# HS 440692 Railway Or Tramway Sleepers (Cross-T global trade...

Reported global trade in railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties), impregnated, non-coniferous reached $207.0M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2.3%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $123.7M | -12.5% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | $151.5M | +22.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | $170.8M | +12.8% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | $161.3M | -5.6% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | $155.8M | -3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | $174.0M | +11.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | $185.0M | +6.3% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | $166.2M | -10.2% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | $172.6M | +3.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | $167.0M | -3.2% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | $215.4M | +29% | +9% |
| 2024 | $207.0M | -3.9% | +6.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | $106.0M | -0.3% | 1 |
| Mexico | $13.7M | +203.3% | 11 |
| Austria | $9.7M | +2.9% | 10 |
| Germany | $8.3M | +15.5% | 16 |
| Brazil | $7.0M | +9.3% | 1 |
| Croatia | $6.5M | +18.1% | 7 |
| France | $6.1M | +0.5% | 5 |
| Slovakia | $6.0M | +4.4% | 7 |
| Hungary | $4.5M | -12.6% | 7 |
| Serbia | $4.3M | +0.1% | 5 |
| Spain | $3.6M | +0.9% | 6 |
| Czechia | $3.1M | +0.4% | 7 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._