# HS 721510 Bars And Rods global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in bars and rods, of free-cutting steel, cold-formed or cold-finished, n.e.s. in chapter 72 reached $730.1M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -0.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $782.8M | -6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | $818.4M | +4.5% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | $648.0M | -20.8% | -8% |
| 2016 | $634.2M | -2.1% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | $776.2M | +22.4% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | $960.8M | +23.8% | +14% |
| 2019 | $760.5M | -20.8% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | $599.9M | -21.1% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | $981.4M | +63.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | $1.1B | +7.4% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | $814.2M | -22.7% | +10.7% |
| 2024 | $730.1M | -10.3% | -9.4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $98.6M | -8.6% | 32 |
| USA | $96.5M | +2.2% | 25 |
| France | $77.3M | -1.3% | 30 |
| Mexico | $42.2M | +5.1% | 24 |
| Poland | $38.5M | -4% | 21 |
| China | $28.4M | -7.1% | 23 |
| Italy | $24.3M | -5.3% | 30 |
| Czechia | $21.8M | -3.1% | 19 |
| Sweden | $20.9M | +3.2% | 15 |
| Viet Nam | $18.5M | +16.8% | 18 |
| Turkey | $17.8M | +11.3% | 16 |
| Spain | $16.1M | +0.9% | 15 |

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