# HS 854590 Lamp Carbons global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes reached $573.8M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -1.2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $609.0M | +13.3% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | $534.1M | -12.3% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | $464.4M | -13% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | $393.4M | -15.3% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | $429.4M | +9.1% | -7% |
| 2018 | $593.7M | +38.3% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | $608.7M | +2.5% | +15.7% |
| 2020 | $521.4M | -14.3% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | $593.4M | +13.8% | -0% |
| 2022 | $711.4M | +19.9% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | $641.8M | -9.8% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | $573.8M | -10.6% | -1.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| India | $72.8M | +3.7% | 33 |
| USA | $71.4M | -6.9% | 40 |
| Republic of Korea | $68.4M | +14.3% | 29 |
| Bahrain | $32.8M | +45.3% | 15 |
| Spain | $29.6M | -4.4% | 33 |
| France | $28.6M | -2.5% | 44 |
| Germany | $23.4M | +9% | 47 |
| Viet Nam | $19.8M | +9.4% | 26 |
| China | $19.5M | -9.1% | 39 |
| Indonesia | $16.5M | +1.1% | 29 |
| Canada | $14.8M | +9.4% | 32 |
| Belgium | $12.2M | -7.2% | 26 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._