Provide the specific starter type (glow, electronic, or LED dummy), voltage rating (110-240V), lamp wattage compatibility (e.g., 4-80W), casing material (flame-retardant PC), certification needs, and the required batch quantity.
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Starters
Total suppliers
10K+
Total Chinese suppliers export
$39B+
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- Transactions
14,085
2018-012022-062026-09Transaction trend for Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd.
- 2018-01: 5
- 2018-02: 2
- 2018-03: 1
- 2018-04: 1
- 2018-05: 1
- 2018-07: 36
- 2018-08: 26
- 2018-09: 41
- 2018-10: 22
- 2018-11: 12
- 2018-12: 6
- 2019-01: 7
- 2019-05: 3
- 2019-06: 4
- 2019-07: 25
- 2019-08: 42
- 2019-09: 54
- 2019-10: 43
- 2019-11: 47
- 2019-12: 49
- 2020-01: 52
- 2020-02: 13
- 2020-03: 98
- 2020-04: 59
- 2020-05: 71
- 2020-06: 65
- 2020-07: 51
- 2020-08: 58
- 2020-09: 125
- 2020-10: 9
- 2020-11: 33
- 2020-12: 19
- 2021-01: 25
- 2021-02: 55
- 2021-03: 71
- 2021-04: 24
- 2021-05: 53
- 2021-06: 11
- 2021-07: 39
- 2021-08: 73
- 2021-09: 118
- 2021-10: 91
- 2021-11: 93
- 2021-12: 125
- 2022-01: 86
- 2022-02: 78
- 2022-03: 99
- 2022-04: 125
- 2022-05: 133
- 2022-06: 170
- 2022-07: 3
- 2022-08: 7
- 2022-09: 11
- 2022-10: 83
- 2022-11: 38
- 2022-12: 29
- 2023-01: 53
- 2023-02: 110
- 2023-03: 155
- 2023-04: 114
- 2023-05: 142
- 2023-06: 135
- 2023-07: 174
- 2023-08: 140
- 2023-09: 178
- 2023-10: 148
- 2023-11: 180
- 2023-12: 165
- 2024-01: 179
- 2024-02: 73
- 2024-03: 182
- 2024-04: 184
- 2024-05: 232
- 2024-06: 223
- 2024-07: 227
- 2024-08: 335
- 2024-09: 337
- 2024-10: 272
- 2024-11: 230
- 2024-12: 255
- 2025-01: 284
- 2025-02: 225
- 2025-03: 300
- 2025-04: 316
- 2025-05: 396
- 2025-06: 394
- 2025-07: 380
- 2025-08: 352
- 2025-09: 446
- 2025-10: 412
- 2025-11: 364
- 2025-12: 476
- 2026-01: 442
- 2026-02: 257
- 2026-03: 366
- 2026-04: 748
- 2026-05: 455
- 2026-06: 377
- 2026-07: 320
- 2026-09: 6
- Amount
81,090.85
2018-012022-062026-09Amount trend for Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd.
