# Instruments and apparatus (HS4 9027) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Instruments and apparatus at HS4 9027, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The instruments and apparatus subsector recorded $54.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with -2.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $54.0B |
| Latest annual change | -2.7% |
| Active exporters | 195 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 6 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $8.2B | 3,950 | 6 |
| 1996 | $8.9B | 4,177 | 6 |
| 1997 | $9.3B | 4,299 | 6 |
| 1998 | $9.4B | 4,314 | 6 |
| 1999 | $10.6B | 4,728 | 6 |
| 2000 | $11.9B | 5,384 | 6 |
| 2001 | $12.9B | 5,700 | 6 |
| 2002 | $13.2B | 6,009 | 6 |
| 2003 | $15.3B | 6,148 | 6 |
| 2004 | $17.8B | 6,498 | 6 |
| 2005 | $19.8B | 6,760 | 6 |
| 2006 | $22.6B | 7,097 | 6 |
| 2007 | $25.8B | 7,318 | 6 |
| 2008 | $28.8B | 7,591 | 6 |
| 2009 | $27.1B | 7,731 | 6 |
| 2010 | $30.6B | 7,983 | 6 |
| 2011 | $35.4B | 8,279 | 6 |
| 2012 | $36.2B | 8,567 | 6 |
| 2013 | $37.4B | 8,774 | 6 |
| 2014 | $38.4B | 9,073 | 6 |
| 2015 | $37.2B | 9,246 | 6 |
| 2016 | $38.3B | 9,272 | 6 |
| 2017 | $41.5B | 9,531 | 6 |
| 2018 | $46.1B | 9,845 | 6 |
| 2019 | $47.2B | 9,911 | 6 |
| 2020 | $48.0B | 9,784 | 6 |
| 2021 | $54.8B | 10,190 | 6 |
| 2022 | $54.9B | 10,275 | 6 |
| 2023 | $54.9B | 10,354 | 6 |
| 2024 | $54.0B | 10,445 | 6 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $1.6B; growth -4.5%.
- Germany to China: $1.3B; growth -4.9%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.3B; growth +3.3%.
- Japan to China: $1.1B; growth -9.8%.
- Singapore to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $947.9M; growth +0.6%.
- Japan to Germany: $917.6M; growth -5.6%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $901.6M; growth -0.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Germany: $879.2M; growth -5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Netherlands: $860.6M; growth +10.7%.
- Singapore to China: $808.4M; growth -16.7%.

## HS6 products

- Instruments and apparatus: gas or smoke analysis apparatus, for physical or chemical analysis (HS6 902710)
- Chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments (HS6 902720)
- Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR) (HS6 902730)
- Exposure meters (HS6 902740)
- Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs) (HS6 902750)
- Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or light, n.e.c. in heading no. 9027 (HS6 902780)
- Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or light, mass spectrometers (HS6 902781)
- Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or light, exposure meters (HS6 902789)
- Microtomes and parts and accessories thereof (HS6 902790)

## 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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