# HS 846229 Bending global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including presses), (other than numerically controlled), for working metal reached $1.1B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -1.6%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.5B | -5.9% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | $1.4B | -4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | $1.2B | -14.3% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | $1.1B | -5.2% | -8% |
| 2017 | $1.2B | +6.5% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | $1.2B | +2.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | $1.2B | +0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | $1.0B | -17.3% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | $1.2B | +12.4% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | $1.2B | +7.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | $1.2B | -3.7% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | $1.1B | -4.2% | -0.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $209.3M | -0.7% | 57 |
| China | $76.1M | -0.5% | 40 |
| Mexico | $75.2M | +5.1% | 61 |
| India | $61.7M | -1.4% | 48 |
| Russia | $51.3M | +10.6% | 13 |
| Germany | $50.7M | +1.7% | 42 |
| Canada | $45.0M | -1.6% | 33 |
| Thailand | $29.9M | -5.4% | 26 |
| Australia | $27.8M | +1.9% | 33 |
| Indonesia | $22.3M | -2.8% | 23 |
| Saudi Arabia | $22.0M | +22.7% | 28 |
| Brazil | $21.1M | +6.1% | 26 |

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