# HS 902410 For Testing The Hardness global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of metals reached $634.7M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +0.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $676.8M | +0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | $728.0M | +7.6% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | $639.6M | -12.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | $604.9M | -5.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | $637.2M | +5.3% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | $666.0M | +4.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | $632.7M | -5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | $545.9M | -13.7% | -5% |
| 2021 | $628.5M | +15.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | $569.4M | -9.4% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | $602.8M | +5.9% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | $634.7M | +5.3% | +0.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $87.4M | +10% | 61 |
| China | $80.1M | -11% | 42 |
| Germany | $44.4M | +4.1% | 58 |
| Republic of Korea | $28.4M | +0.1% | 38 |
| India | $28.0M | +3.3% | 43 |
| Mexico | $21.9M | +2.7% | 48 |
| France | $17.1M | +3% | 40 |
| Italy | $15.5M | +7.4% | 44 |
| Malaysia | $15.1M | +19.4% | 30 |
| United Arab Emirates | $14.9M | +33.6% | 48 |
| Canada | $14.7M | -2.2% | 45 |
| Turkey | $14.1M | +4.6% | 38 |

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