# HS 721621 L Sections global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in l sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80mm reached $1.0B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +3.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.1B | -13% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | $1.2B | +7% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | $940.9M | -20.8% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | $818.4M | -13% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | $854.2M | +4.4% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | $1.0B | +20.5% | +3% |
| 2019 | $877.5M | -14.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | $843.0M | -3.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | $1.3B | +48.3% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | $1.3B | +5.7% | +14.6% |
| 2023 | $1.1B | -13.1% | +10.8% |
| 2024 | $1.0B | -11% | -6.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $102.0M | +22.1% | 28 |
| Germany | $42.4M | -2.6% | 31 |
| Republic of Korea | $42.1M | +14.8% | 16 |
| Mexico | $41.1M | +24.3% | 21 |
| Canada | $40.5M | +23.9% | 19 |
| Morocco | $40.5M | +5.8% | 14 |
| Malaysia | $40.3M | -0.5% | 11 |
| France | $25.5M | -1.6% | 31 |
| Yemen | $21.6M | +4.6% | 4 |
| Portugal | $20.9M | +11.1% | 12 |
| United Kingdom | $19.8M | +6.6% | 24 |
| Peru | $17.9M | +13.8% | 10 |

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