# Vessels and other floating structures (HS4 8908) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Vessels and other floating structures at HS4 8908, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The vessels and other floating structures subsector recorded $562.7M in reported global trade in 2024, with -26.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $562.7M |
| Latest annual change | -26.5% |
| Active exporters | 99 |
| Active importers | 137 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $165.3M | 527 | 1 |
| 1996 | $138.6M | 474 | 1 |
| 1997 | $175.1M | 548 | 1 |
| 1998 | $151.2M | 541 | 1 |
| 1999 | $178.1M | 529 | 1 |
| 2000 | $210.3M | 581 | 1 |
| 2001 | $291.6M | 606 | 1 |
| 2002 | $326.5M | 695 | 1 |
| 2003 | $463.2M | 600 | 1 |
| 2004 | $433.5M | 665 | 1 |
| 2005 | $300.1M | 779 | 1 |
| 2006 | $475.8M | 665 | 1 |
| 2007 | $361.0M | 683 | 1 |
| 2008 | $625.7M | 714 | 1 |
| 2009 | $1.1B | 681 | 1 |
| 2010 | $1.2B | 683 | 1 |
| 2011 | $1.8B | 661 | 1 |
| 2012 | $2.4B | 621 | 1 |
| 2013 | $3.0B | 595 | 1 |
| 2014 | $2.1B | 677 | 1 |
| 2015 | $1.6B | 629 | 1 |
| 2016 | $1.6B | 601 | 1 |
| 2017 | $1.9B | 662 | 1 |
| 2018 | $2.2B | 614 | 1 |
| 2019 | $2.0B | 534 | 1 |
| 2020 | $2.0B | 384 | 1 |
| 2021 | $1.5B | 645 | 1 |
| 2022 | $1.4B | 514 | 1 |
| 2023 | $766.1M | 494 | 1 |
| 2024 | $562.7M | 585 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Republic of Korea to India: $78.2M; growth -18.5%.
- Nigeria to Cameroon: $66.2M; growth -9.1%.
- Japan to India: $39.3M; growth -21.3%.
- China to India: $35.7M; growth -11.3%.
- Poland to India: $25.2M; growth +17.4%.
- Germany to India: $23.8M; growth +24.9%.
- Japan to Pakistan: $22.1M; growth +21.2%.
- Republic of Korea to Pakistan: $16.0M; growth +14.6%.
- China to Pakistan: $15.5M; growth +117%.
- Thailand to Singapore: $13.2M; growth +6,517.9%.

## HS6 products

- Vessels and other floating structures: for breaking up (HS6 890800)

## 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/)
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