# Lighting or visual signalling equipment (HS4 8512) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Lighting or visual signalling equipment at HS4 8512, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The lighting or visual signalling equipment subsector recorded $36.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with +2.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $36.2B |
| Latest annual change | +2.6% |
| Active exporters | 195 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $4.3B | 4,110 | 5 |
| 1996 | $4.6B | 4,165 | 5 |
| 1997 | $4.7B | 4,124 | 5 |
| 1998 | $5.0B | 4,248 | 5 |
| 1999 | $6.1B | 4,519 | 5 |
| 2000 | $6.3B | 5,580 | 5 |
| 2001 | $6.3B | 5,617 | 5 |
| 2002 | $7.3B | 5,913 | 5 |
| 2003 | $8.6B | 6,055 | 5 |
| 2004 | $10.3B | 6,297 | 5 |
| 2005 | $10.9B | 6,492 | 5 |
| 2006 | $12.0B | 6,824 | 5 |
| 2007 | $14.8B | 7,291 | 5 |
| 2008 | $15.8B | 7,403 | 5 |
| 2009 | $13.0B | 7,481 | 5 |
| 2010 | $16.6B | 7,558 | 5 |
| 2011 | $20.0B | 7,829 | 5 |
| 2012 | $20.8B | 8,016 | 5 |
| 2013 | $23.6B | 8,027 | 5 |
| 2014 | $26.4B | 8,321 | 5 |
| 2015 | $25.8B | 8,431 | 5 |
| 2016 | $28.2B | 8,647 | 5 |
| 2017 | $30.6B | 8,820 | 5 |
| 2018 | $33.3B | 9,045 | 5 |
| 2019 | $32.2B | 9,039 | 5 |
| 2020 | $29.0B | 8,820 | 5 |
| 2021 | $34.1B | 9,132 | 5 |
| 2022 | $34.3B | 9,296 | 5 |
| 2023 | $36.3B | 9,471 | 5 |
| 2024 | $36.2B | 9,359 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $3.2B; growth +5.8%.
- Czechia to Germany: $1.1B; growth +5.2%.
- Germany to China: $934.3M; growth -5.7%.
- Taiwan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $885.9M; growth -2.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $843.7M; growth +8.3%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $835.5M; growth -1.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $757.3M; growth +8.8%.
- Slovakia to Germany: $634.0M; growth +16.1%.
- Republic of Korea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $610.2M; growth +12.9%.
- China to Japan: $517.5M; growth +2%.

## HS6 products

- Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on bicycles, excluding articles of heading no. 8539 (HS6 851210)
- Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539) (HS6 851220)
- Sound signalling equipment: electrical, used on cycles or motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539) (HS6 851230)
- Windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters: electrical, of kinds used for cycles or motor vehicles (HS6 851240)
- Lighting or signalling equipment: electrical, (excluding articles of heading no. 8539), windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters: parts, of those kinds used for cycles or motor vehicles (HS6 851290)

## 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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