# Lenses (HS4 9002) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Lenses at HS4 9002, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The lenses subsector recorded $17.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with +13.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $17.6B |
| Latest annual change | +13.1% |
| Active exporters | 167 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.1B | 2,484 | 4 |
| 1996 | $2.3B | 2,581 | 4 |
| 1997 | $2.5B | 2,624 | 4 |
| 1998 | $2.4B | 2,676 | 4 |
| 1999 | $2.8B | 2,853 | 4 |
| 2000 | $3.5B | 3,459 | 4 |
| 2001 | $3.5B | 3,615 | 4 |
| 2002 | $3.7B | 3,731 | 4 |
| 2003 | $4.6B | 3,815 | 4 |
| 2004 | $5.9B | 3,947 | 4 |
| 2005 | $6.6B | 4,174 | 4 |
| 2006 | $7.6B | 4,541 | 4 |
| 2007 | $8.8B | 4,601 | 4 |
| 2008 | $9.6B | 4,931 | 4 |
| 2009 | $7.8B | 4,944 | 4 |
| 2010 | $11.0B | 5,080 | 4 |
| 2011 | $12.2B | 5,205 | 4 |
| 2012 | $12.7B | 5,357 | 4 |
| 2013 | $13.3B | 5,340 | 4 |
| 2014 | $13.3B | 5,468 | 4 |
| 2015 | $12.4B | 5,512 | 4 |
| 2016 | $11.9B | 5,559 | 4 |
| 2017 | $13.7B | 5,593 | 4 |
| 2018 | $14.4B | 5,690 | 4 |
| 2019 | $15.2B | 5,709 | 4 |
| 2020 | $13.2B | 5,561 | 4 |
| 2021 | $15.7B | 5,665 | 4 |
| 2022 | $16.6B | 5,918 | 4 |
| 2023 | $15.4B | 6,112 | 4 |
| 2024 | $17.6B | 6,087 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- Germany to Netherlands: $2.1B; growth +16.5%.
- Taiwan to China: $1.1B; growth -1.4%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $595.0M; growth -3.1%.
- Taiwan to Viet Nam: $580.3M; growth -3%.
- Japan to China: $540.5M; growth -1.5%.
- Taiwan to Republic of Korea: $509.2M; growth +22.1%.
- China to Viet Nam: $485.2M; growth +2.9%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $396.1M; growth +9.6%.
- Netherlands to Republic of Korea: $360.8M; growth +95.6%.
- Netherlands to Taiwan: $294.9M; growth +71.7%.

## HS6 products

- Lenses: objective, for cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers, mounted, being parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, of any material (excluding glass not optically worked) (HS6 900211)
- Lenses: objective, (other than for cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers), mounted, of any material (excluding elements of glass not optically worked) (HS6 900219)
- Filters: mounted as parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, of any material (excluding elements of glass not optically worked) (HS6 900220)
- Optical elements: n.e.s. in heading no. 9002 (eg prisms and mirrors), mounted, being parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, of any material (excluding elements of glass not optically worked) (HS6 900290)

## 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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