- 2018-01: 27.6K
- 2018-02: 9,038.48
- 2018-03: 322.4K
- 2018-04: 48
- 2018-05: 1,790.56
- 2018-07: 167K
- 2018-08: 223.2K
- 2018-09: 338.2K
- 2018-10: 184.7K
- 2018-11: 155.6K
- 2018-12: 158K
- 2019-01: 169K
- 2019-05: 60.2K
- 2019-06: 62.3K
- 2019-07: 3.2M
- 2019-08: 4M
- 2019-09: 3.6M
- 2019-10: 3.9M
- 2019-11: 4.8M
- 2019-12: 6.6M
- 2020-01: 6.8M
- 2020-02: 1.6M
- 2020-03: 6.1M
- 2020-04: 3.5M
- 2020-05: 3.9M
- 2020-06: 8.5M
- 2020-07: 6.3M
- 2020-08: 5.7M
- 2020-09: 10.2M
- 2020-10: 36.9K
- 2020-11: 2.2M
- 2020-12: 55.4K
- 2021-01: 86K
- 2021-02: 6.3M
- 2021-03: 6.9M
- 2021-04: 1.1M
- 2021-05: 2.5M
- 2021-06: 325.1K
- 2021-07: 10.5M
- 2021-08: 9.3M
- 2021-09: 20M
- 2021-10: 11.6M
- 2021-11: 12.7M
- 2021-12: 16.9M
- 2022-01: 13.5M
- 2022-02: 11.6M
- 2022-03: 7.5M
- 2022-04: 6.3M
- 2022-05: 11.8M
- 2022-06: 8.4M
- 2022-07: 96.2K
- 2022-08: 153.3K
- 2022-09: 125.5K
- 2022-10: 10.8M
- 2022-11: 2M
- 2022-12: 2.4M
- 2023-01: 4M
- 2023-02: 8.7M
- 2023-03: 11.6M
- 2023-04: 7.7M
- 2023-05: 8.6M
- 2023-06: 10.9M
- 2023-07: 15.5M
- 2023-08: 11.8M
- 2023-09: 18.6M
- 2023-10: 14.9M
- 2023-11: 16.9M
- 2023-12: 16M
- 2024-01: 15.3M
- 2024-02: 5.4M
- 2024-03: 8.9M
- 2024-04: 9.4M
- 2024-05: 17.4M
- 2024-06: 13.1M
- 2024-07: 14.3M
- 2024-08: 20.3M
- 2024-09: 10.2M
- 2024-10: 7.4M
- 2024-11: 9.1M
- 2024-12: 10.9M
- 2025-01: 8.8M
- 2025-02: 8.8M
- 2025-03: 16.1M
- 2025-04: 12.2M
- 2025-05: 16M
- 2025-06: 15M
- 2025-07: 14.8M
- 2025-08: 15.7M
- 2025-09: 15.7M
- 2025-10: 12.6M
- 2025-11: 14.1M
- 2025-12: 15M
- 2026-01: 17M
- 2026-02: 12.7M
- 2026-03: 17.2M
- 2026-04: 13.2M
- 2026-05: 17.4M
- 2026-06: 15.6M
- 2026-07: 17.7M
- 2026-09: 45.4K
- Main export countries
- Vietnam (96.8%)
- India (0.8%)
- United States (0.7%)
- Philippines (1.4%)
- Transactions
75,731
2018-012022-112026-07Transaction trend for Cloud Network Technology Singapore Pte Ltd.
- 2018-01: 23
- 2018-02: 24
- 2018-03: 15
- 2018-04: 6
- 2018-06: 1
- 2018-08: 44
- 2018-12: 1
- 2019-07: 194
- 2019-08: 189
- 2019-09: 178
- 2019-10: 215
- 2019-11: 320
- 2019-12: 319
- 2020-01: 427
- 2020-02: 237
- 2020-03: 394
- 2020-04: 461
- 2020-05: 491
- 2020-06: 387
- 2020-07: 100
- 2020-08: 457
- 2020-09: 750
- 2020-11: 107
- 2021-01: 2
- 2021-02: 722
- 2021-03: 698
- 2021-04: 1,147
- 2021-05: 1,072
- 2021-06: 555
- 2021-07: 1,079
- 2021-08: 1,393
- 2021-09: 1,390
- 2021-10: 1,251
- 2021-11: 1,250
- 2021-12: 1,279
- 2022-01: 1,820
- 2022-02: 967
- 2022-03: 1,022
- 2022-04: 1,453
- 2022-05: 1,469
- 2022-06: 1,468
- 2022-09: 44
- 2022-10: 1,491
- 2022-11: 374
- 2022-12: 373
- 2023-01: 193
- 2023-02: 248
- 2023-03: 215
- 2023-05: 286
- 2023-06: 237
- 2023-07: 413
- 2023-08: 438
- 2023-09: 364
- 2023-10: 408
- 2023-11: 482
- 2023-12: 543
- 2024-01: 842
- 2024-02: 428
- 2024-03: 989
- 2024-04: 1,137
- 2024-05: 1,446
- 2024-06: 1,214
- 2024-07: 1,673
- 2024-08: 1,496
- 2024-09: 1,324
- 2024-10: 1,434
- 2024-11: 1,478
- 2024-12: 1,440
- 2025-01: 1,520
- 2025-02: 1,456
- 2025-03: 1,873
- 2025-04: 1,924
- 2025-05: 1,822
- 2025-06: 1,711
- 2025-07: 2,238
- 2025-08: 1,810
- 2025-09: 2,096
- 2025-10: 1,855
- 2025-11: 2,121
- 2025-12: 2,113
- 2026-01: 2,387
- 2026-02: 1,690
- 2026-03: 2,028
- 2026-04: 2,078
- 2026-05: 2,090
- 2026-06: 1,885
- 2026-07: 1,930
- Amount
73,514.17
2018-012022-112026-07Amount trend for Cloud Network Technology Singapore Pte Ltd.
