EU External Trade - Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, Light-emitting diode (LED) backlight modules, which are lighting sources that consist of one or more LEDs, and one or more connectors and are mounted on a printed circuit or other similar substrate, and other passive components, whether or not combined with optical components or protective diodes, and used as backlight illumination for liquid crystal displays (LCDs)

Extra-EU sourcing of Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, Light-emitting diode (LED) backlight modules, which are lighting sources that consist of one or more LEDs, and one or more connectors and are mounted on a printed circuit or other similar substrate, and other passive components, whether or not combined with optical components or protective diodes, and used as backlight illumination for liquid crystal displays (LCDs) is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 47.8% of imports (€12.8M), followed by 🇰🇷 South Korea (15.1%). With an HHI of 2733, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, Light-emitting diode (LED) backlight modules, which are lighting sources that consist of one or more LEDs, and one or more connectors and are mounted on a printed circuit or other similar substrate, and other passive components, whether or not combined with optical components or protective diodes, and used as backlight illumination for liquid crystal displays (LCDs) to 7 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇺🇸 United States remains the largest client (20.5%, €2.0M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇲🇽 Mexico.

Within the EU, the leading importers of Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, Light-emitting diode (LED) backlight modules, which are lighting sources that consist of one or more LEDs, and one or more connectors and are mounted on a printed circuit or other similar substrate, and other passive components, whether or not combined with optical components or protective diodes, and used as backlight illumination for liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇮🇹 Italy. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 37.5% of EU imports.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were falling sharply (-42.5%) while exports were surging (301.6%), signalling a structural market shift.