# Discharge lamps or tubes (HS4 8504) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Discharge lamps or tubes at HS4 8504, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The discharge lamps or tubes subsector recorded $148.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with +9.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $148.0B |
| Latest annual change | +9.1% |
| Active exporters | 200 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 11 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $22.6B | 5,765 | 11 |
| 1996 | $25.6B | 5,925 | 11 |
| 1997 | $29.2B | 6,115 | 11 |
| 1998 | $29.3B | 6,427 | 11 |
| 1999 | $31.5B | 7,013 | 11 |
| 2000 | $37.2B | 8,289 | 11 |
| 2001 | $33.5B | 8,434 | 11 |
| 2002 | $31.9B | 8,943 | 11 |
| 2003 | $35.2B | 9,074 | 11 |
| 2004 | $41.2B | 9,428 | 11 |
| 2005 | $44.9B | 9,772 | 11 |
| 2006 | $53.3B | 10,188 | 11 |
| 2007 | $64.9B | 10,631 | 11 |
| 2008 | $74.9B | 10,880 | 11 |
| 2009 | $64.2B | 11,158 | 11 |
| 2010 | $79.5B | 11,283 | 11 |
| 2011 | $86.0B | 11,479 | 11 |
| 2012 | $83.9B | 11,815 | 11 |
| 2013 | $87.0B | 11,929 | 11 |
| 2014 | $87.3B | 12,145 | 11 |
| 2015 | $81.4B | 12,305 | 11 |
| 2016 | $79.4B | 12,501 | 11 |
| 2017 | $83.9B | 12,536 | 11 |
| 2018 | $90.6B | 12,823 | 11 |
| 2019 | $91.5B | 12,820 | 11 |
| 2020 | $95.6B | 12,497 | 11 |
| 2021 | $116.6B | 12,794 | 11 |
| 2022 | $133.5B | 12,977 | 11 |
| 2023 | $147.8B | 13,225 | 11 |
| 2024 | $148.0B | 13,063 | 11 |

## Leading corridors

- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $6.6B; growth +27.4%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $3.6B; growth -6%.
- China to Germany: $2.8B; growth +2.8%.
- China to Mexico: $2.6B; growth +9.8%.
- Thailand to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $2.3B; growth +41.2%.
- China to India: $2.2B; growth +15.9%.
- China to Japan: $2.1B; growth -3.1%.
- China to Viet Nam: $2.0B; growth +8.4%.
- China to Thailand: $1.8B; growth +29.3%.
- China to China: $1.8B; growth -15.8%.

## HS6 products

- Discharge lamps or tubes: ballasts therefor (HS6 850410)
- Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity not exceeding 650kVA (HS6 850421)
- Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 650kVA but not exceeding 10,000kVA (HS6 850422)
- Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVA (HS6 850423)
- Electrical transformers: n.e.c. in item no. 8504.2, having a power handling capacity not exceeding 1kVA (HS6 850431)
- Transformers: n.e.c. in item no. 8504.2, having a power handling capacity exceeding 1kVA but not exceeding 16kVA (HS6 850432)
- Transformers: n.e.s. in item no. 8504.2, having a power handling capacity exceeding 16kVA but not exceeding 500kVA (HS6 850433)
- Transformers: n.e.s. in item no. 8504.2, having a power handling capacity exceeding 500kVA (HS6 850434)
- Electrical static converters (HS6 850440)
- Electrical inductors: n.e.c. in heading no. 8504 (HS6 850450)
- Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors: parts thereof (HS6 850490)

## 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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