# Optical appliances and instruments (HS4 9013) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Optical appliances and instruments at HS4 9013, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The optical appliances and instruments subsector recorded $15.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +5.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $15.5B |
| Latest annual change | +5.4% |
| Active exporters | 172 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $3.9B | 2,392 | 4 |
| 1996 | $4.2B | 2,457 | 4 |
| 1997 | $5.9B | 2,520 | 4 |
| 1998 | $6.2B | 2,581 | 4 |
| 1999 | $9.2B | 2,747 | 4 |
| 2000 | $11.7B | 3,259 | 4 |
| 2001 | $9.7B | 3,402 | 4 |
| 2002 | $10.4B | 3,551 | 4 |
| 2003 | $20.4B | 3,653 | 4 |
| 2004 | $33.0B | 3,889 | 4 |
| 2005 | $42.8B | 4,008 | 4 |
| 2006 | $55.0B | 4,188 | 4 |
| 2007 | $67.8B | 4,412 | 4 |
| 2008 | $76.3B | 4,568 | 4 |
| 2009 | $62.4B | 4,684 | 4 |
| 2010 | $82.8B | 4,788 | 4 |
| 2011 | $86.6B | 4,887 | 4 |
| 2012 | $90.2B | 5,090 | 4 |
| 2013 | $88.4B | 5,199 | 4 |
| 2014 | $83.5B | 5,294 | 4 |
| 2015 | $77.8B | 5,370 | 4 |
| 2016 | $65.4B | 5,473 | 4 |
| 2017 | $70.2B | 5,568 | 4 |
| 2018 | $64.5B | 5,614 | 4 |
| 2019 | $53.8B | 5,707 | 4 |
| 2020 | $51.3B | 5,509 | 4 |
| 2021 | $60.7B | 5,746 | 4 |
| 2022 | $21.6B | 5,891 | 4 |
| 2023 | $15.7B | 5,934 | 4 |
| 2024 | $15.5B | 5,758 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $629.6M; growth -19.1%.
- Germany to China: $582.8M; growth -12.6%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $512.4M; growth +0.4%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $486.6M; growth +7.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Germany: $359.8M; growth -7.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Republic of Korea: $344.5M; growth +5.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $326.7M; growth +1.3%.
- Japan to Netherlands: $305.1M; growth +30.8%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $286.2M; growth +10%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Taiwan: $259.9M; growth +15.3%.

## HS6 products

- Optical appliances and instruments: telescopic sights for fitting to arms: periscopes: telescopes designed to form parts of machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of this chapter (HS6 901310)
- Lasers: other than laser diodes (HS6 901320)
- Optical devices, appliances and instruments: n.e.c. in heading no. 9013 (including liquid crystal devices) (HS6 901380)
- Optical appliances and instruments: parts and accessories for articles of heading no. 9013 (HS6 901390)

## 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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