# HS 732591 Grinding Balls And Similar Articles  global trade...

Reported global trade in grinding balls and similar articles for mills, other than of non-malleable cast iron reached $731.4M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +4.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $666.7M | -13.7% | +19.4% |
| 2014 | $667.0M | +0% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | $569.1M | -14.7% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | $529.0M | -7% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | $529.2M | +0% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | $615.0M | +16.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | $581.3M | -5.5% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | $553.2M | -4.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | $695.1M | +25.7% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | $832.9M | +19.8% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | $827.8M | -0.6% | +14.4% |
| 2024 | $731.4M | -11.6% | +1.7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | $140.4M | +10.7% | 11 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $53.2M | +28.5% | 13 |
| USA | $48.7M | +4.5% | 16 |
| Canada | $35.8M | +3.8% | 16 |
| Brazil | $35.1M | -1.9% | 16 |
| Ghana | $21.0M | +13.1% | 4 |
| Laos | $21.0M | +22.9% | 5 |
| Mexico | $19.0M | +0.5% | 24 |
| Indonesia | $18.7M | +10.4% | 10 |
| South Africa | $17.7M | -12.3% | 10 |
| Russia | $15.7M | -2.8% | 8 |
| Philippines | $14.6M | -2.3% | 9 |

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