# HS 760612 Plates global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square) reached $33.3B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +4.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $20.3B | +4% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | $21.6B | +6.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | $21.8B | +0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | $21.4B | -1.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | $24.6B | +15% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | $28.3B | +14.9% | +9% |
| 2019 | $26.4B | -6.6% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | $22.6B | -14.3% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | $31.8B | +40.8% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | $40.1B | +26% | +15% |
| 2023 | $31.0B | -22.8% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | $33.3B | +7.6% | +1.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $3.4B | -1.9% | 65 |
| Mexico | $2.9B | +7.9% | 50 |
| Germany | $2.9B | +2.2% | 69 |
| Canada | $1.8B | +4.1% | 58 |
| United Kingdom | $1.7B | +2.5% | 57 |
| Poland | $1.4B | +13% | 54 |
| France | $1.2B | +1.6% | 63 |
| Republic of Korea | $1.2B | +7.2% | 45 |
| Viet Nam | $1.1B | +10.9% | 38 |
| China | $1.1B | +4.8% | 60 |
| Spain | $1.0B | +9.8% | 59 |
| Italy | $915.4M | +3.7% | 53 |

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