# HS 790500 Plates global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in plates, sheets, strip and foil reached $610.6M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $594.3M | +0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | $559.8M | -5.8% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | $529.0M | -5.5% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | $497.5M | -6% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | $595.5M | +19.7% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | $601.0M | +0.9% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | $532.9M | -11.3% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | $507.4M | -4.8% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | $726.1M | +43.1% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | $751.7M | +3.5% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | $647.8M | -13.8% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | $610.6M | -5.7% | -5.6% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $120.5M | +1% | 40 |
| France | $113.6M | +3.5% | 26 |
| Belgium | $63.2M | +8.8% | 12 |
| Thailand | $30.7M | +2.2% | 13 |
| Italy | $28.1M | -1.4% | 16 |
| Poland | $24.0M | +10.9% | 20 |
| United Kingdom | $23.3M | +12.7% | 24 |
| Mexico | $17.5M | +2.2% | 11 |
| Netherlands | $16.1M | -5.1% | 31 |
| China | $13.9M | +9.5% | 26 |
| Denmark | $12.7M | +7.6% | 15 |
| Portugal | $12.6M | +1.1% | 13 |

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