Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data
Track this productCathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, monochrome
In short
- The US imported $908K of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, up 21% on the year before.
- Germany is the largest supplier, with 100.0% of US imports.
- Duty paid averaged 10.0% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 5.0 points on a year earlier.
- US exports were $394K over the last 12 months; the largest market is Japan, with 68.1%.
US imports, Aug 2026
$57K
↓ −54% vs Aug 2025
Last 12 months
$908K
↑ +21% vs the 12 months before
Average duty paid
10.0%
↓ −5.0 pts vs Aug 2025
Top supplier
Germany
100.0% of US imports
US imports by month
The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted.
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| Month | US imports |
|---|---|
| August 2025 | $123K |
| September 2025 | $36K |
| October 2025 | $119K |
| November 2025 | $82K |
| December 2025 | $68K |
| January 2026 | $78K |
| February 2026 | $165K |
| March 2026 | $0 |
| April 2026 | $81K |
| May 2026 | $19K |
| June 2026 | $133K |
| July 2026 | $71K |
| August 2026 | $57K |
What changed
- US imports were $57K in August 2026, down 20% from July 2026 and down 54% from August 2025.
- Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $908K, up 21% on the 12 months before.
- Market shares barely moved since July 2026: no supplier with 3% or more of the market gained or lost 2 points.
- Average price from Germany stayed within 5% of July 2026, at $4,741 each.
- Duty paid on imports from Germany fell from 13.3% to 10.0% of their value since July 2026.
US trade by year
US imports were $908K in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 40% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $394K, up 1.8%. In January 2022 the HS 2022 revision moved some goods between this code and 8549.21, 8549.29, 8549.31 and 3 more, so part of a change across the dashed line can be the revision.
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| Period | US imports |
|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $647K |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $787K |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $1.1M |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $980K |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $983K |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $1.2M |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $1.1M |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $1.1M |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $754K |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $908K |
- Germany
- All countries
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| Period | Germany |
|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 90.4% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 91.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 99.6% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 66.8% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 100.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 100.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 100.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 100.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 96.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 100.0% |
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| Period | Germany | All countries |
|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 9.3% | 9.2% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 12.9% | 12.9% |
| Period | US imports | Duty paid | US exports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $908K+21% | 12.9%+3.7 pts | $394K+24% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $754K−31% | 9.2%+5.9 pts | $318K−26% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $1.1M+1.3% | 3.3%0.0 pts | $431K+194% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $1.1M−9.7% | 3.3%0.0 pts | $147K−64% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022HS 2022 revision | $1.2M+22% | 3.3%0.0 pts | $409K+188% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $983K+0.3% | 3.3%0.0 pts | $142K+1.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $980K−8.9% | 3.3%0.0 pts | $140K−64% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $1.1M+37% | 3.3%0.0 pts | $394K−17% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $787K+22% | 3.3%0.0 pts | $475K+23% |
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $647K | 3.3% | $386K |
Who supplies the US
August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025.
| Country | US imports | Share | Average price | Duty paid | Last 13 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $57K | 100.0%0.0 pts | $4,741 each+4.0% | 10.0%−5.0 pts | |
| All countries | $57K | 100.0% | $4,741 each+4.0% | 10.0%−5.0 pts |
Where it enters the US
Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.
Where US exports go
US exports were $0 in August 2026, and $394K over the last 12 months, up 24% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Japan, up 22%.
| Market | Last 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | $268K | 68.1% | +22% |
| Turkey | $55K | 14.0% | new |
| France | $46K | 11.8% | new |
| Mexico | $19K | 4.7% | −73% |
| Canada | $6K | 1.5% | +50% |
| All countries | $394K | 100.0% | +24% |
Markets abroad
Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 42 have reported 2025 so far.
| Market | Imports | vs year before | From the US | US share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | $415Kin 2025 | +27% | $91K | 21.9% |
| Belgium | $399Kin 2025 | −64% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Italy | $74Kin 2025 | +3684% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | $42Kin 2024 | n/a | $42K | 100.0% |
| Malaysia | $38Kin 2024 | n/a | $0 | 0.0% |
| Korea, South | $24Kin 2024 | −6.1% | $24K | 100.0% |
| Ireland | $22Kin 2025 | n/a | $0 | 0.0% |
| Israel | $17Kin 2024 | −11% | $17K | 100.0% |
The biggest market outside the US is Singapore, which imported $415K of this product in 2025, 21.9% of that from the US.
The US supplies 100.0% of imports into Guyana and 100.0% into South Korea, but under 10% into Belgium, Italy and Malaysia.
Related products
Other products under heading 8540: thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode tubes (vacuum, vapor or gas filled tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes etc.); parts thereof. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.
| Product | US imports | US exports |
|---|---|---|
| Television camera tubes; image converters and intensifiers; other photocathode tubesHS 8540.20 | $50.5M | $170.0M |
| Microwave tubes, not elsewhere specifiedHS 8540.79 | $74.9M | $84.4M |
| Thermionic and other cathode tubes, not elsewhere specifiedHS 8540.89 | $32.0M | $93.8M |
| Parts of cathode tubes, not elsewhere specifiedHS 8540.99 | $25.1M | $72.2M |
| Magnetron microwave tubesHS 8540.71 | $41.4M | $48.0M |
| Receiver or amplifier tubesHS 8540.81 | $11.5M | $48.3M |
| Parts of cathode-ray tubesHS 8540.91 | $7.2M | $9.7M |
| Data/graphic display tubes, monochrome; data/graphic display tubes, color, with a phosphor dot screen pitch smaller than 0.4 mmHS 8540.40 | $2.3M | $4.5M |
About these figures
- Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
- US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
- Average price is customs value divided by quantity (number of items), across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
- Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
- Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
- Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.