# Glasses for corrective spectacles (HS4 7015) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Glasses for corrective spectacles at HS4 7015, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The glasses for corrective spectacles subsector recorded $175.0M in reported global trade in 2024, with -2.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $175.0M |
| Latest annual change | -2.6% |
| Active exporters | 125 |
| Active importers | 190 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $199.4M | 1,421 | 2 |
| 1996 | $218.8M | 1,510 | 2 |
| 1997 | $214.1M | 1,453 | 2 |
| 1998 | $194.8M | 1,460 | 2 |
| 1999 | $198.8M | 1,601 | 2 |
| 2000 | $176.4M | 1,799 | 2 |
| 2001 | $161.4M | 1,808 | 2 |
| 2002 | $157.8M | 1,846 | 2 |
| 2003 | $166.0M | 1,935 | 2 |
| 2004 | $181.3M | 1,965 | 2 |
| 2005 | $173.4M | 2,035 | 2 |
| 2006 | $188.0M | 2,002 | 2 |
| 2007 | $202.0M | 2,017 | 2 |
| 2008 | $206.3M | 2,062 | 2 |
| 2009 | $184.9M | 2,113 | 2 |
| 2010 | $209.4M | 2,103 | 2 |
| 2011 | $249.7M | 2,221 | 2 |
| 2012 | $257.3M | 2,196 | 2 |
| 2013 | $222.2M | 2,082 | 2 |
| 2014 | $233.0M | 2,186 | 2 |
| 2015 | $207.0M | 2,186 | 2 |
| 2016 | $189.5M | 2,062 | 2 |
| 2017 | $188.4M | 2,123 | 2 |
| 2018 | $177.8M | 2,075 | 2 |
| 2019 | $182.5M | 2,133 | 2 |
| 2020 | $134.6M | 2,038 | 2 |
| 2021 | $199.7M | 2,154 | 2 |
| 2022 | $211.1M | 2,194 | 2 |
| 2023 | $183.7M | 2,128 | 2 |
| 2024 | $175.0M | 2,137 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $26.4M; growth -2.3%.
- Germany to Italy: $20.9M; growth +2.5%.
- China to Viet Nam: $6.8M; growth -11.3%.
- United Kingdom to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $5.9M; growth +540.7%.
- Thailand to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $5.5M; growth -21.4%.
- Switzerland, Liechtenstein to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $5.0M; growth +8.9%.
- France to China: $4.8M; growth -17.9%.
- China to India: $4.4M; growth +30.4%.
- Switzerland, Liechtenstein to China: $4.4M; growth -16.5%.
- Thailand to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $4.4M; growth -3.2%.

## HS6 products

- Glasses for corrective spectacles: curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked (HS6 701510)
- Glasses: clock or watch and similar, glasses for non-corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed etc, (not optically worked), hollow glass spheres and segments, for the manufacture of such glasses (HS6 701590)

## 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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