# Other base metals (HS2 81) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Other base metals at HS2 81, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The other base metals sector recorded $26.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with +9.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $26.3B |
| Latest annual change | +9.7% |
| Active exporters | 166 |
| Active importers | 195 |
| Active HS6 products | 48 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $5.2B | 2,589 | 48 |
| 1996 | $5.5B | 2,611 | 48 |
| 1997 | $6.2B | 2,555 | 48 |
| 1998 | $6.1B | 2,570 | 48 |
| 1999 | $6.2B | 2,914 | 48 |
| 2000 | $6.9B | 3,119 | 48 |
| 2001 | $6.8B | 3,196 | 48 |
| 2002 | $6.0B | 3,239 | 48 |
| 2003 | $6.9B | 3,173 | 48 |
| 2004 | $10.6B | 3,415 | 48 |
| 2005 | $12.9B | 3,584 | 48 |
| 2006 | $15.5B | 3,649 | 48 |
| 2007 | $18.7B | 3,847 | 48 |
| 2008 | $21.7B | 3,881 | 48 |
| 2009 | $11.6B | 3,835 | 48 |
| 2010 | $15.8B | 3,919 | 48 |
| 2011 | $19.7B | 4,023 | 48 |
| 2012 | $18.4B | 4,314 | 48 |
| 2013 | $17.4B | 4,208 | 48 |
| 2014 | $18.7B | 4,407 | 48 |
| 2015 | $16.7B | 4,678 | 48 |
| 2016 | $16.0B | 4,642 | 48 |
| 2017 | $20.2B | 4,648 | 48 |
| 2018 | $25.3B | 4,634 | 48 |
| 2019 | $21.0B | 4,756 | 48 |
| 2020 | $17.2B | 4,495 | 48 |
| 2021 | $23.4B | 4,733 | 48 |
| 2022 | $31.0B | 5,033 | 48 |
| 2023 | $24.9B | 5,095 | 48 |
| 2024 | $26.3B | 5,083 | 48 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Growing
- Three-year CAGR: +4%
- Five-year CAGR: +4.6%
- Historical peak: $31.0B in 2,022
- Positive-growth years: 72.4%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 2,843.6
- Importer concentration HHI: 2,035.5
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.5

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | China | $2.9B | -11.4% | 2 | 11,798 km | No |
| 2 | China | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $773.1M | +22.6% | 42 | 11,883 km | No |
| 3 | China | Republic of Korea | $581.4M | -2.3% | 42 | 867 km | Yes |
| 4 | China | Netherlands | $551.9M | -5.8% | 37 | 8,894 km | No |
| 5 | Japan | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $476.9M | +22.8% | 40 | 10,872 km | No |
| 6 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | United Kingdom | $476.5M | +30.5% | 42 | 5,585 km | No |
| 7 | Germany | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $457.7M | +20.5% | 38 | 6,402 km | No |
| 8 | China | Japan | $449.8M | -8.1% | 39 | 1,763 km | No |
| 9 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | France | $434.6M | +39.4% | 38 | 5,852 km | No |
| 10 | Russia | Germany | $389.3M | +20.6% | 46 | 1,614 km | No |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China | $5.7B | 179 | 48 |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $3.9B | 156 | 48 |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $3.0B | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Germany | $1.9B | 152 | 47 |
| 5 | Japan | $1.4B | 103 | 47 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $1.3B | 132 | 47 |
| 7 | France | $1.1B | 136 | 48 |
| 8 | Russia | $854.2M | 59 | 47 |
| 9 | Austria | $761.7M | 93 | 48 |
| 10 | Canada | $562.1M | 97 | 46 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China | $4.4B | 78 | 48 |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $3.9B | 90 | 48 |
| 3 | Germany | $2.5B | 84 | 47 |
| 4 | France | $1.7B | 84 | 48 |
| 5 | Japan | $1.4B | 58 | 47 |
| 6 | Republic of Korea | $1.2B | 60 | 47 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | $1.2B | 76 | 47 |
| 8 | Netherlands | $969.5M | 88 | 47 |
| 9 | Canada | $684.9M | 68 | 46 |
| 10 | India | $630.4M | 70 | 46 |

