# Seats (HS4 9401) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Seats at HS4 9401, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The seats subsector recorded $88.9B in reported global trade in 2024, with +2.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $88.9B |
| Latest annual change | +2.2% |
| Active exporters | 197 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 13 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $14.6B | 5,359 | 13 |
| 1996 | $16.0B | 5,508 | 13 |
| 1997 | $17.0B | 5,607 | 13 |
| 1998 | $18.8B | 5,771 | 13 |
| 1999 | $22.4B | 6,137 | 13 |
| 2000 | $24.3B | 7,179 | 13 |
| 2001 | $24.5B | 7,300 | 13 |
| 2002 | $27.1B | 7,625 | 13 |
| 2003 | $32.4B | 7,946 | 13 |
| 2004 | $38.1B | 8,215 | 13 |
| 2005 | $40.5B | 8,413 | 13 |
| 2006 | $45.0B | 8,720 | 13 |
| 2007 | $52.0B | 8,983 | 13 |
| 2008 | $54.9B | 9,117 | 13 |
| 2009 | $44.0B | 9,100 | 13 |
| 2010 | $52.9B | 9,213 | 13 |
| 2011 | $59.3B | 9,370 | 13 |
| 2012 | $62.8B | 9,540 | 13 |
| 2013 | $67.0B | 9,605 | 13 |
| 2014 | $72.2B | 10,031 | 13 |
| 2015 | $70.6B | 10,173 | 13 |
| 2016 | $71.8B | 10,341 | 13 |
| 2017 | $75.4B | 10,591 | 13 |
| 2018 | $81.0B | 10,651 | 13 |
| 2019 | $80.1B | 10,741 | 13 |
| 2020 | $75.5B | 10,194 | 13 |
| 2021 | $92.9B | 10,494 | 13 |
| 2022 | $91.6B | 10,514 | 13 |
| 2023 | $87.3B | 10,704 | 13 |
| 2024 | $88.9B | 10,595 | 13 |

## Leading corridors

- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $7.6B; growth +7.3%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $7.5B; growth -11.6%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $4.2B; growth -0.7%.
- Poland to Germany: $2.4B; growth -1%.
- Czechia to Germany: $2.0B; growth +6.8%.
- China to Japan: $1.8B; growth -2.8%.
- China to United Kingdom: $1.8B; growth -3.5%.
- China to Germany: $1.4B; growth -9.3%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.3B; growth -2.9%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $1.3B; growth -7.4%.

## HS6 products

- Seats: of a kind used for aircraft (HS6 940110)
- Seats: of a kind used for motor vehicles (HS6 940120)
- Seats: swivel with variable height adjustment, excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture (HS6 940130)
- Seats: swivel with variable height adjustment of wood, excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture (HS6 940131)
- Seats: swivel with variable height adjustment of other than wood, excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture (HS6 940139)
- Seats: convertible into beds, other than garden seats or camping equipment (HS6 940140)
- Seats: convertible into beds of wood, other than garden seats or camping equipment (HS6 940141)
- Seats: convertible into beds of other than wood, other than garden seats or camping equipment (HS6 940149)
- Seats: of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials (HS6 940150)
- Seats: of bamboo or rattan (HS6 940151)
- Seats: of bamboo (HS6 940152)
- Seats: of rattan (HS6 940153)
- Seats: of cane, osier or similar materials, other than bamboo or rattan (HS6 940159)
- Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) (HS6 940161)
- Seats: with wooden frames, not upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) (HS6 940169)
- Seats: with metal frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) (HS6 940171)
- Seats: with metal frames, not upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) (HS6 940179)
- Seats: n.e.c. in heading no. 9401, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) (HS6 940180)
- Seat: parts (HS6 940190)
- Seats: parts, of wood, (other than for use in the assembly of motor vehicles as determined by the minister, other than automotive) (HS6 940191)
- Seats: parts, (of other than wood) for use in the assembly of motor vehicles as determined by the minister (HS6 940199)

## 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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