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United States (USA) to Dominican Republic (DOM) steel, alloy (not stainless steel): (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section (HS6 730459)

A country-to-country view of reported steel, alloy (not stainless steel): (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter United States (USA)Importer Dominican Republic (DOM)HS6 730459One-way tradeCoverage 1998-2024Stable
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3-year buyer projection

$338.5KCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

-0.4%Full available history

Suppliers in market

4Latest reported count

Observed history

27 yearsLast year: 2024

Reported observations

What this steel, alloy (not stainless steel): (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section lane shows for HS 730459

Core values for United States (USA) → Dominican Republic (DOM) in HS 730459.

Buyer market

Latest imports$173.3K
Five-year projection$528.9K
Buyer CAGR+25.1%
Latest annual change+156.3%

Exporter position

Latest exports$5.8K
Market share3.4%
Share change-68.5 pp
Best observed share85.2%

Market structure

Reported suppliers4
Concentration index7,343.4
Share gap+81.9 pp
SignalStable

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

Reported values, calculated indicators, and country-pair context for this route.

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$173.3KDominican Republic (DOM)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$5.8KUnited States (USA)'s exports to Dominican Republic (DOM)
Exporter market share3.4%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+25.1%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR-0.4%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$338.5KCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$528.9KCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$101.5KAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$572.6KHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$56.6KAverage reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$430.8KHighest reported lane exports
Share change-68.5 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers4Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$94.2BLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$8.6KLatest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population10,953.7 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate25.5%Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education73.2%Reported secondary education coverage
Distance2,509 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time16.5 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemNoCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTAYesReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberYesBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility1.9Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown99.9%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history27 yearsCoverage through 2024

Research reading

Steel, alloy (not stainless steel): (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section demand and the United States (USA) to Dominican Republic (DOM) lane

Dominican Republic (DOM) reported $173.3K of steel, alloy (not stainless steel): (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section imports in 2024. United States (USA) accounted for 3.4% of the observed market and reported $5.8K in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +25.1% buyer growth and -0.4% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 730459 include?

HS 730459 covers Steel, alloy (not stainless steel): (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section. This page studies the six-digit Harmonized System classification rather than a company, brand, retail category, or individual shipment.

The classification sits in HS chapter 73 and heading 7304. The recorded trade type is one-way trade, with a high price range classification in the available product reference data.

How to interpret this page

Compare demand, position, and history together

This HS 730459 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Dominican Republic (DOM), the exporter position of United States (USA), and the observed conditions of their trade lane. A large buyer market does not by itself show that every exporter has equal access, and a positive growth rate does not remove the need to examine volatility and historical coverage.

Use the reported imports and exports to understand scale, market share to understand position, projections to understand the calculated forward view, and lane history to understand how much evidence supports the comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Questions about United States (USA) to Dominican Republic (DOM) steel, alloy (not stainless steel): (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 730459, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the Dominican Republic (DOM) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for steel, alloy (not stainless steel): (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section.

How strong is United States (USA) in this market?

Exporter performance is shown through lane exports, market share, share change, growth, and the number of reported suppliers.

What should be checked before entering this market?

Review market scale, competition, access indicators, volatility, drawdown, and the available history together rather than relying on one signal.

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Definitions and coverage

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Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the stated HS6 classification. They are not company-level sales or shipment records.

Calculated indicators

Growth, projections, concentration, volatility, and share-gap figures are calculated from the reported observations and should be interpreted with their coverage period.

Coverage

This sample covers 27 observed years through 2024. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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