# HS 830249 Suitable For Other Than Buildings Or global trade...

Reported global trade in suitable for other than buildings or furniture, of base metal reached $4.3B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +3.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $2.8B | +6.7% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | $2.9B | +5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | $2.8B | -3.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | $2.9B | +1.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | $3.2B | +11.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | $3.5B | +10% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | $3.6B | +2.4% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | $3.1B | -13.4% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | $3.7B | +17.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | $4.0B | +10% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | $4.0B | -0.2% | +9% |
| 2024 | $4.3B | +7.3% | +5.6% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $691.0M | +3.8% | 108 |
| France | $305.1M | -1.8% | 88 |
| Germany | $230.5M | -0.7% | 84 |
| Canada | $220.1M | +2.9% | 87 |
| United Kingdom | $207.4M | +1.9% | 76 |
| Mexico | $203.1M | +7.4% | 66 |
| Japan | $146.8M | +0.4% | 52 |
| China | $112.2M | +6.5% | 72 |
| Netherlands | $109.6M | +5.4% | 87 |
| Italy | $101.3M | +5.9% | 69 |
| Australia | $84.6M | +5.8% | 67 |
| Viet Nam | $81.9M | +9.2% | 50 |

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