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HS 8523 · Recording media and smart cards
Discs, tapes, solid-state storage devices, smart cards and other media for recording sound or other phenomena, including production matrices.
Countries and territories ranked by Thailand's exports and imports of this four-digit product. January–July 2026 · HS 2022. Each list ranks up to ten reporting countries and territories; special MOC partner codes are excluded and no World total is derived.
At a glance
Verified data summary
January–July 2026 · Top export: U.S.A. · US$581.8M; Top import: SINGAPORE · US$732.7M
Source: Official MOC HS descriptions; reviewed TRCC short names where available; TRCC-calculated rankings
January–July 2026 · Year to date · USD Change
Products
Top countries and territories for Thailand's exports of HS 8523
HS 2022 · January–July 2026 · USD · Calculated by TRCC
- TRCC sum of all countries and territories
- US$1,004,983,466.46108 reporting countries and territories; not World
- 1 U.S.A.MOC partner code US US$581.8M57.9% of total · US$581,835,517.46
- 2 CHINAMOC partner code CN US$166.3M16.5% of total · US$166,280,754.71
- 3 TAIWANMOC partner code TW US$48.7M4.9% of total · US$48,746,009.87
- 4 HONG KONGMOC partner code HK US$30.2M3.0% of total · US$30,188,827.79
- 5 MALAYSIAMOC partner code MY US$22.1M2.2% of total · US$22,052,104.73
- 6 GERMANYMOC partner code DE US$21.1M2.1% of total · US$21,089,600.41
- 7 SINGAPOREMOC partner code SG US$14.9M1.5% of total · US$14,850,548.43
- 8 SLOVAKIAMOC partner code SK US$11.5M1.1% of total · US$11,539,952.28
- 9 JAPANMOC partner code JP US$10.5M1.0% of total · US$10,545,305.66
- 10 INDIAMOC partner code IN US$8.4M0.8% of total · US$8,398,602.12
Products
Top countries and territories for Thailand's imports of HS 8523
HS 2022 · January–July 2026 · USD · Calculated by TRCC
- TRCC sum of all countries and territories
- US$2,671,376,063.88100 reporting countries and territories; not World
- 1 SINGAPOREMOC partner code SG US$732.7M27.4% of total · US$732,675,283.24
- 2 CHINAMOC partner code CN US$732.1M27.4% of total · US$732,092,522.04
- 3 MALAYSIAMOC partner code MY US$714.2M26.7% of total · US$714,247,465.74
- 4 TAIWANMOC partner code TW US$151.1M5.7% of total · US$151,114,237.10
- 5 JAPANMOC partner code JP US$101.8M3.8% of total · US$101,815,043.46
- 6 VIETNAMMOC partner code VN US$100.3M3.8% of total · US$100,273,657.66
- 7 S. KOREAMOC partner code KR US$78.4M2.9% of total · US$78,394,841.55
- 8 PHILIPPINESMOC partner code PH US$11.0M0.4% of total · US$10,959,784.26
- 9 GERMANYMOC partner code DE US$10.5M0.4% of total · US$10,514,388.97
- 10 U.S.A.MOC partner code US US$9.9M0.4% of total · US$9,947,862.40
Six-digit products
Six-digit exports within HS 8523
HS 2022 · January–July 2026 · USD · Calculated by TRCC
- HS 8523 total
- US$1,004,983,466.468 reported six-digit codes · equals the HS4 sum of reporting countries and territories; not World
- 1 Solid-state storage devicesSolid-state non-volatile storage devices used for recording data.Six-digit code · HS 2022 US$820.5M81.6% of HS 8523 · US$820,500,281.79
- 2 Other semiconductor recording mediaSemiconductor-based recording media other than solid-state storage devices and smart cards.Six-digit code · HS 2022 US$126.0M12.5% of HS 8523 · US$125,980,991.69
- 3 Smart cardsCards with an embedded integrated circuit, known as smart cards.Six-digit code · HS 2022 US$26.7M2.7% of HS 8523 · US$26,692,281.78
- 4 Other magnetic recording mediaMagnetic media for recording information other than cards incorporating a magnetic stripe.Six-digit code · HS 2022 US$10.7M1.1% of HS 8523 · US$10,686,421.87
- 5 Unrecorded optical discsUnrecorded optical discs and similar optical recording media.Six-digit code · HS 2022 US$9.8M1.0% of HS 8523 · US$9,766,587.08
- 6 Other recording mediaMedia for recording sound or other phenomena not covered by the other subheadings of this heading, whether or not recorded.Six-digit code · HS 2022 US$9.0M0.9% of HS 8523 · US$8,950,062.28
- 7 Recorded optical discsOptical discs and similar optical media recorded with sound, software or other data.Six-digit code · HS 2022 US$1.7M0.2% of HS 8523 · US$1,699,455.21
- 8 Magnetic stripe cardsCards incorporating a magnetic stripe for recording information.Six-digit code · HS 2022 US$707.4K<0.1% of HS 8523 · US$707,384.77
Six-digit products
Six-digit imports within HS 8523
HS 2022 · January–July 2026 · USD · Calculated by TRCC
- HS 8523 total
- US$2,671,376,063.888 reported six-digit codes · equals the HS4 sum of reporting countries and territories; not World
