# Electrical capacitors (HS4 8532) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Electrical capacitors at HS4 8532, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The electrical capacitors subsector recorded $32.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with +1.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $32.2B |
| Latest annual change | +1.6% |
| Active exporters | 184 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 9 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $11.0B | 3,284 | 9 |
| 1996 | $10.6B | 3,344 | 9 |
| 1997 | $11.8B | 3,425 | 9 |
| 1998 | $11.6B | 3,353 | 9 |
| 1999 | $13.4B | 3,735 | 9 |
| 2000 | $21.3B | 4,647 | 9 |
| 2001 | $14.6B | 4,756 | 9 |
| 2002 | $14.0B | 4,861 | 9 |
| 2003 | $15.1B | 4,883 | 9 |
| 2004 | $16.7B | 5,124 | 9 |
| 2005 | $16.8B | 5,145 | 9 |
| 2006 | $19.4B | 5,418 | 9 |
| 2007 | $20.9B | 5,606 | 9 |
| 2008 | $20.5B | 5,726 | 9 |
| 2009 | $16.4B | 5,781 | 9 |
| 2010 | $21.9B | 5,779 | 9 |
| 2011 | $23.1B | 5,893 | 9 |
| 2012 | $21.4B | 5,983 | 9 |
| 2013 | $23.4B | 6,057 | 9 |
| 2014 | $25.0B | 6,175 | 9 |
| 2015 | $23.2B | 6,295 | 9 |
| 2016 | $20.9B | 6,394 | 9 |
| 2017 | $23.5B | 6,533 | 9 |
| 2018 | $30.6B | 6,570 | 9 |
| 2019 | $27.2B | 6,691 | 9 |
| 2020 | $28.7B | 6,486 | 9 |
| 2021 | $36.2B | 6,651 | 9 |
| 2022 | $33.4B | 6,699 | 9 |
| 2023 | $30.8B | 6,748 | 9 |
| 2024 | $32.2B | 6,661 | 9 |

## Leading corridors

- Japan to China: $3.3B; growth -7.8%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.2B; growth +63.7%.
- China to China: $1.2B; growth -21%.
- Philippines to China: $849.1M; growth -4.4%.
- Japan to Taiwan: $776.7M; growth -2.7%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $677.6M; growth -5.3%.
- Taiwan to China: $675.5M; growth -17.8%.
- China to Taiwan: $630.4M; growth -2%.
- China to Mexico: $619.4M; growth +37.4%.
- China to Viet Nam: $608.8M; growth +1.8%.

## HS6 products

- Electrical capacitors: fixed, designed for use in 50/60 Hz circuits and having a reactive power handling capacity of not less than 0.5 kVAr (power capacitors) (HS6 853210)
- Electrical capacitors: fixed, tantalum (HS6 853221)
- Electrical capacitors: fixed, aluminium electrolytic (HS6 853222)
- Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, single layer (HS6 853223)
- Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayer (HS6 853224)
- Electrical capacitors: fixed, dielectric of paper or plastics (HS6 853225)
- Electrical capacitors: fixed, n.e.c. in heading no. 8532 (HS6 853229)
- Electrical capacitors: variable or adjustable (pre-set) capacitors (HS6 853230)
- Electrical capacitors: parts of the capacitors of heading no. 8532 (HS6 853290)

## 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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