Cell phone Exports by Country in

2014, HS Code
International Logistics
By:
Aditya Dubey(004)
Sonal Surabhi(059)

Manish Puri(032)
Suman Sowrabh(064)

Introduction
In 2014, global sales from cellphone exports by country totaled US$227.5 billion.
Overall, the value of cellphone exports were up by an average 75.6% for all exporting countries
since 2010 when cellphone shipments were valued at US$129.5 billion.
The 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for cellphone is 851712.
Global Cellphone Manufacturers

Huawei
(China)

Samsung
(South Korea)

Lenovo Group
(Hong Kong)

Acer (Taiwan)

Xiaomi Tech
(China)

Apple (USA)

ZTE (China)

BLU Products
(USA)

Panasonic
(Japan)

Google Nexus
(USA)

Philips
(Netherlands)

Blackberry
(Canada)
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Cell phone Exports by Country

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of cellphone during 2014:

Exports in US$ Billion

140
120 115.9
100
80
60
Exports in USD Billion
40
20

21.7

20.2

12.5

11.2

5.5

4.6

3.8

3.7

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.7

1.7

1.7

Countries
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Observations

Fastest
Growing
Exports
Decline in
Exports

Poland (up 1,370%)

Vietnam (up 1,171%)
Slovakia (up 365.4%)
Czech Republic (up
237.9%).

Mexico (down 72.1%)

Taiwan (down 50.9%)
South Korea (down 18.3%)
Singapore (down 43.8%)

China, the worlds number one exporter of mobile phones, experienced a 146.3% rise in its
cellphone exports from 2010 to 2014. Since 2013, Chinese cellphone shipments moderated
to a 21.2% one-year gain.
The listed 15 countries shipped 94.1% of all cellphone exports in 2014.
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Research Sources
Trade Map, International Trade Centre. Accessed on October 5, 2015
Forbes2015 Global 2000 rankings, The Worlds Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on October 5, 2015
Gartner Worldwide Smartphone Sales to End Users by Vendor in 2Q15 (August 2015),Table 1. Accessed
on October 5, 2015
Analysis of Exports of cell phones, Zauba.com