Explore solar module buyer records and market demand. The 2024 statistics below cover HS 8541 — semiconductor devices: $41.61B across 12 selected import markets. Request a sample to confirm records for your exact product and HS code.
Statistical scope: UN Comtrade, 2024, HS 8541 — semiconductor devices. Figures cover this broader four-digit category and the selected markets; they are not a total for HS 854140 or global product demand. China share combines mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao; supplier origins are listed separately. Shipment records are a separate data service.
HS 854140 is an older classification covering photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells, and LEDs. Under HS 2022, 854143 covers photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or panels. These codes are not exact equivalents.
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Classification reference: WCO HS 2022, Chapter 85.
| Market | Import value | China incl. HK / Macao |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $23.32B | 2.8% |
| South Korea | $5.10B | 31.2% |
| Malaysia | $4.20B | 20.7% |
| Brazil | $3.30B | 94.3% |
| Pakistan | $2.21B | 99.8% |
| Philippines | $1.94B | 35.2% |
| Indonesia | $614.2M | 37.2% |
| Uzbekistan | $348.4M | 98.9% |
| Ukraine | $334.8M | 91.0% |
| Argentina | $122.5M | 88.9% |
| Chile | $88.0M | 89.0% |
| Kazakhstan | $32.9M | 61.6% |
Source: UN Comtrade, 2024 annual.
HS codes are supposed to make products comparable across borders. In practice they do not, for one simple reason: the code is filled in by the importer, not by a central authority. The same product gets filed under different codes by different importers, and often under none at all.
So a search by HS code alone will miss shipments. On bill-of-lading records in particular, the code is frequently blank or wrong, and a keyword search on the goods description finds more. On declaration records the code is usually reliable — the difference comes from the data source, not from how carefully you search.
What we do about it: we search both ways and merge the results, rather than trusting one code. Tell us the product and we will tell you which approach finds more in each market.
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