# Ferro-alloys (HS4 7202) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Ferro-alloys at HS4 7202, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The ferro-alloys subsector recorded $42.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with -10.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $42.6B |
| Latest annual change | -10.4% |
| Active exporters | 129 |
| Active importers | 173 |
| Active HS6 products | 15 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $7.1B | 1,886 | 15 |
| 1996 | $6.6B | 1,922 | 15 |
| 1997 | $6.5B | 1,909 | 15 |
| 1998 | $5.7B | 1,974 | 15 |
| 1999 | $5.4B | 2,125 | 15 |
| 2000 | $7.7B | 2,256 | 15 |
| 2001 | $6.7B | 2,303 | 15 |
| 2002 | $7.3B | 2,315 | 15 |
| 2003 | $9.7B | 2,354 | 15 |
| 2004 | $17.3B | 2,432 | 15 |
| 2005 | $21.0B | 2,478 | 15 |
| 2006 | $21.1B | 2,463 | 15 |
| 2007 | $30.8B | 2,585 | 15 |
| 2008 | $40.3B | 2,592 | 15 |
| 2009 | $17.8B | 2,634 | 15 |
| 2010 | $28.1B | 2,831 | 15 |
| 2011 | $32.7B | 2,838 | 15 |
| 2012 | $29.0B | 2,791 | 15 |
| 2013 | $25.3B | 2,804 | 15 |
| 2014 | $28.6B | 2,922 | 15 |
| 2015 | $22.4B | 3,035 | 15 |
| 2016 | $20.2B | 2,914 | 15 |
| 2017 | $28.6B | 2,982 | 15 |
| 2018 | $32.5B | 2,900 | 15 |
| 2019 | $29.7B | 2,935 | 15 |
| 2020 | $26.2B | 2,887 | 15 |
| 2021 | $42.0B | 2,968 | 15 |
| 2022 | $55.2B | 3,002 | 15 |
| 2023 | $47.5B | 2,865 | 15 |
| 2024 | $42.6B | 2,902 | 15 |

## Leading corridors

- Indonesia to China: $12.8B; growth +26.1%.
- South Africa to China: $1.6B; growth +10.2%.
- Kazakhstan to China: $1.4B; growth +18.4%.
- Brazil to China: $1.3B; growth +4.7%.
- South Africa to Mozambique: $1.1B; growth +67.7%.
- Brazil to Netherlands: $503.6M; growth +3%.
- Kazakhstan to Japan: $495.0M; growth -2%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $392.5M; growth +51.9%.
- Brazil to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $380.5M; growth +4.5%.
- China to Indonesia: $361.0M; growth -3.7%.

## HS6 products

- Ferro-alloys: ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon (HS6 720211)
- Ferro-alloys: ferro-manganese, containing by weight 2% or less of carbon (HS6 720219)
- Ferro-alloys: ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon (HS6 720221)
- Ferro-alloys: ferro-silicon, containing by weight 55% or less of silicon (HS6 720229)
- Ferro-alloys: ferro-silico-manganese (HS6 720230)
- Ferro-alloys: ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon (HS6 720241)
- Ferro-alloys: ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon (HS6 720249)
- Ferro-alloys: ferro-silico-chromium (HS6 720250)
- Ferro-alloys: ferro-nickel (HS6 720260)
- Ferro-alloys: ferro-molybdenum (HS6 720270)
- Ferro-alloys: ferro-tungsten and ferro-silico-tungsten (HS6 720280)
- Ferro-alloys: ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium (HS6 720291)
- Ferro-alloys: ferro-vanadium (HS6 720292)
- Ferro-alloys: ferro-niobium (HS6 720293)
- Ferro-alloys: n.e.c. in heading no. 7202 (HS6 720299)

## 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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