EU External Trade - Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode ray tubes, television camera tubes), Data/graphic display tubes, monochrome; data/graphic display tubes, colour, with a phosphor dot screen pitch smaller than 0,4|mm

Extra-EU sourcing of Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode ray tubes, television camera tubes), Data/graphic display tubes, monochrome; data/graphic display tubes, colour, with a phosphor dot screen pitch smaller than 0,4|mm is highly concentrated. 🇯🇵 Japan captures 45.3% of imports (€3.3M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States (22.3%). With an HHI of 2709, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The main extra-EU export markets for Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode ray tubes, television camera tubes), Data/graphic display tubes, monochrome; data/graphic display tubes, colour, with a phosphor dot screen pitch smaller than 0,4|mm are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇹🇷 Türkiye. 🇺🇸 United States absorbs 27.8% of European exports (€856K).

Within the EU, 🇫🇷 France concentrates 55.2% of Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode ray tubes, television camera tubes), Data/graphic display tubes, monochrome; data/graphic display tubes, colour, with a phosphor dot screen pitch smaller than 0,4|mm imports, well ahead of 🇩🇪 Germany (11.5%). The top importing member states are 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇳🇱 Netherlands.

In 2025, imports were declining (-11.6%) and exports falling sharply (-40.9%) compared to the previous year.