# Dredgers (HS4 8905) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Dredgers at HS4 8905, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The dredgers subsector recorded $19.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with +12.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $19.0B |
| Latest annual change | +12.6% |
| Active exporters | 110 |
| Active importers | 177 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.0B | 581 | 3 |
| 1996 | $1.7B | 656 | 3 |
| 1997 | $3.0B | 641 | 3 |
| 1998 | $4.0B | 732 | 3 |
| 1999 | $4.2B | 733 | 3 |
| 2000 | $3.5B | 745 | 3 |
| 2001 | $4.8B | 780 | 3 |
| 2002 | $3.1B | 785 | 3 |
| 2003 | $5.0B | 844 | 3 |
| 2004 | $6.6B | 1,067 | 3 |
| 2005 | $7.0B | 1,149 | 3 |
| 2006 | $6.4B | 1,121 | 3 |
| 2007 | $8.6B | 1,093 | 3 |
| 2008 | $13.8B | 1,223 | 3 |
| 2009 | $17.5B | 1,206 | 3 |
| 2010 | $21.6B | 1,378 | 3 |
| 2011 | $32.0B | 1,186 | 3 |
| 2012 | $24.9B | 1,150 | 3 |
| 2013 | $33.6B | 1,224 | 3 |
| 2014 | $35.3B | 1,351 | 3 |
| 2015 | $35.9B | 1,409 | 3 |
| 2016 | $25.6B | 1,316 | 3 |
| 2017 | $28.1B | 1,324 | 3 |
| 2018 | $20.5B | 1,200 | 3 |
| 2019 | $18.8B | 1,385 | 3 |
| 2020 | $19.3B | 1,112 | 3 |
| 2021 | $20.1B | 1,150 | 3 |
| 2022 | $23.4B | 1,160 | 3 |
| 2023 | $18.2B | 1,248 | 3 |
| 2024 | $19.0B | 1,119 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- China to Brazil: $1.5B; growth +7.4%.
- Saudi Arabia to Bahrain: $1.3B; growth +37.3%.
- China to Indonesia: $1.2B; growth +48.1%.
- Republic of Korea to Malta: $533.9M; growth +81.3%.
- Brazil to Singapore: $527.3M; growth +23,244.8%.
- India to Singapore: $466.1M; growth -9.5%.
- Norway to United Kingdom: $454.4M; growth +1,221.2%.
- China to Singapore: $424.7M; growth -15.2%.
- Gabon to Spain: $382.3M; growth +134.3%.
- Saudi Arabia to China: $328.4M; growth +55%.

## HS6 products

- Dredgers (HS6 890510)
- Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms (HS6 890520)
- Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks (HS6 890590)

## 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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