- 2018-01: 197.6K
- 2018-02: 222.3K
- 2018-03: 227.4K
- 2018-04: 69.3K
- 2018-06: 103.33
- 2018-08: 645K
- 2018-12: 505.8
- 2019-07: 2.5M
- 2019-08: 2.9M
- 2019-09: 2.5M
- 2019-10: 3.7M
- 2019-11: 2.5M
- 2019-12: 2.7M
- 2020-01: 3.6M
- 2020-02: 1.9M
- 2020-03: 2.2M
- 2020-04: 3.1M
- 2020-05: 3.7M
- 2020-06: 3.1M
- 2020-07: 1.1M
- 2020-08: 4.2M
- 2020-09: 6.7M
- 2020-11: 1.1M
- 2021-01: 36.41
- 2021-02: 6.3M
- 2021-03: 3.5M
- 2021-04: 4.6M
- 2021-05: 5.1M
- 2021-06: 3.5M
- 2021-07: 7M
- 2021-08: 7.9M
- 2021-09: 9.1M
- 2021-10: 7.6M
- 2021-11: 8.8M
- 2021-12: 7.7M
- 2022-01: 13.6M
- 2022-02: 6.7M
- 2022-03: 7.5M
- 2022-04: 10M
- 2022-05: 11.5M
- 2022-06: 12.7M
- 2022-09: 47.6K
- 2022-10: 11.2M
- 2022-11: 2.6M
- 2022-12: 2.6M
- 2023-01: 1.2M
- 2023-02: 2.6M
- 2023-03: 2.2M
- 2023-05: 4M
- 2023-06: 2M
- 2023-07: 2.1M
- 2023-08: 2.3M
- 2023-09: 2.1M
- 2023-10: 2.5M
- 2023-11: 1.6M
- 2023-12: 1.9M
- 2024-01: 3.4M
- 2024-02: 1.4M
- 2024-03: 3.3M
- 2024-04: 4.1M
- 2024-05: 5M
- 2024-06: 4.2M
- 2024-07: 6.2M
- 2024-08: 6.2M
- 2024-09: 6.3M
- 2024-10: 7.8M
- 2024-11: 7.6M
- 2024-12: 9.8M
- 2025-01: 12.7M
- 2025-02: 17.6M
- 2025-03: 22M
- 2025-04: 21.3M
- 2025-05: 28.1M
- 2025-06: 24.1M
- 2025-07: 44.5M
- 2025-08: 27.8M
- 2025-09: 14.7M
- 2025-10: 37.7M
- 2025-11: 29.5M
- 2025-12: 15.1M
- 2026-01: 21.8M
- 2026-02: 15.4M
- 2026-03: 20.9M
- 2026-04: 17.6M
- 2026-05: 35.5M
- 2026-06: 24.3M
- 2026-07: 30.8M
- Main export countries
- Vietnam (99.4%)
- India (0%)
- Mexico (0%)
- Brazil (0.5%)
- Transactions
483
2019-102021-122025-11Transaction trend for Asustek Computer Inc.
- 2019-10: 1
- 2019-12: 1
- 2020-03: 2
- 2020-08: 34
- 2021-02: 8
- 2021-03: 14
- 2021-04: 22
- 2021-05: 18
- 2021-06: 6
- 2021-07: 8
- 2021-08: 22
- 2021-09: 29
- 2021-10: 16
- 2021-11: 17
- 2021-12: 17
- 2022-01: 19
- 2022-02: 8
- 2022-03: 7
- 2022-04: 8
- 2022-10: 2
- 2025-01: 8
- 2025-02: 2
- 2025-03: 41
- 2025-04: 57
- 2025-05: 66
- 2025-07: 41
- 2025-08: 64
- 2025-09: 77
- 2025-10: 72
- 2025-11: 16
- Amount
37,800.8
2019-102021-122025-11Amount trend for Asustek Computer Inc.
