# Firearms (HS4 9303) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Firearms at HS4 9303, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The firearms subsector recorded $2.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with -5.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.3B |
| Latest annual change | -5.3% |
| Active exporters | 107 |
| Active importers | 180 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $441.1M | 1,662 | 4 |
| 1996 | $469.4M | 1,567 | 4 |
| 1997 | $425.4M | 1,601 | 4 |
| 1998 | $405.7M | 1,657 | 4 |
| 1999 | $492.0M | 1,702 | 4 |
| 2000 | $509.2M | 1,841 | 4 |
| 2001 | $563.6M | 1,866 | 4 |
| 2002 | $677.3M | 1,890 | 4 |
| 2003 | $760.1M | 1,934 | 4 |
| 2004 | $907.5M | 1,946 | 4 |
| 2005 | $936.2M | 2,001 | 4 |
| 2006 | $1.0B | 2,073 | 4 |
| 2007 | $1.2B | 2,033 | 4 |
| 2008 | $1.4B | 2,110 | 4 |
| 2009 | $1.5B | 2,168 | 4 |
| 2010 | $1.9B | 2,210 | 4 |
| 2011 | $2.3B | 2,377 | 4 |
| 2012 | $2.3B | 2,273 | 4 |
| 2013 | $2.4B | 2,268 | 4 |
| 2014 | $2.0B | 2,235 | 4 |
| 2015 | $1.7B | 2,186 | 4 |
| 2016 | $1.4B | 2,162 | 4 |
| 2017 | $1.6B | 2,233 | 4 |
| 2018 | $1.5B | 2,154 | 4 |
| 2019 | $1.9B | 2,247 | 4 |
| 2020 | $1.8B | 1,951 | 4 |
| 2021 | $2.5B | 2,086 | 4 |
| 2022 | $2.3B | 2,179 | 4 |
| 2023 | $2.4B | 2,195 | 4 |
| 2024 | $2.3B | 2,127 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- Italy to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $230.3M; growth -1.2%.
- Turkey to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $217.2M; growth -16%.
- Brazil to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $125.6M; growth +2.7%.
- Italy to Qatar: $81.0M; growth -14.5%.
- Spain to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $62.2M; growth +4.2%.
- Turkey to Bulgaria: $57.8M; growth +287.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $51.4M; growth -1%.
- Italy to Ukraine: $50.4M; growth +161.3%.
- Italy to United Kingdom: $50.0M; growth +5.8%.
- Italy to France: $42.8M; growth -3.6%.

## HS6 products

- Firearms: muzzle-loading (HS6 930310)
- Firearms: sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles (HS6 930320)
- Firearms: sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles n.e.s. in heading no. 9303 (HS6 930330)
- Firearms: n.e.s. in heading no. 9303 (HS6 930390)

## 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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