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$16.3BGlobal subsector valueHS4 subsector intelligence
Iron or non-alloy steel
HS4 7209 trade overview
A focused view of this HS4 subsector: market scale, momentum, leading routes, countries, and the HS6 classifications inside it.
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
Annual change
-4.5%Latest year on yearExporters
125Active reporting countriesImporters
196Active reporting countriesHS6 products
9Classifications inside HS4The subsector read
$16.3B in trade, with -10.2% annualized growth over three years.
Iron or non-alloy steel is recorded across 2,695 active corridors, with 125 exporters and 196 importers.
Annual trend
Subsector momentum over time
Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Read the methodology ↗
Top trade corridors
Where the subsector moves
Leading exporter-to-importer relationships by latest reported value. See data sources ↗
Latest reported relationshipsTop 10 by trade value
| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 | Distance | FTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CanadaCAN | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $538.1M | -3.2% | 9 | 556 km | Yes |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | MexicoMEX | $504.2M | +4.8% | 9 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 3 | Republic of KoreaKOR | JapanJPN | $433.7M | +1.5% | 7 | 1,155 km | No |
| 4 | Republic of KoreaKOR | MexicoMEX | $387.2M | -0.4% | 8 | 12,070 km | No |
| 5 | BelgiumBEL | GermanyDEU | $320.5M | +2.6% | 9 | 653 km | Yes |
| 6 | GermanyDEU | PolandPOL | $309.4M | +0.5% | 9 | 518 km | Yes |
| 7 | ChinaCHN | Republic of KoreaKOR | $269.4M | +3.5% | 9 | 867 km | Yes |
| 8 | ChinaCHN | TaiwanTWN | $261.6M | -17.6% | 7 | 688 km | No |
| 9 | Republic of KoreaKOR | ThailandTHA | $258.3M | -10.3% | 7 | 3,720 km | Yes |
| 10 | NetherlandsNLD | BelgiumBEL | $251.7M | -4.8% | 9 | 174 km | Yes |
Market structure
Where supply and demand concentrate
Exporter and importer rankings show the two sides of the subsector separately. Check coverage ↗
| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChinaCHN | $2.9B | 178 | 9 |
| 2 | Republic of KoreaKOR | $2.4B | 66 | 9 |
| 3 | JapanJPN | $1.3B | 62 | 9 |
| 4 | GermanyDEU | $985.1M | 100 | 9 |
| 5 | BelgiumBEL | $943.5M | 84 | 9 |
| 6 | TaiwanTWN | $850.9M | 58 | 9 |
| 7 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $691.5M | 90 | 9 |
| 8 | NetherlandsNLD | $595.4M | 72 | 9 |
| 9 | CanadaCAN | $543.3M | 21 | 9 |
| 10 | TurkeyTUR | $518.5M | 103 | 9 |
| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MexicoMEX | $1.7B | 33 | 9 |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $1.2B | 40 | 9 |
| 3 | GermanyDEU | $737.1M | 52 | 9 |
| 4 | PolandPOL | $686.0M | 48 | 9 |
| 5 | JapanJPN | $676.8M | 27 | 9 |
| 6 | BelgiumBEL | $661.3M | 35 | 9 |
| 7 | ItalyITA | $637.8M | 47 | 9 |
| 8 | TurkeyTUR | $547.2M | 40 | 9 |
| 9 | SpainESP | $536.8M | 36 | 9 |
| 10 | ThailandTHA | $535.5M | 25 | 9 |
HS6 product coverage
The products inside HS4 7209
Six-digit classifications make the subsector specific. Browse the product workspace ↗
25 classifications shownIron or non-alloy steel
Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, thickness of 3mm or more and having a minimum yield point of 355MPaHS6 720911
Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm and having a minimum yield point of 275MPaHS6 720912
Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm and having a minimum yield point of 275MPaHS6 720913
Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, thickness less than 0.5mm and having a minimum yield point of 275MPaHS6 720914
Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or moreHS6 720915
Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS6 720916
Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mmHS6 720917
Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mmHS6 720918
Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, thickness 3mm or more, excluding minimum yield point of 355MPaHS6 720921
Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm, excluding minimum yield point of 275MPaHS6 720922
Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm, excluding minimum yield point of 275MPaHS6 720923
Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled of a thickness of less than 0.5mm, excluding minimum yield point of 275MPaHS6 720924
Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or moreHS6 720925
Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS6 720926
Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mmHS6 720927
Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mmHS6 720928
Iron or non-alloy steel: not in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled of a thickness of 3mm or more, having a minimum yield point of 355MPaHS6 720931
Iron or non-alloy steel: not in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm, having a minimum yield point of 275MPaHS6 720932
Iron or non-alloy steel: not in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm, having a minimum yield point of 275MPaHS6 720933
Iron or non-alloy steel: not in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, thickness of less than 0.5mm, having a minimum yield point of 275MPaHS6 720934
Iron or non-alloy steel: not in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, thickness of 3mm or more, excluding minimum yield point of 355MPaHS6 720941
Iron or non-alloy steel: not in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm, excluding minimum yield point of 275MPaHS6 720942
Iron or non-alloy steel: not in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm, excluding minimum yield point of 275MPaHS6 720943
Iron or non-alloy steel: not in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, thickness less than 0.5mm, excluding minimum yield point of 275MPaHS6 720944
Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, n.e.s. in heading no. 7209HS6 720990
Definitions and coverage
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Reported values
Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS4 classification, not company-level sales or shipment records.
Calculated indicators
Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations.
Missing data
Unavailable observations remain unavailable. They are not filled, interpolated, or presented as forecasts.
Coverage: 1995-2024 · Data refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:09
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.