# Lighters (HS4 9613) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Lighters at HS4 9613, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The lighters subsector recorded $1.9B in reported global trade in 2024, with -0.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.9B |
| Latest annual change | -0.6% |
| Active exporters | 147 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.0B | 2,661 | 4 |
| 1996 | $1.1B | 2,552 | 4 |
| 1997 | $987.6M | 2,557 | 4 |
| 1998 | $905.7M | 2,522 | 4 |
| 1999 | $922.9M | 2,695 | 4 |
| 2000 | $897.8M | 3,431 | 4 |
| 2001 | $931.0M | 3,459 | 4 |
| 2002 | $891.5M | 3,539 | 4 |
| 2003 | $1.0B | 3,661 | 4 |
| 2004 | $1.1B | 3,670 | 4 |
| 2005 | $1.2B | 3,645 | 4 |
| 2006 | $1.3B | 3,843 | 4 |
| 2007 | $1.4B | 3,837 | 4 |
| 2008 | $1.6B | 3,710 | 4 |
| 2009 | $1.4B | 3,804 | 4 |
| 2010 | $1.5B | 3,876 | 4 |
| 2011 | $1.7B | 3,936 | 4 |
| 2012 | $1.7B | 3,978 | 4 |
| 2013 | $1.7B | 3,872 | 4 |
| 2014 | $1.7B | 4,004 | 4 |
| 2015 | $1.6B | 4,082 | 4 |
| 2016 | $1.6B | 4,032 | 4 |
| 2017 | $1.6B | 4,069 | 4 |
| 2018 | $1.7B | 4,093 | 4 |
| 2019 | $1.6B | 4,119 | 4 |
| 2020 | $1.7B | 3,942 | 4 |
| 2021 | $2.0B | 4,082 | 4 |
| 2022 | $2.1B | 4,144 | 4 |
| 2023 | $1.9B | 4,309 | 4 |
| 2024 | $1.9B | 4,198 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $118.6M; growth -9.2%.
- France to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $78.0M; growth -13.2%.
- China to India: $54.5M; growth -4.6%.
- China to Indonesia: $47.3M; growth -7.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $41.4M; growth -2.4%.
- China to United Arab Emirates: $37.2M; growth +15.4%.
- China to Japan: $36.8M; growth -7.4%.
- China to Germany: $35.1M; growth -6.3%.
- China to Nigeria: $34.6M; growth +6.2%.
- China to Russia: $30.5M; growth +5.4%.

## HS6 products

- Lighters: pocket, cigarette, gas fuelled, non-refillable (HS6 961310)
- Lighters: pocket, cigarette, gas fuelled, refillable (HS6 961320)
- Lighters: table lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical (HS6 961330)
- Lighters: whether or not mechanical or electrical, n.e.s. in heading no. 9613 (HS6 961380)
- Lighters: parts for cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical, other than flints and wicks (HS6 961390)

## 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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