# Metal (HS4 7115) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Metal at HS4 7115, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The metal subsector recorded $23.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +16.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $23.5B |
| Latest annual change | +16.1% |
| Active exporters | 134 |
| Active importers | 181 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $397.6M | 1,139 | 2 |
| 1996 | $477.3M | 1,151 | 2 |
| 1997 | $517.4M | 1,221 | 2 |
| 1998 | $714.7M | 1,235 | 2 |
| 1999 | $718.5M | 1,360 | 2 |
| 2000 | $1.1B | 1,593 | 2 |
| 2001 | $985.6M | 1,569 | 2 |
| 2002 | $928.1M | 1,724 | 2 |
| 2003 | $1.0B | 1,698 | 2 |
| 2004 | $1.5B | 1,902 | 2 |
| 2005 | $1.7B | 1,898 | 2 |
| 2006 | $2.5B | 1,964 | 2 |
| 2007 | $3.2B | 2,018 | 2 |
| 2008 | $4.2B | 2,088 | 2 |
| 2009 | $3.8B | 2,123 | 2 |
| 2010 | $5.0B | 2,178 | 2 |
| 2011 | $5.9B | 2,133 | 2 |
| 2012 | $5.3B | 2,185 | 2 |
| 2013 | $6.0B | 2,205 | 2 |
| 2014 | $5.2B | 2,173 | 2 |
| 2015 | $4.7B | 2,186 | 2 |
| 2016 | $4.4B | 2,315 | 2 |
| 2017 | $3.1B | 2,309 | 2 |
| 2018 | $3.4B | 2,292 | 2 |
| 2019 | $4.2B | 2,261 | 2 |
| 2020 | $24.5B | 2,127 | 2 |
| 2021 | $14.1B | 2,326 | 2 |
| 2022 | $20.4B | 2,409 | 2 |
| 2023 | $17.6B | 2,444 | 2 |
| 2024 | $23.5B | 2,399 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Switzerland, Liechtenstein to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $11.3B; growth +26%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $2.9B; growth +12.5%.
- South Africa to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $2.5B; growth +93%.
- Australia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.0B; growth +26.3%.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $865.9M; growth +342.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $264.4M; growth -11%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Singapore: $240.4M; growth -28.4%.
- Japan to Malaysia: $216.4M; growth -2.2%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $160.0M; growth +12.8%.
- United Arab Emirates to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $159.7M; growth +582.8%.

## HS6 products

- Metal: catalysts in the form of wire cloth or grill, of platinum (HS6 711510)
- Metal: precious or metal clad with precious metal, other than that of item no. 7115.10 (HS6 711590)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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