The World Market for Soldering Irons and Guns: A 2016 Global Trade Perspective

This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for soldering irons and guns. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for soldering irons and guns for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying soldering irons and guns? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of soldering irons and guns vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of soldering irons and guns? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 9 1.1 Our Approach 9 2 THE WORLD MARKET 13 2.1 Exports 13 2.1.1 The World Market: Soldering Irons and Guns Export Supplies in 2016 13 2.2 Imports 15 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Soldering Irons and Guns in 2016 15 3 EXPORTS 19 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Soldering Irons and Guns 19 3.1.1 Executive Summary 19 3.1.2 South Africa 19 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Soldering Irons and Guns 20 3.2.1 Executive Summary 20 3.2.2 China 24 3.2.3 Hong Kong 25 3.2.4 India 25 3.2.5 Indonesia 26 3.2.6 Japan 27 3.2.7 Malaysia 28 3.2.8 Singapore 28 3.2.9 South Korea 29 3.2.10 Taiwan 30 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Soldering Irons and Guns 31 3.3.1 Executive Summary 31 3.3.2 Austria 34 3.3.3 Belgium 35 3.3.4 Czech Republic 35 3.3.5 Denmark 35 3.3.6 Finland 36 3.3.7 France 36 3.3.8 Germany 37 3.3.9 Hungary 38 3.3.10 Ireland 38 3.3.11 Italy 39 3.3.12 Norway 39 3.3.13 Poland 40 3.3.14 Portugal 40 3.3.15 Romania 40 3.3.16 Slovakia 40 3.3.17 Slovenia 41 3.3.18 Spain 41 3.3.19 Sweden 42 3.3.20 Switzerland 42 3.3.21 the Netherlands 43 3.3.22 the United Kingdom 44 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Soldering Irons and Guns 44 3.4.1 Executive Summary 44 3.4.2 Brazil 47 3.4.3 Mexico 48 3.4.4 Panama 48 3.4.5 Peru 48 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Soldering Irons and Guns 49 3.5.1 Executive Summary 49 3.5.2 Canada 52 3.5.3 Dominican Republic 53 3.5.4 the Bahamas 53 3.5.5 the United States 54 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Soldering Irons and Guns 55 3.6.1 Executive Summary 55 3.6.2 Australia 56 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Soldering Irons and Guns 57 3.7.1 Executive Summary 57 3.7.2 Qatar 59 3.7.3 the United Arab Emirates 60 3.7.4 Turkey 60 4 IMPORTS 61 4.1 Africa: Soldering Irons and Guns Imports in 2016 61 4.1.1 Executive Summary 61 4.1.2 Algeria 64 4.1.3 Botswana 65 4.1.4 Egypt 65 4.1.5 Ethiopia 65 4.1.6 Ghana 66 4.1.7 Malawi 66 4.1.8 Mali 66 4.1.9 Mauritius 67 4.1.10 Niger 67 4.1.11 Nigeria 67 4.1.12 South Africa 68 4.1.13 Tunisia 68 4.2 Asia: Soldering Irons and Guns Imports in 2016 68 4.2.1 Executive Summary 68 4.2.2 China 73 4.2.3 Hong Kong 73 4.2.4 India 74 4.2.5 Indonesia 74 4.2.6 Japan 75 4.2.7 Malaysia 75 4.2.8 Philippines 76 4.2.9 Singapore 76 4.2.10 South Korea 77 4.2.11 Sri Lanka 77 4.2.12 Taiwan 77 4.2.13 Thailand 78 4.3 Europe: Soldering Irons and Guns Imports in 2016 78 4.3.1 Executive Summary 78 4.3.2 Austria 83 4.3.3 Belgium 83 4.3.4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 84 4.3.5 Bulgaria 84 4.3.6 Croatia 84 4.3.7 Czech Republic 85 4.3.8 Denmark 85 4.3.9 Estonia 86 4.3.10 Finland 86 4.3.11 France 87 4.3.12 Germany 88 4.3.13 Greece 88 4.3.14 Hungary 89 4.3.15 Ireland 89 4.3.16 Italy 90 4.3.17 Lithuania 90 4.3.18 Luxembourg 90 4.3.19 Malta 91 4.3.20 Norway 91 4.3.21 Poland 91 4.3.22 Portugal 92 4.3.23 Romania 92 4.3.24 Russia 93 4.3.25 Slovakia 93 4.3.26 Slovenia 94 4.3.27 Spain 94 4.3.28 Sweden 95 4.3.29 Switzerland 95 4.3.30 the Netherlands 96 4.3.31 the United Kingdom 96 4.3.32 Ukraine 97 4.4 Latin America: Soldering Irons and Guns Imports in 2016 97 4.4.1 Executive Summary 97 4.4.2 Argentina 100 4.4.3 Bolivia 101 4.4.4 Brazil 101 4.4.5 Chile 102 4.4.6 Colombia 102 4.4.7 Costa Rica 103 4.4.8 Ecuador 103 4.4.9 El Salvador 103 4.4.10 Guatemala 104 4.4.11 Mexico 104 4.4.12 Nicaragua 105 4.4.13 Panama 105 4.4.14 Paraguay 105 4.4.15 Peru 106 4.4.16 Venezuela 106 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Soldering Irons and Guns Imports in 2016 106 4.5.1 Executive Summary 106 4.5.2 Canada 111 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 111 4.5.4 the Bahamas 111 4.5.5 the United States 112 4.6 Oceana: Soldering Irons and Guns Imports in 2016 112 4.6.1 Executive Summary 112 4.6.2 Australia 116 4.6.3 New Zealand 116 4.7 the Middle East: Soldering Irons and Guns Imports in 2016 116 4.7.1 Executive Summary 116 4.7.2 Bahrain 120 4.7.3 Iran 121 4.7.4 Israel 121 4.7.5 Jordan 121 4.7.6 Lebanon 122 4.7.7 Oman 122 4.7.8 Pakistan 122 4.7.9 Qatar 123 4.7.10 Turkey 123 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 124 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 124 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 125