HS4 subsector intelligence

Firearms
HS4 9304 trade overview

A focused view of this HS4 subsector: market scale, momentum, leading routes, countries, and the HS6 classifications inside it.

HS4 93041995-2024 coverageRapid growth
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
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Latest trade

$2.6BGlobal subsector value
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Annual change

+75.8%Latest year on year
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Exporters

112Active reporting countries
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Importers

180Active reporting countries
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HS6 products

1Classifications inside HS4

The subsector read

$2.6B in trade, with +33.7% annualized growth over three years.

Firearms is recorded across 2,228 active corridors, with 112 exporters and 180 importers.

Annual trend

Subsector momentum over time

Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Read the methodology ↗

Annual subsector tradeReported global trade from 1995 to 2024.1995: $122.0M1996: $98.9M1997: $85.7M1998: $144.8M1999: $127.3M2000: $145.2M2001: $178.3M2002: $212.8M2003: $268.4M2004: $319.5M2005: $337.4M2006: $376.6M2007: $459.4M2008: $499.3M2009: $570.4M2010: $718.0M2011: $736.8M2012: $841.0M2013: $780.7M2014: $669.9M2015: $788.8M2016: $653.3M2017: $734.8M2018: $724.6M2019: $766.6M2020: $907.5M2021: $1.1B2022: $1.3B2023: $1.5B2024: $2.6B
Reported global trade by year.

Top trade corridors

Where the subsector moves

Leading exporter-to-importer relationships by latest reported value. See data sources ↗

Latest reported relationshipsTop 10 by trade value
RankExporterImporterTrade valueGrowthHS6DistanceFTA
1SlovakiaSVKCzechiaCZE$422.9M+167.5%1291 kmYes
2BulgariaBGRCzechiaCZE$335.7M+239.6%11,068 kmYes
3TurkeyTURCzechiaCZE$260.3M+684.8%11,513 kmYes
4CzechiaCZEPolandPOL$236.3M+249.8%1519 kmYes
5GreeceGRCCzechiaCZE$108.3M+2,433.1%11,539 kmYes
6GermanyDEUCzechiaCZE$85.9M+171.8%1280 kmYes
7CzechiaCZESlovakiaSVK$72.2M+64.7%1291 kmYes
8ChinaCHNUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$61.2M-20%111,883 kmNo
9TaiwanTWNUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$45.6M-18.7%112,555 kmNo
10Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHCzechiaCZE$36.1M+99.3%1755 kmYes

Market structure

Where supply and demand concentrate

Exporter and importer rankings show the two sides of the subsector separately. Check coverage ↗

Top exporters2024 ranking
RankCountryExportsPartnersHS6
1CzechiaCZE$449.6M1061
2SlovakiaSVK$423.0M241
3BulgariaBGR$336.1M141
4TurkeyTUR$334.9M1121
5GermanyDEU$174.2M1051
6ChinaCHN$152.4M1211
7TaiwanTWN$113.3M841
8GreeceGRC$110.7M381
9USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$83.9M1131
10SpainESP$71.6M811
Top importers2024 ranking
RankCountryImportsPartnersHS6
1CzechiaCZE$1.4B491
2PolandPOL$264.7M331
3USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$215.3M431
4SlovakiaSVK$74.2M241
5United KingdomGBR$67.2M441
6GermanyDEU$55.9M411
7FranceFRA$50.7M411
8UkraineUKR$37.4M221
9CanadaCAN$30.0M361
10NetherlandsNLD$29.0M431

HS6 product coverage

The products inside HS4 9304

Six-digit classifications make the subsector specific. Browse the product workspace ↗

1 classifications shownFirearms
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Firearms: (eg spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading no. 9307HS6 930400

Definitions and coverage

Read the numbers with context

Reported observations and calculated indicators should be read with their coverage period. Responsible AI principles ↗

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Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS4 classification, not company-level sales or shipment records.

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Calculated indicators

Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations.

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Missing data

Unavailable observations remain unavailable. They are not filled, interpolated, or presented as forecasts.

Coverage: 1995-2024 · Data refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:09

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.