EU External Trade - Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes), open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for electric lamps and light sources, cathode-ray tubes or the like, For electric lighting

Extra-EU sourcing of Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes), open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for electric lamps and light sources, cathode-ray tubes or the like, For electric lighting is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 35.3% of imports (€14.1M), followed by 🇹🇭 Thailand (30.5%). With an HHI of 2583, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The main extra-EU export markets for Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes), open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for electric lamps and light sources, cathode-ray tubes or the like, For electric lighting are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇦 Ukraine. 🇺🇸 United States absorbs 32.2% of European exports (€4.4M).

Within the EU, 🇸🇰 Slovakia concentrates 50.8% of Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes), open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for electric lamps and light sources, cathode-ray tubes or the like, For electric lighting imports, well ahead of 🇵🇱 Poland (22.8%). The top importing member states are 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇩🇪 Germany.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were surging (27.0%) while exports were falling sharply (-41.9%), signalling a structural market shift.