## HS6 products

- Tungsten (wolfram): articles thereof, including waste and scrap, powders (HS6 810110)
- Tungsten (wolfram): unwrought, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering, waste and scrap (HS6 810191)
- Tungsten (wolfram): bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil (HS6 810192)
- Tungsten (wolfram): wire (HS6 810193)
- Tungsten (wolfram): unwrought, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering (HS6 810194)
- Tungsten (wolfram): bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil (HS6 810195)
- Tungsten (wolfram): wire (HS6 810196)
- Tungsten (wolfram): waste and scrap (HS6 810197)
- Tungsten (wolfram): articles n.e.c. in heading no. 8101 (HS6 810199)
- Molybdenum: articles thereof, including waste and scrap, powders (HS6 810210)
- Molybdenum: unwrought, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering, waste and scrap (HS6 810291)
- Molybdenum: bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil (HS6 810292)
- Molybdenum: wire (HS6 810293)
- Molybdenum: unwrought, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering (HS6 810294)
- Molybdenum: bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil (HS6 810295)
- Molybdenum: wire (HS6 810296)
- Molybdenum: waste and scrap (HS6 810297)
- Molybdenum: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 8102 (HS6 810299)
- Tantalum: unwrought, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering, waste and scrap, powders (HS6 810310)
- Tantalum: unwrought, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering, powders (HS6 810320)
- Tantalum: waste and scrap (HS6 810330)
- Tantalum: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 8103 (HS6 810390)
- Tantalum: crucibles (HS6 810391)
- Tantalum: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 8103 (HS6 810399)
- Magnesium: unwrought, containing at least 99.8% by weight of magnesium (HS6 810411)
- Magnesium: unwrought, containing less than 99.8% by weight of magnesium (HS6 810419)
- Magnesium: waste and scrap (HS6 810420)
- Magnesium: raspings, turnings and granules, graded according to size, powders (HS6 810430)
- Magnesium: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 8104 (HS6 810490)
- Cobalt: mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy, unwrought cobalt, waste and scrap, powders (HS6 810510)
- Cobalt: mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy, unwrought cobalt, powders (HS6 810520)
- Cobalt: waste and scrap (HS6 810530)
- Cobalt: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 8105 (HS6 810590)
- Bismuth: articles thereof, including waste and scrap (HS6 810600)
- Bismuth: articles thereof, including waste and scrap, containing more than 99.99% of bismuth, by weight (HS6 810610)
- Bismuth: including articles n.e.c. in heading 8106, including waste and scrap, containing less than or equal to 99.99% of bismuth, by weight (HS6 810690)
- Cadmium: unwrought, waste and scrap, powders (HS6 810710)
- Cadmium: unwrought, powders (HS6 810720)
- Cadmium: waste and scrap (HS6 810730)
- Cadmium: other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8107 (HS6 810790)
- Titanium: unwrought, waste and scrap (HS6 810810)
- Titanium: unwrought, powders (HS6 810820)
- Titanium: waste and scrap (HS6 810830)
- Titanium: other than unwrought, n.e.s. in heading no. 8108 (HS6 810890)
- Zirconium: unwrought, waste and scrap, powders (HS6 810910)
- Zirconium: unwrought, powders (HS6 810920)
- Zirconium: unwrought, powders, containing less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight (HS6 810921)
- Zirconium: unwrought, powders, containing not less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight (HS6 810929)
- Zirconium: waste and scrap (HS6 810930)
- Zirconium: waste and scrap, containing less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight (HS6 810931)
- Zirconium: waste and scrap, containing not less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight (HS6 810939)
- Zirconium: other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8109 (HS6 810990)
- Zirconium: other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8109, containing less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight (HS6 810991)
- Zirconium: other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8109, containing not less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight (HS6 810999)
- Antimony: articles thereof, including waste and scrap (HS6 811000)
- Antimony and articles thereof: unwrought antimony, powders (HS6 811010)
- Antimony: waste and scrap (HS6 811020)
- Antimony and articles thereof: wrought, other than waste and scrap (HS6 811090)
- Manganese: articles thereof, including waste and scrap (HS6 811100)
- Beryllium: unwrought, waste and scrap, powders (HS6 811211)
- Beryllium and articles thereof: unwrought beryllium, powders (HS6 811212)
- Beryllium: waste and scrap (HS6 811213)
- Beryllium and articles thereof: wrought other than waste and scrap (HS6 811219)
- Chromium: including waste and scrap (HS6 811220)
- Chromium and articles thereof: unwrought chromium, powders (HS6 811221)
- Chromium: waste and scrap (HS6 811222)
- Chromium and articles thereof: wrought other than waste and scrap (HS6 811229)
- Germanium: including waste and scrap (HS6 811230)
- Hafnium and articles thereof: unwrought, powders, waste and scrap (HS6 811231)
- Hafnium and articles thereof: wrought, other than powders, waste and scrap (HS6 811239)
- Vanadium: including waste and scrap (HS6 811240)
- Rhenium and articles thereof: unwrought, powders, waste and scrap (HS6 811241)
- Rhenium and articles thereof: wrought, other than powders, waste and scrap (HS6 811249)
- Thallium and articles thereof: unwrought thallium, powders (HS6 811251)
- Thallium: waste and scrap (HS6 811252)
- Thallium and articles thereof: other than unwrought thallium, powders or waste and scrap (HS6 811259)
- Cadmium: waste and scrap (HS6 811261)
- Cadmium: other than waste and scrap (HS6 811269)
- Gallium, hafnium, indium, niobium (columbium), rhenium and thallium: articles thereof, unwrought, waste and scrap, powders (HS6 811291)
- Gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, niobium (columbium), rhenium and vanadium: articles thereof, unwrought, including waste and scrap, powders (HS6 811292)
- Gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, niobium (columbium), rhenium and vanadium: articles thereof, other than unwrought including waste and scrap and powders (HS6 811299)
- Cermets: articles thereof, including waste and scrap (HS6 811300)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS2. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024. The data release was refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08.

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