# HS 811221 Unwrought Chromium global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in unwrought chromium, powders reached $560.9M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +4.9%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $367.7M | -17.9% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | $422.1M | +14.8% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | $354.2M | -16.1% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | $347.0M | -2% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | $380.3M | +9.6% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | $534.2M | +40.5% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | $440.9M | -17.5% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | $310.1M | -29.7% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | $429.6M | +38.6% | -7% |
| 2022 | $677.1M | +57.6% | +15.4% |
| 2023 | $505.5M | -25.3% | +17.7% |
| 2024 | $560.9M | +10.9% | +9.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $204.1M | +10.5% | 15 |
| Germany | $66.4M | +1.7% | 27 |
| Japan | $55.7M | +5.9% | 8 |
| Netherlands | $35.3M | -12.9% | 24 |
| Canada | $24.3M | +21.5% | 9 |
| Republic of Korea | $21.5M | +9.4% | 11 |
| India | $19.3M | +10.6% | 11 |
| Italy | $17.6M | +8.6% | 13 |
| Austria | $15.5M | +11.4% | 16 |
| China | $14.6M | +23.4% | 14 |
| Taiwan | $14.0M | +4.9% | 9 |
| France | $13.1M | +10.5% | 17 |

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