# Instruments and apparatus (HS4 9030) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Instruments and apparatus at HS4 9030, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The instruments and apparatus subsector recorded $34.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with +1.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $34.7B |
| Latest annual change | +1.1% |
| Active exporters | 193 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 11 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $9.0B | 4,250 | 11 |
| 1996 | $9.8B | 4,295 | 11 |
| 1997 | $10.9B | 4,452 | 11 |
| 1998 | $10.5B | 4,465 | 11 |
| 1999 | $11.7B | 4,822 | 11 |
| 2000 | $16.7B | 5,630 | 11 |
| 2001 | $13.3B | 5,822 | 11 |
| 2002 | $11.5B | 6,062 | 11 |
| 2003 | $12.8B | 6,204 | 11 |
| 2004 | $17.4B | 6,485 | 11 |
| 2005 | $17.3B | 6,717 | 11 |
| 2006 | $19.3B | 7,028 | 11 |
| 2007 | $20.6B | 7,247 | 11 |
| 2008 | $19.5B | 7,464 | 11 |
| 2009 | $14.4B | 7,542 | 11 |
| 2010 | $20.3B | 7,690 | 11 |
| 2011 | $22.8B | 8,026 | 11 |
| 2012 | $24.4B | 8,350 | 11 |
| 2013 | $22.8B | 8,383 | 11 |
| 2014 | $23.5B | 8,675 | 11 |
| 2015 | $22.0B | 8,715 | 11 |
| 2016 | $21.8B | 8,808 | 11 |
| 2017 | $23.8B | 8,885 | 11 |
| 2018 | $26.6B | 9,124 | 11 |
| 2019 | $27.2B | 9,031 | 11 |
| 2020 | $29.2B | 8,732 | 11 |
| 2021 | $33.0B | 8,985 | 11 |
| 2022 | $35.1B | 9,193 | 11 |
| 2023 | $34.0B | 9,267 | 11 |
| 2024 | $34.7B | 9,324 | 11 |

## Leading corridors

- Malaysia to Taiwan: $1.6B; growth +17%.
- Malaysia to China: $1.1B; growth +1.3%.
- Malaysia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.1B; growth +2.4%.
- Japan to Republic of Korea: $1.0B; growth +12.1%.
- Japan to China: $874.8M; growth -8.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $684.5M; growth -3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Taiwan: $606.7M; growth -0.8%.
- Japan to Taiwan: $595.8M; growth -16.1%.
- Malaysia to Republic of Korea: $580.7M; growth +26.7%.
- Taiwan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $507.9M; growth +17.2%.

## HS6 products

- Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or detecting ionising radiations (HS6 903010)
- Cathode-ray oscilloscopes and cathode-ray oscillographs (HS6 903020)
- Multimeters: for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, without a recording device (HS6 903031)
- Multimeters: for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, with a recording device (HS6 903032)
- Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, without a recording device (excluding multimeters) (HS6 903033)
- Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, without a recording device (excluding multimeters) (HS6 903039)
- Instruments and apparatus: specially designed for telecommunications (e.g. cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers) (HS6 903040)
- Instruments and apparatus: with a recording device, specially designed for telecommunications (eg cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers) (HS6 903081)
- Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (HS6 903082)
- Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic or other ionising radiations, with a recording device (HS6 903083)
- Instruments and apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 9030, with a recording device (HS6 903084)
- Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic or other ionising radiations, without a recording device (HS6 903089)
- Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028: parts and accessories, for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic and other radiations (HS6 903090)

## 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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