# Firearms (HS4 9305) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

> Published by **Yugalinks**, global trade intelligence for growing businesses.
>
> [Follow Yugalinks on LinkedIn](https://in.linkedin.com/company/yugalinks)

Firearms at HS4 9305, with reported global trade through 2024.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/9305

## Explore Yugalinks

- [Open the trade workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app)
- [Read the methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology)
- [Review data sources](https://www.yugalinks.com/data-sources)
- [Check data coverage](https://www.yugalinks.com/data-coverage)
- [Read Responsible AI principles](https://www.yugalinks.com/responsible-ai)

## Answer

The firearms subsector recorded $3.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with -3.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $3.8B |
| Latest annual change | -3.8% |
| Active exporters | 138 |
| Active importers | 181 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $723.2M | 1,267 | 4 |
| 1996 | $732.3M | 1,296 | 4 |
| 1997 | $612.2M | 1,301 | 4 |
| 1998 | $678.5M | 1,347 | 4 |
| 1999 | $705.8M | 1,416 | 4 |
| 2000 | $683.8M | 1,592 | 4 |
| 2001 | $660.5M | 1,602 | 4 |
| 2002 | $641.5M | 1,767 | 4 |
| 2003 | $888.4M | 1,728 | 4 |
| 2004 | $1.2B | 1,843 | 4 |
| 2005 | $1.3B | 1,925 | 4 |
| 2006 | $1.5B | 2,058 | 4 |
| 2007 | $1.9B | 2,029 | 4 |
| 2008 | $2.2B | 2,129 | 4 |
| 2009 | $2.2B | 2,272 | 4 |
| 2010 | $2.3B | 2,382 | 4 |
| 2011 | $2.5B | 2,524 | 4 |
| 2012 | $2.3B | 2,549 | 4 |
| 2013 | $2.7B | 2,642 | 4 |
| 2014 | $2.1B | 2,686 | 4 |
| 2015 | $2.5B | 2,854 | 4 |
| 2016 | $2.1B | 2,774 | 4 |
| 2017 | $2.2B | 2,894 | 4 |
| 2018 | $2.3B | 2,837 | 4 |
| 2019 | $2.7B | 2,864 | 4 |
| 2020 | $2.9B | 2,678 | 4 |
| 2021 | $3.5B | 2,906 | 4 |
| 2022 | $3.4B | 3,074 | 4 |
| 2023 | $3.7B | 3,017 | 4 |
| 2024 | $3.8B | 3,084 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- United Kingdom to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $182.2M; growth +23.5%.
- Israel to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $142.5M; growth -13.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Japan: $126.9M; growth +43.4%.
- Italy to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $100.8M; growth +3.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Israel: $81.2M; growth +38.1%.
- Israel to Sweden: $69.0M; growth +1,185%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $67.2M; growth -2.6%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $64.2M; growth +7.5%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $62.6M; growth -1.2%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $58.0M; growth -6.9%.

## HS6 products

- Firearms: parts and accessories, of revolvers or pistols (HS6 930510)
- Firearms: parts and accessories, of shotguns or rifles of heading 9303 (HS6 930520)
- Firearms: parts and accessories, of shotgun barrels (HS6 930521)
- Firearms: parts and accessories, of shotguns or rifles of heading no. 9303, other than shotgun barrels (HS6 930529)
- Firearms: parts and accessories, of articles of heading no. 9301 to 9304, other than of revolvers or pistols or of shotguns or rifles of heading no. 9303 (HS6 930590)
- Firearms: parts and accessories, of military weapons of heading 9301 (HS6 930591)
- Firearms: parts and accessories, of firearms other than the military weapons of heading 9301 (HS6 930599)

## 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.

## Continue your research

- [Explore HS4 9305 in the workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app?hs=9305)
- [Open the Yugalinks workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app)

## Other formats

- [HTML](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/9305/index.html)
- [JSON](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/9305/index.json)
- [JSON-LD](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/9305/index.ld.json)


## Continue your research

- [Explore HS4 9305 in the workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app?hs=9305)
- [Open the Yugalinks workspace](https://www.yugalinks.com/app)

## 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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.