# Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes) (HS4 7011) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes) at HS4 7011, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes) subsector recorded $87.0M in reported global trade in 2024, with -4.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $87.0M |
| Latest annual change | -4.5% |
| Active exporters | 119 |
| Active importers | 186 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.2B | 1,672 | 3 |
| 1996 | $2.2B | 1,765 | 3 |
| 1997 | $2.1B | 1,746 | 3 |
| 1998 | $1.9B | 1,733 | 3 |
| 1999 | $2.3B | 1,962 | 3 |
| 2000 | $2.6B | 2,193 | 3 |
| 2001 | $2.3B | 2,304 | 3 |
| 2002 | $2.7B | 2,363 | 3 |
| 2003 | $2.7B | 2,374 | 3 |
| 2004 | $2.7B | 2,535 | 3 |
| 2005 | $2.0B | 2,532 | 3 |
| 2006 | $1.4B | 2,421 | 3 |
| 2007 | $831.5M | 2,570 | 3 |
| 2008 | $832.9M | 2,555 | 3 |
| 2009 | $599.5M | 2,575 | 3 |
| 2010 | $584.3M | 2,567 | 3 |
| 2011 | $575.9M | 2,638 | 3 |
| 2012 | $410.7M | 2,804 | 3 |
| 2013 | $366.2M | 2,723 | 3 |
| 2014 | $349.1M | 2,788 | 3 |
| 2015 | $256.1M | 2,768 | 3 |
| 2016 | $199.3M | 2,668 | 3 |
| 2017 | $160.2M | 2,620 | 3 |
| 2018 | $135.5M | 2,461 | 3 |
| 2019 | $126.6M | 2,355 | 3 |
| 2020 | $113.1M | 2,305 | 3 |
| 2021 | $125.0M | 2,280 | 3 |
| 2022 | $106.4M | 2,360 | 3 |
| 2023 | $95.9M | 2,189 | 3 |
| 2024 | $87.0M | 2,179 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- China to Japan: $3.6M; growth -7.7%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $3.0M; growth +21.4%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $2.6M; growth +7.2%.
- Czechia to Germany: $2.5M; growth -10.2%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $2.2M; growth +53.9%.
- China to Poland: $1.8M; growth -25.4%.
- Thailand to Slovakia: $1.8M; growth +2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $1.8M; growth +7.6%.
- Malta to Germany: $1.7M; growth -8.3%.
- China to Saudi Arabia: $1.7M; growth +24.7%.

## HS6 products

- Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes): open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for electric lighting (HS6 701110)
- Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes): open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for cathode-ray tubes (HS6 701120)
- Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes): open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, other than for electric lighting and cathode-ray tubes (HS6 701190)

## 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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