# Musical instruments (HS4 9209) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Musical instruments at HS4 9209, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The musical instruments subsector recorded $1.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with -1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.5B |
| Latest annual change | -1% |
| Active exporters | 158 |
| Active importers | 195 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $636.9M | 1,905 | 5 |
| 1996 | $672.1M | 2,089 | 5 |
| 1997 | $664.1M | 2,114 | 5 |
| 1998 | $668.7M | 2,135 | 5 |
| 1999 | $711.3M | 2,301 | 5 |
| 2000 | $775.3M | 2,746 | 5 |
| 2001 | $762.8M | 2,765 | 5 |
| 2002 | $770.2M | 2,809 | 5 |
| 2003 | $853.6M | 2,929 | 5 |
| 2004 | $983.1M | 3,068 | 5 |
| 2005 | $1.0B | 3,184 | 5 |
| 2006 | $1.1B | 3,292 | 5 |
| 2007 | $1.2B | 3,531 | 5 |
| 2008 | $1.4B | 3,533 | 5 |
| 2009 | $1.2B | 3,557 | 5 |
| 2010 | $1.3B | 3,567 | 5 |
| 2011 | $1.5B | 3,774 | 5 |
| 2012 | $1.5B | 3,869 | 5 |
| 2013 | $1.4B | 3,893 | 5 |
| 2014 | $1.4B | 4,035 | 5 |
| 2015 | $1.4B | 4,094 | 5 |
| 2016 | $1.4B | 4,155 | 5 |
| 2017 | $1.4B | 4,327 | 5 |
| 2018 | $1.5B | 4,444 | 5 |
| 2019 | $1.6B | 4,565 | 5 |
| 2020 | $1.5B | 4,464 | 5 |
| 2021 | $1.8B | 4,703 | 5 |
| 2022 | $1.7B | 4,858 | 5 |
| 2023 | $1.5B | 4,913 | 5 |
| 2024 | $1.5B | 4,967 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $71.8M; growth -5.2%.
- China to Indonesia: $38.9M; growth -16.1%.
- Taiwan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $33.9M; growth -1.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Germany: $33.1M; growth -1.7%.
- Republic of Korea to Indonesia: $31.9M; growth -12.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Japan: $29.9M; growth +3.8%.
- China to Germany: $27.8M; growth -3.7%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $27.2M; growth -2%.
- Indonesia to Japan: $26.8M; growth -5.3%.
- Japan to Indonesia: $23.9M; growth -11.2%.

## HS6 products

- Musical instruments: parts and accessories, metronomes, tuning forks and pitch pipes (HS6 920910)
- Musical boxes: parts, mechanisms (HS6 920920)
- Musical instrument strings (HS6 920930)
- Musical instruments: parts and accessories for pianos (HS6 920991)
- Musical instruments: parts and accessories for string musical instruments other than keyboard instruments (HS6 920992)
- Musical instruments: parts and accessories for non-stringed keyboard instruments (HS6 920993)
- Musical instruments: parts and accessories for the musical instruments the sound of which is produced or must be amplified electrically (e.g. organs, guitars and accordions) (HS6 920994)
- Musical instruments: parts and accessories for the musical instruments n.e.s. in heading no. 9209 and for other mechanical noise makers of chapter 92, n.e.s. in heading no. 9202 (HS6 920999)

## 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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