 648 | 1 |
| 1999 | $631.6M | 667 | 1 |
| 2000 | $755.2M | 640 | 1 |
| 2001 | $692.5M | 705 | 1 |
| 2002 | $698.2M | 679 | 1 |
| 2003 | $894.5M | 653 | 1 |
| 2004 | $732.4M | 646 | 1 |
| 2005 | $700.8M | 668 | 1 |
| 2006 | $693.4M | 684 | 1 |
| 2007 | $668.9M | 691 | 1 |
| 2008 | $1.0B | 751 | 1 |
| 2009 | $773.8M | 829 | 1 |
| 2010 | $779.8M | 620 | 1 |
| 2011 | $856.0M | 589 | 1 |
| 2012 | $1.1B | 586 | 1 |
| 2013 | $1.3B | 655 | 1 |
| 2014 | $1.6B | 756 | 1 |
| 2015 | $1.6B | 718 | 1 |
| 2016 | $1.2B | 695 | 1 |
| 2017 | $1.2B | 631 | 1 |
| 2018 | $1.4B | 596 | 1 |
| 2019 | $1.5B | 552 | 1 |
| 2020 | $1.3B | 546 | 1 |
| 2021 | $1.9B | 736 | 1 |
| 2022 | $1.2B | 759 | 1 |
| 2023 | $1.3B | 705 | 1 |
| 2024 | $1.3B | 706 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Turkey to Norway: $176.6M; growth -19.4%.
- Poland to Denmark: $96.2M; growth +14.7%.
- Norway to Chile: $94.9M; growth +62.6%.
- Spain to World excl. Intra-EU: $73.3M; growth +34.5%.
- Norway to Germany: $60.3M; growth +47%.
- Greenland to Iceland: $59.4M; growth +63.4%.
- China to Vanuatu: $58.0M; growth +1,328.6%.
- Denmark to World excl. Intra-EU: $51.1M; growth +85.9%.
- Denmark to Norway: $47.8M; growth -3.5%.
- Turkey to Pakistan: $45.4M; growth +0%.

## HS6 products

- Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels: for processing or preserving fishery products (HS6 890200)

## 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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