- 2019-10: 12.3K
- 2019-12: 31.3
- 2020-03: 1,433.8
- 2020-08: 5,054.4
- 2021-02: 7,630
- 2021-03: 17.5K
- 2021-04: 24.6K
- 2021-05: 12.9K
- 2021-06: 2,573.74
- 2021-07: 17.5K
- 2021-08: 15.1K
- 2021-09: 42.1K
- 2021-10: 13.7K
- 2021-11: 13.3K
- 2021-12: 19.4K
- 2022-01: 31.1K
- 2022-02: 10.3K
- 2022-03: 4,010
- 2022-04: 8,471.8
- 2022-10: 225.5
- 2025-01: 153.6K
- 2025-02: 49.6K
- 2025-03: 131.4K
- 2025-04: 116.7K
- 2025-05: 130.8K
- 2025-07: 33.6M
- 2025-08: 108.7M
- 2025-09: 106.1M
- 2025-10: 124.3M
- 2025-11: 7M
- Main export countries
- Vietnam (0.1%)
- Brazil (99.9%)
- Indonesia (0.1%)
- United States (0%)
Intelligence
China export momentum, destination markets, and regional demand.
China export trend
China export trend
- Date 2018-07: Value 4.3B USD
- Date 2018-08: Value 4.4B USD
- Date 2018-09: Value 4.4B USD
- Date 2018-10: Value 4B USD
- Date 2018-11: Value 4.2B USD
- Date 2018-12: Value 4B USD
- Date 2019-01: Value 4.2B USD
- Date 2019-02: Value 2.6B USD
- Date 2019-03: Value 3.9B USD
- Date 2019-04: Value 3.8B USD
- Date 2019-05: Value 3.9B USD
- Date 2019-06: Value 3.8B USD
- Date 2019-07: Value 3.5B USD
- Date 2019-08: Value 4.3B USD
- Date 2019-09: Value 4.2B USD
- Date 2019-10: Value 4.1B USD
- Date 2019-11: Value 4.1B USD
- Date 2019-12: Value 4.7B USD
- Date 2020-01: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-02: Value 5.9B USD
- Date 2020-03: Value 4B USD
- Date 2020-04: Value 4.2B USD
- Date 2020-05: Value 4B USD
- Date 2020-06: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-07: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-08: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-09: Value 4.7B USD
- Date 2020-10: Value 4.2B USD
- Date 2020-11: Value 4.6B USD
- Date 2020-12: Value 4.9B USD
- Date 2021-01: Value 957M USD
- Date 2021-02: Value 670M USD
- Date 2021-03: Value 852M USD
- Date 2021-04: Value 923M USD
- Date 2021-05: Value 875M USD
- Date 2021-06: Value 903M USD
- Date 2021-07: Value 953M USD
- Date 2021-08: Value 1B USD
- Date 2021-09: Value 1B USD
- Date 2021-10: Value 939M USD
- Date 2021-11: Value 1B USD
- Date 2021-12: Value 1.1B USD
- Date 2022-01: Value 1.1B USD
- Date 2022-02: Value 649M USD
- Date 2022-03: Value 861M USD
- Date 2022-04: Value 898M USD
- Date 2022-05: Value 955M USD
- Date 2022-06: Value 1B USD
- Date 2022-07: Value 1.1B USD
- Date 2022-08: Value 986M USD
- Date 2022-09: Value 971M USD
- Date 2022-10: Value 856M USD
- Date 2022-11: Value 901M USD
- Date 2022-12: Value 900M USD
- Date 2023-01: Value 781M USD
- Date 2023-02: Value 625M USD
- Date 2023-03: Value 903M USD
- Date 2023-04: Value 890M USD
- Date 2023-05: Value 801M USD
- Date 2023-06: Value 816M USD
- Date 2023-07: Value 863M USD
- Date 2023-08: Value 851M USD
- Date 2023-09: Value 852M USD
- Date 2023-10: Value 765M USD
- Date 2023-11: Value 855M USD
- Date 2023-12: Value 863M USD
- Date 2024-01: Value 1.2B USD
- Date 2024-02: Value 771M USD
- Date 2024-03: Value 1B USD
- Date 2024-04: Value 1.1B USD
- Date 2024-05: Value 990M USD
- Date 2024-06: Value 1.1B USD
- Date 2024-07: Value 1.2B USD
- Date 2024-08: Value 1.2B USD
- Date 2024-09: Value 1.1B USD
