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Special purpose motor vehicles; not those for the transport of persons or goods (e.g. breakdown lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units etc)

8705 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2023
World Trade $16.8BRnk 240 / 1217
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $4.51B | $2.1BGermany | United States
2023
Product Complexity 0.19Rnk 498 / 1044
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) 29.4%Rnk 37 / 1217
2023
Share of World Trade 0.074%Rnk 240 / 1217

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Special purpose motor vehicles. In 2023, Special purpose motor vehicles were the world's 240th most traded product, with a total trade of $16.8B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Special purpose motor vehicles grew by 29.4%, from $13B to $16.8B. Trade in Special purpose motor vehicles represent 0.074% of total world trade.

Special purpose motor vehicles are a part of Cars, tractors, trucks & parts thereof.. They include Other Special purpose motor vehicles, Mobile cranes, Fire fighting Vehicles, Mobile concrete mixers, and Mobile drilling derricks.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Special purpose motor vehicles  were Germany ($4.51B), China ($2.86B), United States ($2.33B), Italy ($1.13B), and Thailand ($715M).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Special purpose motor vehicles were United States ($2.1B), Canada ($1.1B), Thailand ($783M), France ($715M), and Saudi Arabia ($658M).

Ranking Special purpose motor vehicles ranks 498th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Special purpose motor vehicles are used for the transportation of goods and materials. They can be made from a variety of materials, including steel, aluminum, plastic, and fiberglass.

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2023)Germany$4.51B
Top Destination (2023)United States$2.1B

In 2023 Special purpose motor vehicles were the world's 240th most traded product (out of 1,217).

In 2023, the top exporters of Special purpose motor vehicles were Germany ($4.51B), China ($2.86B), United States ($2.33B), Italy ($1.13B), and Thailand ($715M).

In 2023, the top importers of Special purpose motor vehicles were United States ($2.1B), Canada ($1.1B), Thailand ($783M), France ($715M), and Saudi Arabia ($658M).

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Exporters of Special purpose motor vehicles (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)United States$1.02B
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)United States$1.09B

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Special purpose motor vehicles grew the fastest in United States ($1.02B), Germany ($910M), China ($735M), Thailand ($688M), and France ($140M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Special purpose motor vehicles were United States ($1.09B), Thailand ($644M), Canada ($279M), Saudi Arabia ($237M), and Australia ($226M).

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Exporters of Special purpose motor vehicles (2022 - 2023)

Importers of Special purpose motor vehicles (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Special purpose motor vehicles.

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.87. This means that most of the exports of Special purpose motor vehicles are explained by 14 countries.

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Value of Exports in Special purpose motor vehicles

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)Germany$3.91B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)Saudi Arabia$638M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Special purpose motor vehicles. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Special purpose motor vehicles during 2023.

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Special purpose motor vehicles were Germany ($3.91B), China ($2.8B), Italy ($933M), United States ($237M), and Austria ($178M).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Special purpose motor vehicles were Saudi Arabia ($638M), Russia ($584M), Australia ($580M), Canada ($507M), and Spain ($400M).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded Special purpose motor vehicles, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Other Special purpose motor vehicles ($8.41B), Mobile cranes ($5.51B), Mobile concrete mixers ($1.38B), Fire fighting Vehicles ($1.29B), and Mobile drilling derricks ($204M)

HS6 Disaggregation for Special purpose motor vehicles (2023)
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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Special purpose motor vehicles.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Special purpose motor vehicles in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Top 10 Exporters Countries of Special purpose motor vehicles by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $10.8M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALItaly+ $22.9M

Special purpose motor vehicles’s highest export potential is Germany. With an export gap of $10.8M.  Special purpose motor vehicles’s highest import potential is Italy with an import gap of $22.9M.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2023)

Related Products

This visualization shows products that are likely to be exported by countries that export Special purpose motor vehicles.

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Special purpose motor vehicles to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2023)

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