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United States (USA) to Jordan (JOR) ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel (HS6 720421)

A country-to-country view of reported ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter United States (USA)Importer Jordan (JOR)HS6 720421One-way tradeCoverage 2012-2015Declining
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3-year buyer projection

$128.3KCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

-18.3%Full available history

Suppliers in market

3Latest reported count

Observed history

4 yearsLast year: 2015

Reported observations

What this ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel lane shows for HS 720421

Core values for United States (USA) → Jordan (JOR) in HS 720421.

Buyer market

Latest imports$65.7K
Five-year projection$200.5K
Buyer CAGR+29.5%
Latest annual change-34.7%

Exporter position

Latest exports$1.7K
Market share2.5%
Share change-94.2 pp
Best observed share86%

Market structure

Reported suppliers3
Concentration index7,587.2
Share gap+83.6 pp
SignalDeclining

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

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

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$65.7KJordan (JOR)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$1.7KUnited States (USA)'s exports to Jordan (JOR)
Exporter market share2.5%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+29.5%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR-18.3%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$128.3KCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$200.5KCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$155.3KAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$859.8KHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$6.7KAverage reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$9.4KHighest reported lane exports
Share change-94.2 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers3Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$45.2BLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$4.4KLatest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population10,269 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate25.1%Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education89.4%Reported secondary education coverage
Distance9,209 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time12.5 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemNoCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTAYesReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberYesBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility0.5Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown81.9%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history4 yearsCoverage through 2015

Research reading

Ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel demand and the United States (USA) to Jordan (JOR) lane

Jordan (JOR) reported $65.7K of ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel imports in 2015. United States (USA) accounted for 2.5% of the observed market and reported $1.7K in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +29.5% buyer growth and -18.3% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 720421 include?

HS 720421 covers Ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel. 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 72 and heading 7204. 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 720421 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Jordan (JOR), 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 Jordan (JOR) ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 720421, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the Jordan (JOR) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel.

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 4 observed years through 2015. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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