# HS 732611 Grinding Balls And Similar Articles  global trade...

Reported global trade in grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further worked reached $1.4B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +4.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $889.4M | +2.3% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | $1.0B | +15.3% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | $983.2M | -4.1% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | $924.4M | -6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | $1.1B | +14.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | $1.2B | +9.8% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | $1.2B | +1.7% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | $983.1M | -16.9% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | $1.2B | +27% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | $1.6B | +30.1% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | $1.3B | -18.1% | +10.6% |
| 2024 | $1.4B | +8.9% | +5.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chile | $195.4M | +0.4% | 15 |
| Brazil | $128.2M | +5.6% | 18 |
| Kazakhstan | $121.4M | +24.7% | 11 |
| Peru | $104.5M | +7.3% | 15 |
| Mexico | $78.4M | +5.3% | 44 |
| Australia | $59.6M | +4.2% | 14 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $57.1M | +23% | 17 |
| Mongolia | $52.1M | +1.3% | 4 |
| Canada | $50.6M | +6.4% | 16 |
| USA | $31.3M | -4.4% | 27 |
| Ghana | $28.6M | -9.8% | 9 |
| Serbia | $25.3M | +65% | 10 |

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