# Photographic laboratory apparatus and equipment (HS4 9010) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Photographic laboratory apparatus and equipment at HS4 9010, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The photographic laboratory apparatus and equipment subsector recorded $678.2M in reported global trade in 2024, with -9.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $678.2M |
| Latest annual change | -9.2% |
| Active exporters | 137 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.9B | 2,478 | 4 |
| 1996 | $2.6B | 2,542 | 4 |
| 1997 | $2.6B | 2,550 | 4 |
| 1998 | $2.4B | 2,656 | 4 |
| 1999 | $2.9B | 2,851 | 4 |
| 2000 | $3.3B | 3,165 | 4 |
| 2001 | $2.8B | 3,232 | 4 |
| 2002 | $3.0B | 3,528 | 4 |
| 2003 | $3.4B | 3,554 | 4 |
| 2004 | $4.5B | 3,616 | 4 |
| 2005 | $4.0B | 3,751 | 4 |
| 2006 | $3.5B | 3,832 | 4 |
| 2007 | $2.1B | 3,942 | 4 |
| 2008 | $1.8B | 3,876 | 4 |
| 2009 | $1.1B | 3,770 | 4 |
| 2010 | $1.2B | 3,731 | 4 |
| 2011 | $1.2B | 3,651 | 4 |
| 2012 | $1.1B | 3,746 | 4 |
| 2013 | $1.1B | 3,712 | 4 |
| 2014 | $960.4M | 3,653 | 4 |
| 2015 | $778.7M | 3,566 | 4 |
| 2016 | $787.9M | 3,592 | 4 |
| 2017 | $870.3M | 3,422 | 4 |
| 2018 | $923.7M | 3,442 | 4 |
| 2019 | $811.7M | 3,471 | 4 |
| 2020 | $773.5M | 3,177 | 4 |
| 2021 | $918.9M | 3,247 | 4 |
| 2022 | $868.5M | 3,180 | 4 |
| 2023 | $739.8M | 3,231 | 4 |
| 2024 | $678.2M | 3,214 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- Japan to China: $72.6M; growth -16.9%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $42.9M; growth +0.3%.
- China to Thailand: $29.3M; growth +116.3%.
- Japan to Republic of Korea: $25.9M; growth -13.8%.
- Japan to Taiwan: $25.8M; growth -31.4%.
- China to Germany: $15.1M; growth +0.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Republic of Korea: $14.2M; growth +207%.
- Taiwan to China: $12.9M; growth -24.2%.
- Israel to China: $12.6M; growth -47.6%.
- China to Saudi Arabia: $12.4M; growth +64.1%.

## HS6 products

- Photographic laboratory apparatus and equipment: for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of paper (HS6 901010)
- Photographic laboratory apparatus and equipment (including cinematographic): negatoscopes and other equipment n.e.s. in heading no. 9010 (HS6 901020)
- Photographic laboratory apparatus and equipment (including cinematographic): projection screens (HS6 901030)
- Photographic laboratory apparatus and equipment (including cinematographic): for the projection or drawing of circuit patterns on sensitised semiconductor materials, direct write-on-wafer apparatus (HS6 901041)
- Photographic laboratory apparatus and equipment (including cinematographic): for the projection or drawing of circuit patterns on sensitised semiconductor materials, step and repeat aligners (HS6 901042)
- Photographic laboratory apparatus and equipment (including cinematographic): for the projection or drawing of circuit patterns on sensitised semiconductor materials, n.e.s. in item no. 9010.4 (HS6 901049)
- Photographic laboratory apparatus and equipment: n.e.c. in item no. 9010.10, for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories: negatoscopes (HS6 901050)
- Photographic laboratory apparatus and equipment (including cinematographic): projection screens (HS6 901060)
- Photographic laboratory apparatus and equipment (including cinematographic): parts and accessories (HS6 901090)

## 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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