# India to Taiwan trade anomaly | HS 848640

A reported **spike** movement was recorded in 2024 for Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture or repair of masks and reticles, assembling semiconductor devices or electronic integrated circuits, or for lifting, handling, loading or unloading items of heading 8486. This is a research prompt, not a causal conclusion or commercial forecast.

- Anomaly z-score: 3.4
- Severity: 85.8%
- Reported market imports: $1.3B
- Momentum: Not reported
- Exporter market share: 0%
- Reported suppliers: 30

## How to investigate

Compare the route history, supplier concentration, access conditions, tariffs, product requirements, logistics, pricing, and current market information before acting.


## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-09-03). [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.