# Carbon electrodes (HS4 8545) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Carbon electrodes at HS4 8545, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The carbon electrodes subsector recorded $5.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with -10.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $5.8B |
| Latest annual change | -10.2% |
| Active exporters | 178 |
| Active importers | 198 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.1B | 2,751 | 4 |
| 1996 | $2.2B | 2,865 | 4 |
| 1997 | $2.3B | 2,850 | 4 |
| 1998 | $2.3B | 2,848 | 4 |
| 1999 | $2.2B | 3,152 | 4 |
| 2000 | $2.2B | 3,896 | 4 |
| 2001 | $2.1B | 4,021 | 4 |
| 2002 | $2.1B | 4,009 | 4 |
| 2003 | $2.5B | 4,113 | 4 |
| 2004 | $2.8B | 4,214 | 4 |
| 2005 | $3.0B | 4,389 | 4 |
| 2006 | $3.6B | 4,551 | 4 |
| 2007 | $4.9B | 4,844 | 4 |
| 2008 | $6.6B | 4,853 | 4 |
| 2009 | $4.4B | 4,807 | 4 |
| 2010 | $5.7B | 4,828 | 4 |
| 2011 | $6.5B | 5,004 | 4 |
| 2012 | $6.4B | 4,965 | 4 |
| 2013 | $6.2B | 5,029 | 4 |
| 2014 | $5.5B | 5,212 | 4 |
| 2015 | $4.5B | 5,320 | 4 |
| 2016 | $3.8B | 5,260 | 4 |
| 2017 | $5.3B | 5,367 | 4 |
| 2018 | $11.4B | 5,332 | 4 |
| 2019 | $9.3B | 5,397 | 4 |
| 2020 | $5.5B | 5,199 | 4 |
| 2021 | $6.7B | 5,305 | 4 |
| 2022 | $8.1B | 5,388 | 4 |
| 2023 | $6.9B | 5,506 | 4 |
| 2024 | $5.8B | 5,380 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- China to Malaysia: $363.9M; growth -6.8%.
- China to Russia: $270.5M; growth -2.4%.
- China to Canada: $220.9M; growth -7.6%.
- China to Norway: $205.4M; growth +16.6%.
- China to United Arab Emirates: $192.4M; growth -8.1%.
- Norway to Iceland: $149.8M; growth +13%.
- Netherlands to Iceland: $127.8M; growth -9.1%.
- China to Indonesia: $125.5M; growth +79.8%.
- China to Iran (Islamic Republic of): $106.1M; growth +134.2%.
- China to Iceland: $89.4M; growth +37.3%.

## HS6 products

- Carbon electrodes: with or without metal, of a kind used for furnaces (HS6 854511)
- Carbon electrodes: with or without metal, of a kind used for other than furnaces (HS6 854519)
- Carbon brushes: with or without metal, used for electrical purposes (HS6 854520)
- Carbon: lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes (HS6 854590)

## 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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