# HS 730230 Switch Blades global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces reached $765.7M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +6%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $456.3M | +1.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | $531.9M | +16.6% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | $487.1M | -8.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | $457.1M | -6.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | $479.4M | +4.9% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | $526.2M | +9.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | $571.4M | +8.6% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | $503.2M | -11.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | $616.3M | +22.5% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | $560.0M | -9.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | $658.6M | +17.6% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | $765.7M | +16.3% | +7.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $76.9M | +25.4% | 27 |
| Italy | $70.5M | +15% | 17 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $55.2M | +6.7% | 11 |
| France | $48.0M | +8.2% | 24 |
| Canada | $42.1M | +0.6% | 16 |
| Sweden | $39.7M | +20.4% | 14 |
| USA | $39.1M | -1.4% | 21 |
| Norway | $25.4M | +28.9% | 13 |
| Belgium | $20.3M | -1.1% | 15 |
| Austria | $17.9M | +1% | 17 |
| Israel | $14.6M | +4.3% | 9 |
| Poland | $14.5M | +8.8% | 17 |

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