# HS 720249 Ferro-Chromium global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon reached $787.7M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -1.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $984.9M | -14.5% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | $1.1B | +11% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | $952.7M | -12.9% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | $959.3M | +0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | $1.1B | +9.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | $1.0B | -2.1% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | $862.0M | -16.3% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | $567.9M | -34.1% | -18.6% |
| 2021 | $829.2M | +46% | -7% |
| 2022 | $1.5B | +79.4% | +19.9% |
| 2023 | $957.2M | -35.6% | +19% |
| 2024 | $787.7M | -17.7% | -1.7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $131.3M | +5% | 15 |
| Netherlands | $76.2M | -13.5% | 29 |
| Japan | $74.6M | -5.6% | 13 |
| Republic of Korea | $74.1M | +1.8% | 12 |
| Germany | $65.1M | -1.4% | 27 |
| Italy | $32.7M | -0.7% | 21 |
| Austria | $28.5M | +6.8% | 13 |
| Saudi Arabia | $22.4M | +49.8% | 22 |
| Spain | $22.3M | -2.5% | 17 |
| Taiwan | $21.7M | +5.1% | 9 |
| France | $18.5M | -0.3% | 16 |
| Belgium | $17.4M | -5.1% | 11 |

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