- Date 2024-10: Value 1.1B USD
- Date 2024-11: Value 1.2B USD
- Date 2024-12: Value 1.3B USD
- Date 2025-01: Value 1.3B USD
- Date 2025-02: Value 882M USD
- Date 2025-03: Value 1.3B USD
- Date 2025-04: Value 1.4B USD
- Date 2025-05: Value 1.4B USD
- Date 2025-06: Value 1.4B USD
- Date 2025-07: Value 1.4B USD
- Date 2025-08: Value 1.4B USD
- Date 2025-09: Value 1.4B USD
- Date 2025-10: Value 1.1B USD
- Date 2025-11: Value 1.4B USD
- Date 2025-12: Value 1.5B USD
- Date 2026-01: Value 1.6B USD
- Date 2026-02: Value 1.2B USD
- Date 2026-03: Value 1.5B USD
- Date 2026-04: Value 1.7B USD
- Date 2026-05: Value 1.8B USD
- Date 2026-06: Value 1.9B USD
- Date 2026-07: Value 1.9B USD
Top destinations
- Hong Kong, China22.8B
- Japan21.8B
- United States17B
- China16B
- Vietnam12.9B
- Germany10.5B
- South Korea7.2B
- India4.8B
- Malaysia4.4B
- Taiwan, China4.3B
Top destinations
- Hong Kong, China: 22,775,000,000 USD
- Japan: 21,814,000,000 USD
- United States: 16,965,000,000 USD
- China: 15,996,000,000 USD
- Vietnam: 12,931,000,000 USD
- Germany: 10,540,000,000 USD
- South Korea: 7,222,000,000 USD
- India: 4,786,000,000 USD
- Malaysia: 4,401,000,000 USD
- Taiwan, China: 4,288,000,000 USD
Key findings
Largest import market
22.78B USD
Hong Kong, China · last 8 years
Fastest demand growth
22,694.2
Cayman Islands · last 8 years
Highest unit price
$2,382.67 /kg
Niue (added to the list in 2023) · +1,792,965.24% vs avg
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Insights
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Product Trends
LED dummy starters (safety fuses for retrofits) are seeing stable demand as fluorescent systems upgrade. For remaining fluorescent fixtures, electronic starters with rapid, flicker-free ignition and auto-cut-off functions are preferred over traditional neon-glow starters.
Industrial Cluster Analysis
Yueqing and Ningbo in Zhejiang specialize in highly automated production of bimetal contacts and electronic components, ideal for large-scale standard orders. Zhongshan and Foshan in Guangdong offer superior customized packaging and complete retrofit kits for diverse lighting channels.
Quality Expectations
Buyers prioritize starters compliant with IEC/EN 60155 safety standards. Key expectations include high-temperature flame-retardant housings (650°C glow-wire test), integrated radio interference suppression capacitors, and a reliable lifespan of over 10,000 switching cycles.
What You Need to Know
Request golden samples for lab testing. Verify bimetal startup response time, flame retardancy (glow-wire test report), capacitor safety, and request CE/VDE certification documents to ensure compliance with IEC 60155.
MOQ for standard starters is typically 10,000 to 20,000 units due to automated packaging. Production lead times range from 15 to 25 days, depending on custom branding or specific testing requirements, excluding shipping.
Budget for custom blister card or bulk retail packaging, certification updates for specific markets, molding fees for custom-logo casings, and shipping safety testing (especially for packages containing bimetallic glass bulbs).
