HS Icon Railway Freight Cars

8606 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Railway Freight Cars. In 2020, Railway Freight Cars were the world's 604th most traded product, with a total trade of $3.13B. Between 2019 and 2020 the exports of Railway Freight Cars decreased by -55.2%, from $7B to $3.13B. Trade in Railway Freight Cars represent 0.019% of total world trade.

Railway Freight Cars are a part of Railway and trams. They include Tank cars, Other Railway cars, Open > 60 cm high, Closed and covered, Self-discharging, and Insulated, refrigerated .

Exports In 2020 the top exporters of Railway Freight Cars  were United States ($519M), Slovakia ($484M), Mexico ($437M), China ($234M), and Russia ($205M).

Imports In 2020 the top importers of Railway Freight Cars were United States ($475M), Germany ($405M), Canada ($401M), Mexico ($193M), and Czechia ($170M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Railway Freight Cars was 7.23%, making it the 603rd lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Railway Freight Cars ranks 671st in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Goods vans and wagons are used to transport goods. They can be made from a variety of materials, including steel, aluminum, or wood.

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Railway Freight Cars. Countries are shown based on data availability.

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Exporters and Importers

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Trade By Country

Top Origin (2020): United States, $519M

Top Destination (2020): United States, $475M

Railway Freight Cars are the world's 604th most traded product.

In 2020, the top exporters of Railway Freight Cars were United States ($519M), Slovakia ($484M), Mexico ($437M), China ($234M), and Russia ($205M).

In 2020, the top importers of Railway Freight Cars were United States ($475M), Germany ($405M), Canada ($401M), Mexico ($193M), and Czechia ($170M).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2019 -  2020): Slovakia, $80.8M

Top Destination Growth (2019 - 2020): Austria, $60.8M

Between 2019 and 2020, the exports of Railway Freight Cars grew the fastest in Slovakia ($80.8M), Czechia ($56.6M), Germany ($32.7M), South Africa ($26.2M), and Japan ($23.5M).

Between 2019 and 2020, the fastest growing importers of Railway Freight Cars were Austria ($60.8M), Mexico ($56.2M), Poland ($52M), Czechia ($38.9M), and Slovakia ($38M).

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Market Concentration

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Cumulative market share

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Railway Freight Cars.

In 2020,  market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.99. This means that most of the exports of Railway Freight Cars are explained by 15 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2020): Slovakia, $392M

TOP NET IMPORTER (2020): Germany, $314M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Railway Freight Cars. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Railway Freight Cars during 2020.

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Railway Freight Cars were Slovakia ($392M), Mexico ($244M), China ($232M), Romania ($161M), and Russia ($116M).

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Railway Freight Cars were Germany ($314M), Canada ($276M), Australia ($138M), Kazakhstan ($119M), and Austria ($104M).

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Value

In 2020, the world most traded Railway Freight Cars, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Other Railway cars ($1.08B), Closed and covered ($607M), Tank cars ($590M), Open > 60 cm high ($503M), and Self-discharging ($349M)

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Railway Freight Cars.
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Product Complexity

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Diversification Frontier

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Specialization

The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

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The following visualization shows the relatedness of Railway Freight Cars to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.