# HS 721640 L Or T Sections global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in l or t sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more reached $1.0B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +6.5%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.0B | -12% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | $1.0B | -0.3% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | $841.1M | -19.3% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | $661.5M | -21.3% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | $658.1M | -0.5% | -14.2% |
| 2018 | $829.4M | +26% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | $766.8M | -7.5% | +5% |
| 2020 | $667.9M | -12.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | $970.1M | +45.2% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | $1.3B | +36.4% | +19.9% |
| 2023 | $1.2B | -12.5% | +20.1% |
| 2024 | $1.0B | -9.4% | +2.6% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Republic of Korea | $121.8M | +9.5% | 14 |
| Germany | $97.2M | +1.9% | 25 |
| USA | $87.9M | +34% | 22 |
| Indonesia | $50.2M | +17.3% | 15 |
| China | $39.7M | -4.5% | 25 |
| Canada | $38.8M | +14% | 20 |
| Netherlands | $36.7M | +1.2% | 30 |
| Mexico | $27.3M | +10.1% | 16 |
| France | $25.7M | +4.6% | 21 |
| Saudi Arabia | $25.5M | +62.7% | 12 |
| Portugal | $25.3M | +20.9% | 12 |
| United Kingdom | $22.5M | +5.6% | 20 |

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