- 1 Other magnetic recording mediaMagnetic media for recording information other than cards incorporating a magnetic stripe.Six-digit code · HS 2022 US$1.1B40.3% of HS 8523 · US$1,077,328,696.89
- 2 Solid-state storage devicesSolid-state non-volatile storage devices used for recording data.Six-digit code · HS 2022 US$701.0M26.2% of HS 8523 · US$701,000,422.10
- 3 Unrecorded optical discsUnrecorded optical discs and similar optical recording media.Six-digit code · HS 2022 US$675.3M25.3% of HS 8523 · US$675,285,605.57
- 4 Other recording mediaMedia for recording sound or other phenomena not covered by the other subheadings of this heading, whether or not recorded.Six-digit code · HS 2022 US$142.8M5.3% of HS 8523 · US$142,816,749.05
- 5 Recorded optical discsOptical discs and similar optical media recorded with sound, software or other data.Six-digit code · HS 2022 US$36.5M1.4% of HS 8523 · US$36,532,836.33
- 6 Other semiconductor recording mediaSemiconductor-based recording media other than solid-state storage devices and smart cards.Six-digit code · HS 2022 US$26.9M1.0% of HS 8523 · US$26,904,454.98
- 7 Smart cardsCards with an embedded integrated circuit, known as smart cards.Six-digit code · HS 2022 US$11.0M0.4% of HS 8523 · US$10,954,767.09
- 8 Magnetic stripe cardsCards incorporating a magnetic stripe for recording information.Six-digit code · HS 2022 US$552.5K<0.1% of HS 8523 · US$552,531.88
Same chapter
More in HS 85
January–July 2026 · Year to date · USD
- HS 8501 Electric motors and generators
- HS 8502 Electric generating sets and converters
- HS 8503 Parts for motors and generating sets
- HS 8504 Transformers, converters and inductors
- HS 8505 Magnets and magnetic holding devices
- HS 8506 Primary cells and batteries
- HS 8507 Electric accumulators (rechargeable batteries)
- HS 8508 Vacuum cleaners
- HS 8509 Domestic electro-mechanical appliances
- HS 8510 Electric shavers and hair clippers
- HS 8511 Engine ignition and starting equipment
- HS 8512 Vehicle lighting and wiper equipment
- HS 8513 Portable battery-powered lamps
- HS 8514 Industrial induction furnaces and ovens
- HS 8515 Electric welding and metal-spraying machines
- HS 8516 Electric water heaters and domestic heaters
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Annual history
Annual history
Calendar year (December YTD). The line breaks where the HS revision changes (2012, 2017, 2022); a code may cover different goods across revisions.
2025 · Calendar year (December YTD). Export: US$722,309,876.62 (TRCC change +75.7%). Import: US$3,584,492,113.86 (TRCC change +23.7%). Calculated by TRCC.
How to read this chart
Export and Import are visible by default. Total trade is optional; Balance uses its own signed view.
Gaps break the line. Missing observations are never replaced with zero or interpolated.
Accessible data table — 5 periods
| Period | Export | Import | Total trade | Balance | Status / method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US$676,549,568.48 | US$3,619,187,556.02 | US$4,295,737,124.50 | −US$2,942,637,987.54 | Calculated by TRCC · HS 2017 TRCC like-for-like change — Export +84.3%; Import +15.1%; Total trade +22.3%; Balance −US$164,072,352.04 |
| 2022 | US$512,854,940.93 | US$3,074,259,957.60 | US$3,587,114,898.54 | −US$2,561,405,016.67 | Calculated by TRCC · HS 2022 TRCC like-for-like change — Export unavailable; Import unavailable; Total trade unavailable; Balance unavailable |
| 2023 | US$458,253,328.53 | US$2,267,377,582.96 | US$2,725,630,911.49 | −US$1,809,124,254.43 | Calculated by TRCC · HS 2022 TRCC like-for-like change — Export −10.6%; Import −26.2%; Total trade −24.0%; Balance +US$752,280,762.24 |
| 2024 | US$411,157,576.16 | US$2,898,262,193.15 | US$3,309,419,769.32 | −US$2,487,104,616.99 | Calculated by TRCC · HS 2022 TRCC like-for-like change — Export −10.3%; Import +27.8%; Total trade +21.4%; Balance −US$677,980,362.56 |
| 2025 | US$722,309,876.62 | US$3,584,492,113.86 | US$4,306,801,990.48 | −US$2,862,182,237.23 | Calculated by TRCC · HS 2022 TRCC like-for-like change — Export +75.7%; Import +23.7%; Total trade +30.1%; Balance −US$375,077,620.24 |
Source and method
How these figures are built
- Selection
- January–July 2026 · Year to date · USD
- Data check
- Only periods whose HS4 data reconciled exactly with HS2 for every partner are shown.
- Method
- MOC four-digit rows summed by TRCC. Special MOC partner codes and quantity are excluded; the partner sum is never presented as World.
Missing does not mean zero. World is never calculated as a sum of country rows. Quantity is absent until its unit is confirmed.
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