# HS 741300 Stranded Wire global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulated reached $2.8B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +9.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.9B | +2.8% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | $2.0B | +1.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | $1.7B | -11.5% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | $1.6B | -6.6% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | $1.8B | +9.7% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | $2.0B | +15% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | $1.8B | -13.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | $1.6B | -8.7% | -3% |
| 2021 | $2.5B | +55.5% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | $2.7B | +8% | +15.3% |
| 2023 | $2.7B | +0.5% | +19.1% |
| 2024 | $2.8B | +3.5% | +4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | $264.1M | +2.6% | 61 |
| Italy | $244.3M | +18.3% | 36 |
| Germany | $208.1M | +11.2% | 60 |
| France | $178.2M | +7.6% | 57 |
| Canada | $152.3M | +8.2% | 39 |
| Iraq | $141.9M | +94.2% | 17 |
| United Kingdom | $114.2M | +7.2% | 46 |
| Poland | $100.9M | +12.7% | 41 |
| Austria | $89.9M | +20.2% | 42 |
| China | $79.9M | -6.4% | 47 |
| USA | $75.8M | +10.9% | 51 |
| Sweden | $75.2M | +19.7% | 34 |

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