# Breathing appliances and gas masks (HS4 9020) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Breathing appliances and gas masks at HS4 9020, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The breathing appliances and gas masks subsector recorded $2.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with +10.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.2B |
| Latest annual change | +10.6% |
| Active exporters | 168 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $401.0M | 2,156 | 1 |
| 1996 | $448.9M | 2,222 | 1 |
| 1997 | $471.7M | 2,268 | 1 |
| 1998 | $499.3M | 2,236 | 1 |
| 1999 | $515.7M | 2,406 | 1 |
| 2000 | $543.5M | 2,855 | 1 |
| 2001 | $533.6M | 2,821 | 1 |
| 2002 | $591.0M | 3,223 | 1 |
| 2003 | $728.2M | 3,338 | 1 |
| 2004 | $728.2M | 3,370 | 1 |
| 2005 | $797.1M | 3,590 | 1 |
| 2006 | $954.7M | 3,709 | 1 |
| 2007 | $1.1B | 3,868 | 1 |
| 2008 | $1.2B | 3,895 | 1 |
| 2009 | $1.1B | 4,002 | 1 |
| 2010 | $1.1B | 4,100 | 1 |
| 2011 | $1.2B | 4,303 | 1 |
| 2012 | $1.3B | 4,420 | 1 |
| 2013 | $1.5B | 4,605 | 1 |
| 2014 | $1.5B | 4,723 | 1 |
| 2015 | $1.4B | 4,830 | 1 |
| 2016 | $1.4B | 4,790 | 1 |
| 2017 | $1.6B | 4,866 | 1 |
| 2018 | $1.8B | 4,957 | 1 |
| 2019 | $1.8B | 5,061 | 1 |
| 2020 | $2.6B | 5,739 | 1 |
| 2021 | $1.8B | 5,131 | 1 |
| 2022 | $1.8B | 5,127 | 1 |
| 2023 | $2.0B | 5,140 | 1 |
| 2024 | $2.2B | 5,241 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $126.9M; growth +11.5%.
- United Kingdom to Germany: $67.9M; growth +2.1%.
- France to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $63.8M; growth +21.8%.
- Germany to Denmark: $58.5M; growth +34.1%.
- United Kingdom to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $52.6M; growth -4.6%.
- Germany to France: $40.2M; growth +7.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to United Kingdom: $39.2M; growth +4.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $37.9M; growth +20.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Germany: $36.9M; growth +7.8%.
- Poland to Germany: $36.1M; growth +26.8%.

## HS6 products

- Breathing appliances and gas masks: excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters and excluding apparatus of item no. 9019.20 (HS6 902000)

## 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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