# Electrical resistors (HS4 8533) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Electrical resistors at HS4 8533, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The electrical resistors subsector recorded $10.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with -4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $10.7B |
| Latest annual change | -4% |
| Active exporters | 187 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 7 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $4.8B | 3,092 | 7 |
| 1996 | $4.5B | 3,148 | 7 |
| 1997 | $4.9B | 3,121 | 7 |
| 1998 | $4.7B | 3,196 | 7 |
| 1999 | $5.2B | 3,466 | 7 |
| 2000 | $6.9B | 4,415 | 7 |
| 2001 | $5.3B | 4,512 | 7 |
| 2002 | $5.2B | 4,696 | 7 |
| 2003 | $5.8B | 4,844 | 7 |
| 2004 | $6.6B | 5,046 | 7 |
| 2005 | $6.6B | 5,230 | 7 |
| 2006 | $7.6B | 5,538 | 7 |
| 2007 | $8.0B | 5,794 | 7 |
| 2008 | $8.1B | 5,837 | 7 |
| 2009 | $6.1B | 5,862 | 7 |
| 2010 | $7.9B | 5,956 | 7 |
| 2011 | $8.6B | 6,182 | 7 |
| 2012 | $8.3B | 6,335 | 7 |
| 2013 | $8.6B | 6,361 | 7 |
| 2014 | $8.9B | 6,594 | 7 |
| 2015 | $8.6B | 6,614 | 7 |
| 2016 | $8.6B | 6,689 | 7 |
| 2017 | $9.2B | 6,877 | 7 |
| 2018 | $10.5B | 6,935 | 7 |
| 2019 | $9.4B | 7,001 | 7 |
| 2020 | $10.4B | 7,020 | 7 |
| 2021 | $13.1B | 7,094 | 7 |
| 2022 | $14.3B | 7,259 | 7 |
| 2023 | $10.9B | 7,447 | 7 |
| 2024 | $10.7B | 7,313 | 7 |

## Leading corridors

- Taiwan to China: $383.6M; growth -17.7%.
- China to China: $372.1M; growth -14.3%.
- Japan to China: $330.5M; growth -19.3%.
- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $271.3M; growth -2.5%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $237.3M; growth -14.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $220.0M; growth +8.3%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $170.0M; growth -3.5%.
- China to Mexico: $166.1M; growth +1.6%.
- Germany to China: $154.8M; growth -5.5%.
- China to India: $154.7M; growth +16.6%.

## HS6 products

- Electrical resistors: fixed carbon resistors, composition or film types (including rheostats and potentiometers but excluding heating resistors) (HS6 853310)
- Electrical resistors: fixed, for a power handling capacity not exceeding 20W (including rheostats and potentiometers but excluding heating resistors and carbon resistors) (HS6 853321)
- Electrical resistors: fixed, for a power handling capacity exceeding 20W (including rheostats and potentiometers but excluding heating resistors and carbon resistors) (HS6 853329)
- Electrical resistors: wirewound variable, including rheostats and potentiometers, for a power handling capacity not exceeding 20W (excluding heating) (HS6 853331)
- Electrical resistors: wirewound variable, including rheostats and potentiometers, for a power handling capacity exceeding 20W (excluding heating) (HS6 853339)
- Electrical resistors: variable, including rheostats and potentiometers (excluding heating) (HS6 853340)
- Resistors: parts of the resistors of heading no. 8533 (HS6 853390)

## 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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