# HS 750120 Oxide Sinters And Other Intermediate global trade...

Reported global trade in oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy reached $6.2B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +17.6%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $2.7B | -9.2% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | $2.8B | +4% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | $2.5B | -11% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | $2.1B | -17.4% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | $2.0B | -3.2% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | $2.2B | +10.1% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | $2.8B | +26.2% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | $2.5B | -11% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | $3.0B | +22.2% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | $6.0B | +97.9% | +29.1% |
| 2023 | $5.7B | -4.2% | +32.3% |
| 2024 | $6.2B | +9% | +27.4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $4.8B | +32.1% | 26 |
| Japan | $477.2M | -2.1% | 8 |
| Canada | $441.9M | +0.3% | 14 |
| Republic of Korea | $70.9M | +5.7% | 17 |
| United Kingdom | $57.6M | -34.5% | 17 |
| Netherlands | $41.7M | +0.9% | 14 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $33.7M | +273.2% | 4 |
| Germany | $25.8M | +119.3% | 17 |
| Cyprus | $25.0M | +1,529.3% | 2 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $23.0M | +479.2% | 2 |
| USA | $22.4M | +42.5% | 15 |
| China, Macao SAR | $22.0M | 0% | 1 |

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